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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Utah|Utah]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Utah_Military_Records|Military Records]]''  
''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Utah|Utah]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Utah_Military_Records|Military Records]]''  


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Military records identify thousands of individuals who served or who were eligible for service. Evidence that an individual actually served may be found in family traditions, census records, naturalization records, biographies, cemetery records, and records of veterans’ organizations. Your ancestors will be more interesting if you learn about their military service and the history of their units. Military records can also give birth dates, marriage dates, death dates, spouse's and children’s names, and localities of residence throughout the life of the family.  
Military records identify thousands of individuals who served or who were eligible for service. Evidence that an individual actually served may be found in family traditions, census records, naturalization records, biographies, cemetery records, and records of veterans’ organizations. Your ancestors will be more interesting if you learn about their military service and the history of their units. Military records can also give birth dates, marriage dates, death dates, spouse's and children’s names, and localities of residence throughout the life of the family.  
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=== Forts  ===


*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasant_Grove,_Utah Fort at Battle Creek] --  During the Walker Indian War in the 1850s, citizens of what is now Pleasant Grove, Utah Valley, built a fort with walls two or three feet thick and six feet tall that occupied an area the size of sixteen city blocks. The settlers in the area at the time built homes inside the fort.  The town was previously called Battle Creek after a battle which took place there in 1849 between Mormon settllers and a small band of Ute Indians.  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasant_Grove,_Utah Fort at Battle Creek] --  During the Walker Indian War in the 1850s, citizens of what is now Pleasant Grove, Utah Valley, built a fort with walls two or three feet thick and six feet tall that occupied an area the size of sixteen city blocks. The settlers in the area at the time built homes inside the fort.  The town was previously called Battle Creek after a battle which took place there in 1849 between Mormon settllers and a small band of Ute Indians.  
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*[http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/c/CAMPFLOYD.html Camp Floyd] -- Established in 1858 when "Johnston's Army" came into the Salt Lake Valley and marched 40 miles south to Cedar Valley. The post was built by the soldiers assigned there, with the help of local settlers. It was renamed '''Fort Crittenden''' in 1860.  
*[http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/c/CAMPFLOYD.html Camp Floyd] -- Established in 1858 when "Johnston's Army" came into the Salt Lake Valley and marched 40 miles south to Cedar Valley. The post was built by the soldiers assigned there, with the help of local settlers. It was renamed '''Fort Crittenden''' in 1860.  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Fort Cedar Fort] 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Fort Cedar Fort] 
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===Forts  ===
*Fort Crittenden -- Camp Floyd was renamed Fort Crittenden in 1860 and abandoned in 1861.  
*Fort Crittenden -- Camp Floyd was renamed Fort Crittenden in 1860 and abandoned in 1861.  
*Fort Hall -- in Idaho  
*Fort Hall -- in Idaho  
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''Encyclopedia of Indian Wars Western Battles and Skirmishes, 1850-1890. ''By Gregory F. Michno. Mountain Press Publishing Co. Missoula, Montana. C 2003. ISBN 0-87842-468-7  
''Encyclopedia of Indian Wars Western Battles and Skirmishes, 1850-1890. ''By Gregory F. Michno. Mountain Press Publishing Co. Missoula, Montana. C 2003. ISBN 0-87842-468-7  
=== Zions Camp (1834)  ===
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) in Kirtland, Ohio, organized a military expedition known as Zions Camp to assist the persecuted members in Missouri. The following histories discuss this effort:
*Green, John P. ''Facts Relative to the Expulsion of the Mormons or Latter Day Saints from the State of Missouri Under the "Exterminating Order." ''1833. Reprint, Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, [1949]. (Family History Library {{FHL|239757|title-id|disp=film 025592 item 2}}.) This positive account of Zions Camp includes transcripts of addresses, reports, acts, and newspaper articles about the expulsion from Missouri.
*Launius, Roger D. ''Zions Camp: Expedition to Missouri, 1834. ''Independence, Missouri: Herald, 1984. (Family History Library {{FHL|160118|title-id|disp=book 977.841 K2L}}.) Includes chapter notes, bibliographical references and an index.
=== Mormon War in Missouri (1838)  ===
The following deal with this period when Governor Boggs issued an extermination order against LDS Church members:
*LeSueur, Stephen C. ''The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri. ''Columbia, Missouri: University of Missouri Press, 1987. (Family History Library {{FHL|576871|title-id|disp=book 977.81 H2Lm}}.) This is mostly a history with some names of prominent individuals. Includes an index and bibliography. Indexed in ''The Early Church Information File.''
*Missouri. State Archives. ''Mormon Papers, 1838-1842. ''Jefferson City, Missouri: State of Missouri, 1972. (Family History Library {{FHL|44385|title-id|disp=film 984920}}.) Includes unindexed affidavits of the Mormon War payroll of Missouri men and soldiers.
*Johnson, Clark V., ed. ''Mormon Redress Petitions: documents of the 1833-1838 Missouri Conflict. ''Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University. 1992. (Family History Library {{FHL|602720|title-id|disp=book 977.8 K29j; fiche 6003720}}.) This indexed book contains affidavits, petitions, letters, and other documents concerning early Church members' compensation for Missouri losses.
*[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/soldiers Missouri Soldiers' Database: War of 1812 - WWI] was created using service cards that included over 576,000 Missourians who served in the twelve conflicts, including the Mormon War. Links to images of the service cards are available using the "view record" link for many of the records. Information on the original record that was used to create the card is often mentioned on the card.
=== Nauvoo Legion and the Mormon War in Illinois (1840–1846)  ===
In 1840 the Illinois Legislature authorized the Nauvoo City Council to establish a militia. The officers were commissioned by the governor. LDS Church members were required to do the same amount of military duty as the regular state militia. In 1844 the Nauvoo Legion numbered about 5,000 men. The organization was disbanded in 1846 and was reorganized in Utah in 1852. For a history see:
*Young, Robert W. "The Nauvoo Legion" Parts 1–12. ''The Contributor: Representing the Young Men’s and Young Ladies’ Mutual Improvement Association of the Latter-day Saints 9'', nos.1–12 (November 1887– October 1888): 1–8, 41–49, 81–89, 121–27, 161–68, 201–12, 241–51, 281–86, 321–32, 361–73, 401–13, 441–54. (Family History Library book 289.305 C768m Volume 9.) This is an historical account of the Nauvoo Legion in Illinois and Utah from 1840 to 1887.
For records see:
*Illinois. General Assembly. ''Miscellaneous Petitions, 1839–1853''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. (Family History Library {{FHL|85484|title-id|disp=film 980654}}). This record includes claims against the state for supplies furnished in the Mormon War at Nauvoo. It shows names and the amount they claimed for payment.
*Platt, Lyman De. Commission Records, Illinois State Militia, 1834–1855. Typescript, [1973?]. (Family History Library book {{FHL|259587|title-id|disp=977.3 A1 no. 62; film 908142 item 9}}). This book contains commission records for the Nauvoo Legion. It shows name, date of commission, rank, company, and the date of rank of about 450 men.
Also search the ''Journal History'' for the Nauvoo Legion. See [[Utah History|Utah History]] for details.


=== Mexican War (1846-1848)  ===
=== Mexican War (1846-1848)  ===
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