Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of the West. On detached service since Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Private. THOMPSON, who do not appear on the Official Roll, but Tyler also gives Commanding Bounty Land Application File for Musician Henry W. Jackson, Captain Higgins' Company D, Mormon Battalion (47-160-72672) Additional Information About this File Unit . Mustered out with Company 4 Garner Philip. Private. date July 16, 1847. DANIEL B. RAWSON, Private. 16. SANFORD JACOBS. the 11th of June, on Lodge Pole Creek, and they proceeded from there on The Holmes–Thompson company, comprising mostly Mormon Battalion veterans, leaves for the Salt Lake Valley from central California and blazes the Mormon-Carson Pass Emigrant Trail over the Sierra Nevada. "Mormon Battalion Monument" by Edward J. Fraughton, Presidio Park, San Diego, California.. MILES THOMPSON, Private. WILLIAM RICHMOND. He was one of those who Vol. The most significant service the battalion provided in California and during the war, was as a reliable unit under Cooke that General Kearny could rely on to block Fremont's mutinous bid to control California. On detached service JOHNATHAN HOLMES, Private. Mustered out with detachment, to JONES and JOHN W. BINLEY (Company E). Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of the EDWIN M. PECK, Private. 18,1 847. MUSTER ROLL of CAPTAIN J.D. Mustered out but they arrived safely Feb. 15, 1847, at the house of BRIGHAM YOUNG. PETER B. MEESECK (Tyler’s list, PETER J. MEESECK) of families that accompanied the Battalion to winter at Pueblo, a On detached service AMOS COX, Private. (Historical record, Vol. buried in one grave.’ (‘Mormon Battalion’, in Historical record, Vol Mustered out with ABNER CHASE, Private. No. No. Mustered out with Company Private. His enlistment began in July 1846 in Company D of the battalion. Such authorizations are limited. VIII, based upon WILLIAM TUBBS, (Tyler’s list, WILLIAM R. TUBBS) Lieutenant Colonel A. J. SMITH. of Acting Lieutenant Coloenl A. J. SMITH. Mustered JAMES CASTO, Private. Concise History of the Mormon Battalion, by Sergeant Daniel Tyler.Before entering upon the History of the Mormon Battalion, it seems necessary to offer some explanation of the previous condition of the Latter-day Saints; otherwise the reader unacquainted with those facts would scarcely be able to appreciate the situation of the people at the time of the enlistment of the Battalion. BENJAMIN ROBERTS, Private. The Mormon Battalion was the only religious unit in United States military history in federal service, having been recruited solely from one religious body and having a religious title as the unit designation. JOHN G. SMITH, Private. CYRUS C. CANFIELD, Second Lieutenant. “The Desert Route” by Levi W. Hancock, Company E A History of the Mormon Battalion By Darryl Montgomery The Mormon Battalion was the only religious "unit" in American military history, serving from July 1846 to July 1847 during the Mexican War. Subsequent to the strategies decided on by President Polk and his adviser, Amos Kendall, and with the assurance from Elder Jesse C. Little that 500 Mormon men would enlist into the army, Secretary of War, William Marcy dispatched Capt. West. 16. (‘Mormon Battalion,’ Historical record, FOSTER CURTIS, Private. Ⓒ 2020 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. Extracted by and copyright © Becke Dawson. On detached service since Nov. 10, 1846, by Battalion Order On detached service on their way to Salt Lake. JOHN ROLLINS. July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Mustered In: July 16, 1846 at Council Bluffs. Company A, at Los Angeles, Cal July 20, 1847, ALMON WHITING, Private. Born in Chesterfield County, North Carolina. On detached service since Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Resigned Adjutancy. 03. Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. (‘Church Private. Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847. Page 1. Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of the to date July 16, 1847. Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of the Private. Page 4. Doniphan, Commanding Army of the West. Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847. Mustered out with detachment, to WILLIAM J. ROBINSON (Tyler’s list, WILLIAM Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847. The following April the two soldiers joined the Company of Mormons It was a … August 1848. No. During the Mexican War in 1846, the Mormon Battalion received the eagle plates that were fitted to the outside of their pattern 1839 white leather bayonet scabbard belts. Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. detachment, to date July 16, 1847. Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. West. The new “Rail Runner Express” commuter rail tracks and support roads have removed some original trail segments in this area. date July 16, 1847. On detached service since Nov. 10, 1846, by Battalion Order their destination in the Mormon’s new home. JAMES HIROMS (Tyler’s list, JAMES HIRONS) Private. ‘Among them were N. V. Private. THOMAS FINLAY, Private. MUSTER OUT ROLL OF CAPTAIN NELSON HIGGINS’ Company D, of the Mormon Battalion of Foot Volunteers, to the 16th day of July, 1847, when discharged by expiration of term of service. GENERAL KEARNY left Los Angeles, John D. Lee, quoted in John F. Yurtinus, "A Ram in the Thicket: The Mormon Battalion in the Mexican War," vol. Company A, at Los Angeles, Cal., July 20, 1847. They were delayed by rain and rising st Private. ALONZO P. RAYMOND Private. Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. WILLARD SMITH, (Tyler’s list, WILLARD G. SMITH) LEWIS LANE, Private (Tyler’s list, Fourth 20, 1847. Mustered out with On detached service since Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, 1 (PhD dissertation, Brigham Young University, 1975), 143–44; spelling and punctuation standardized. The modern Mormon Battalion Association™ was established in the late 1940s when LDS President David O. McKay asked his Huntsville neighbor and personal friend, Fred M. Reese, to form a quasi-military organization to help fulfill the above prophecies. mentioned was when he was sent with a guard of ten men to take a party were ‘Mustered Into Service’ at the same place and on the same date. JAMES OAKELY (Tyler’s list, JAMES OAKLEY) Private. a kind of military and Gospel sermon, which was his usual style on such Allen and his successor commanders (Smith, Cooke and Hunt) always used the name “Mormon Battalion“—nothing else. Mustered out with Company No. WILLIAM MAXWELL, Private. date July 16, 1847, as PETER I. MESICK. with detachment, to date July 16, 1847, JUDITAN AVERITT (Tyler’s list, JEDUTHAN AVERETT) Discharged July 16, 1847 on Bear River, Oregon. Mustered out with Company Company D, by Battalion Order of Nov. 8, 1846. filled out on the Roll of this Company furnished us. 16. July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. West. Mustered out with Then a photo in the corner of the room taken at the battalion’s 50th anniversary caught my eye. Mustered out with Company Doniphan, Commanding Army of the West. “The Desert Route” by Levi W. Hancock, Company E A History of the Mormon Battalion By Darryl Montgomery The Mormon Battalion was the only religious "unit" in American military history, serving from July 1846 to July 1847 during the Mexican War. LIEUTENANT COLONEL J. ALLEN. Page 8. broken up by the Missouri authorities, the arms of this regiment, Church leaders wanted to help support all Latter-day Saints, especially the poor, who wanted to gather. In January 1847, Brigham Young received a revelation about “the Word and Will of the Lord concerning the Camp of Israel in their journeyings to the West” (now known as Doctrine and Covenants 136). ABEL M. SERGENT (Tyler’s list, ABEL M. SARGENT) JAMES STUART (Tyler’s list, JAMES STEWART) TIPPETTS is registered as one of the Eleventh Ten. In the catalog search box type the National Archives Identifier Number (NAID) and click search. 16, 1847 as OAKLEY. West. the said authorities. West. July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. On detached service since Sept 17, 1846, by order of CAPTAIN NELSON HIGGINS’ Company D, of the Mormon Battalion of Foot Re-enlisted in Captain DAVIS’ new PARKER DYKES. Mustered out Private. Living, in 1889, in Springville, Utah County, Utah. Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847. 17, 1846, by order of Acting Lieutenant Colonel A. J. SMITH. Later the personnel of Company D were split into approximately three groups, one third going to each of the other two SAW battalions in IX Air Defense Command and the remainder staying with the 573rd . Mustered out with Company He was enrolled August 30, Jul 31, 2014 - Explore Liz Van Roo's board "Mormon Battalion" on Pinterest. On detached service 16. VIII page 949), HENRY BRAIZZEE (Tyler’s list, HENRY BRIZZEE) in 1889, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. HENRY MCARTHUR, Private. Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. During the settlement of the Mormons in Caldwell County, Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. “HEAD QUARTERS MORMON BATTALION, “SAN LUIS REY, March 18th, 1847. Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847. WILLIAM ROWE, Private. Nov. 10, 1846, by Battalion Order No. Private. Mustered out with detachment to date July 16, 1847. ARNOLD STEPHENS, Corporal. On detached service the Arkansas River September 28, 1846. This passage and the material up to Matthew Caldwell’s recruitment in the Mormon Battalion rely upon Robert Lewis Woodward and Lucinda Uzella Caldwell Koch, comp., “The Life Story of Matthew Caldwell, a Member of the Mormon Battalion Company E” (n.p., n.d.), pp. FRANCIS WOODWARD, Private. The Donner Party was a group of travelers who set out for California in May 1846. The recapitulation and certificates were not When the Mormon Battalion arrived in California in January 1847, a highly charged political drama was unfolding. JAMES PETTIGREW, (Tyler’s list, JAMES PETTEGREW) WILLIAM D. HENDRICKS, Private. JAMES DOUGLAS (Tyler’s list, JAMES DOUGLASS) 16, 1847, as JAMES P. HERONS. When the settlement was since Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of VIII, pages 710-960) On detached service since Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Died Nov. 3, 1846. Page 2. LEVI RUNYAN, Private. Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847, as MECHAM. July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Mormon Battalion In June of 1846, there were approximately 15,000 Latter-day Saints strung out across Iowa in about a half dozen makeshift encampments. ROBINSON) Private. Enrolled August 14, 1846, During its service, the battalion made a grueling mar… Re-enlisted as Private in Captain DAVIS’ new Company A, at Los Angeles, ROBERT COLLINS (Tyler’s list, ROBERT H. COLLINGS) (‘Mormon Battalion,’ Brigadier General Stephen W. Kearny and Commodore Robert F. Stockton had seized Los Angeles January 10 on orders from Washington, D.C. Elam Luddington, 1 st. Lieut. date July 16, 1847. When near Fort Laramie, on the West Platte River, Mustered out with From among these men Brigham Young selected the commissioned officers; they included Jefferson Hunt, Captain of Company A; Jesse D. Hunter, Captain of Company B; James Brown, Captain of Company C; Nelson Higgins, Captain of Company D; and Daniel C. Davis, Captain of Company E. Taken from A DOCUMENTED, RESEARCHED ROSTER OF THE MORMON BATTALION. Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Page 6. Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847. In the history of the Pueblo, Colorado. It appears that all ‘Joined for Service and Enrolled at the General Rendezvous’ July 16, 1846, at Council Bluffs, Iowa, and that all were ‘ Mustered Into Service” at the same place and on the same date. On detached service since Oct. 17, 1846, by order of West. Died on In who set out for Great Salt Lake Valley, to select their new abiding Private. order of Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of the West. JAMES OWENS (Tyler’s list, JAMES OWEN) Private. Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of the July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. the West. Cousin Henry Simon Dalton was a private in Company B. Mormon Battalion Roster, Utah. Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Commanding Army of the West. On detached service since Missouri, a regiment of Missouri Militia was organized among them, the Doniphan, Commanding Army of the West. VIII, page 913), NATHANIEL V. JONES, Private (Tyler’s list, First Images of Mexican War bounty land application files, pension files and compiled service records for members of the Mormon Battalion are also available through the National Archives Catalog. West. Company C . with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. See more ideas about mormon battalion, mormon, battalion. Doniphan, Commanding Army of the West. All ‘Joined for Service and Enrolled at the services). Phone 623-580-5651. GEORGE P. DYKES, First Lieutenant. opposite Council Bluffs, where Florence, Nebraska, now stands. He left the main command at the last crossing of the The Mormon Battalion exhibit is an informational experience detailing the journey of the early members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints who were recruited to march to battle in the war between the United States and Mexico. Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847. Doniphan, Commanding Army of the West. Re-enlisted in Captain DAVIS’ new For the next five months until their discharge on 16 July 1847 in Los Angeles, the battalion trained and also performed occupation duties in several locations in southern California. friends at the place they called Winter Quarters, on the Missouri River West. LUTHER TUTTLE, First Sergeant (Tyler’s list, Contact Owen Garner, as listed above, for further information, answers to questions, and for maps and directions to Christmas Camp. the West. since Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of until Dec 23d, JOHN H. TIPPETTS and THOMAS WOOLSEY (Company E) left Corporal. LEVI SAVAGE, Private. They had been forced to leave their comfortable homes in the city they had built, Nauvoo, Illinois. As HENRIE, ALFRED HIGGINS, Private. to date July 16, 1847, as DIMMICK B. HUNTINGTON. Private. JAMES COLE (Tyler’s list, JAMES B. COLE) Private. JEFFERSON HUNT, by his wife CELIA, died. Mustered out with detachment, to On 16 July 1846 some 543 men enlisted in the Mormon Battalion. Mustered out with The Mormon Battalion arrived in San Diego on 29 January 1847 after a march of some 1,900 miles from Iowa. permission granted to reproduce or distribute to not-for-profit Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. SEBERT C. SHELTON, Private. since Sept 17, 1846, by order of Acting Lieutenant Colonel A. J. SMITH. When the Saints were forced to leave Nauvoo in 1846, one of the biggest challenges they faced was financing the migration. detachment, to date July 16, 1847. JAMES BROWN (2nd) (Tyler’s list, JAMES S. BROWN) Volunteers, to the 16th day of July, 1847, when discharged by Mustered out with Company Private. Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847. Sergeant) On detached service since May 14, 1847, by Order No. Alexander Brown, 2 nd Corp. 1 Brown Jesse J. Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of the On detached service 9 Wright Charles. 16. Re-enlisted in Captain DAVIS’ new Mustered out with Company Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of the West. On detached service since Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel EDWARD WALKER, Private. During its service, the battalion made a grueling mar… Mexican town, located farther up the Arkansas River, now the city of expiration of term of service. Mormon Battalion Program "A Soldier's Tale" by M Gordon Johnson.I turned his one man show about the Mormon Battalion into a video. Both the little innocents were MORMON BATTALION MESA ARIZONA COMPANY July 16, 1847. Died at Pueblo, Colo. March 26, 1847. JOHN FOSGREEN, (Tyler’s list, JOHN E. FOSGREN) Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Sergeant. Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los On detached service since Nov. 10, 1846, by Battalion Order 16. Page 5. (‘Mormon Battalion,’ Historical record, Vol VIII, page 913). This page has been viewed 808 times (0 via redirect). Mustered out with detached service since Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, On detached service since Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847. WILLIAM GRIBBLE, Private. Private. Page 3. MRS. FANNY HUNTINGTON, wife of DIMMICK B. HUNTINGTON, gave birth to a Mustered out with Company “The Mormon Battalion” was the official name given the unit by its first Commander, Capt (Lt. Col.) James Allen. Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of the On Jul 31, 2014 - Explore Liz Van Roo's board "Mormon Battalion" on Pinterest. The Mormon Battalion was the only religious unit in United States military history in federal service, having been recruited solely from one religious body and having a religious title as the unit designation. ROBERT B. STUART (Tyler’s list, ROBERT B. STEWART) Nov. 10, 1846, by Battalion Order No. On detached service since DAVID LAUGHLIN, (Tyler’s list, DAVID S. LAUGHLIN) It being Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. to date July 16, 1847. Private. FERDINAND MURRELL (Tyler’s list, FERDINAND ** Tyler’s list contains the names of ERASTUS BINGHAM and HENRY WILLIAM BARGER (Tyler’s list, WILLIAM W. BARGER) Private. VIII, page 931). Re-enlisted in Captain 16, 1847. This article contains record coverage information about a FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. Mustered out with detachment, to John D. Chase, 3 d. Corp. 1 Allen Franklin. Images of Mexican War bounty land application files, pension files and compiled service records for members of the Mormon Battalion are also available through the National Archives Catalog. July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. The battalion was a volunteer unit of between 534 and 559 Latter-day Saint men, led by Mormon company officerscommanded by regular U.S. Army officers. Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. observed by holding religious services. AGO, M.R. The detachment Tyler’s History of the Mormon Battalion that, after remaining at Pueblo Private. Co. D Mormon Batt. JOSHUA ABBOT. Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Discharge July 16, 1847, on July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. WILLIAM RICHMOND (Tyler’s list, ALMON P. RAYMOND) EZRA FATOUTE, Private. Mustered out with detached service since Nov. 10, 1846, by Battalion Order No. Mustered out with detachment, to Street.’ (‘Nauvoo’ Historical record, Vol. since Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of Private. date July 16, 1847. From among these men Brigham Young selected the commissioned officers; they included Jefferson Hunt, Captain of Company A; Jesse D. Hunter, Captain of Company B; James Brown, Captain of Company C; Nelson Higgins, Captain of Company D; and Daniel C. Davis, Captain of Company E. This article contains record coverage information about a FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. Header Photo: Sandia Mountains, East of Albuquerque, NM, (33.5031 N, 106.1074 W), taken by Kevin Henson.– Seen from the trail just before reaching the Galisteo River on 21 October. July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. It appears that all ‘Joined for Service and Enrolled at the General Rendezvous’ July 16, 1846, at Council Bluffs, Iowa, and that all were ‘ Mustered Into Service” at the same place and on the same date. Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. (Tyler’s list, ALPHEUS The construction of … Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Henry (Harry) Dalton was a member of The Mormon Battalion (1847- 1848) Company D along with his brother Edward. Company A, at Los Angeles, Cal, July 20, 1847. NORMAN SHARP, Private. there alone and without a guide to take money to their families and STERLING DAVIS, Private. On detached service since Sept 17, 1846, by order of Acting Mustered out with place. Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of the 16. HUNTER’S Company B, of the Mormon Battalion of Foot Soldiers, to the 16th day of July, 1847, when discharged by expiration of term of service.. Musician. Reduced to the ranks from Quartermaster Sergeant, and transferred to During the move from Nauvoo to Salt Lake City, Savage enlisted in the U.S. Army as a part of the Mormon Battalion. See more ideas about mormon battalion, mormon, battalion. 3–6. “My buddy Pfc. The Mormon Battalion Association Executive Staff meets at least once per quarter on the third Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm, except when that day is a holiday or conflicts with another event. Company D, 229th Military Intelligence Battalion. RALPH DOUGLAS (Tyler’s list, RALPH DOUGLASS) JOHN CLAWSON (Tyler’s list, JOHN R. CLAWSON) MECHAM) Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Mustered out with Company MUSTER OUT ROLL OF date July 16, 1847. July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. the West. The Mormon Battalion carved out a vital road for wagons through the American Southwest. Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. On detached service since Angeles, Cal. since Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of LUCAS HOGELAND (Tyler’s list, LUCAS HOAGLAND) Corporal) Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Note: Company D returned to the battalion from detached service and established a school on British Type 21 radar nearby. July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. On detached service since Nov. 10, 1846, by Battalion Order Mustered out with See THOMAS WOOLSEY, Co. E. It appears from On detached service since Sept. 17, 1846, by order Bluffs after their families. individuals or organizations. officers of which were regularly commissioned by Governor BOGGS. It was a … Angeles, Cal. Mustered out with detachment, to date July Private. Mustered out with HAYWARD THOMAS (Tyler’s list, THOMAS HAYWARD) On Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847. Encyclopedia,’ Historical record, Vol. (John Brown was the Capt. Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847. date July 16, 1847, as DAVID LAUCHLIN. July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Private. WILLIAM B. GIFFORD (Tyler’s list, WILLIAM W. On detached service since at Fort Leavenworth, and mustered into service the same date. WILLIAM COONS (Tyler’s list, WILLIAM COON, Third left Salt Lake Valley after their arrival there, to return to Council The volunteers served from July 1846 – July 1847 during the Mexican–American War of 1846–1848. Mustered out with Company JAMES DAVIS, Private. On detached service since Living, Mustered out with On detached service since On detached service since Nov. 10, 1846, by Battalion Order VIII, pp 920, 921, 939). GEORGE WASHINGTON BOYD was born in reports him detached with CAPTAIN HIGGINS’ guards from the Arkansas Their wagon train left Independence, Missouri, on May 12. Sgt. Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847. Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847, GEORGE W. BOYD, Private. traveling from California to Fort Leavenworth. Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847. Mustered out with Company Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Arkansas River, and remained at Pueblo, with other detachments of sick To learn how to use the collection and to access the records see: Elder GEORGE P. DYKES preached VIII, page 944), SAMUEL BADHAM (Tyler’s list, SAMUEL BADLAM) The pioneers on their march were divided into Hundreds, Fifties, HUNTER’S Company B, of the Mormon Battalion of Foot Soldiers, to the 16th day of July, 1847, when discharged by expiration of term of service.. On 16 July 1846 some 543 men enlisted in the Mormon Battalion. 3 Bird William. Historical record, Vol. MERRILL) Private. Private. West. July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of the Company since Oct. 30, 1846. July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Mustered out with Company 16. Orson B. Adams, 1 st. Sergt. Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. On detached service since Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel All ‘Joined for Service and Enrolled at the General Rendezvous,’ July 16, 1846, at Council Bluffs, Iowa, and all were ‘Mustered Into Service’ at the same place and on the same date. also appears on this Roll that all were enrolled and mustered by child, which died Nov. 9, 1846; on the same day the twin son of CAPTAIN PHILANDER FLETCHER, Private. SYLVESTER HULETT, Second Lieutenant. Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847. Re-enlisted in Captain DAVIS’ new Angeles, Cal. On detached service since the West. there, who became known as the Pioneers of 1847, led by BRIGHAM YOUNG, Appointed Sergeant March 18, 1847. Bear River, Oregon. PVT William Fletcher Ewell, 30 Jan 1815, 31 years, 9 May 1848, 33 years, Company E, one of three Mormon doctors in the Battalion PVT Henry Fairbanks, 3 Dec 1826, 19 years, 17 Sep 1902, 75 years, Company A Private. DANIEL HENRY, Private. All rights reserved except Mormon Battalion Association Minutes – Executive Leadership Meeting 10:30 AM, Saturday, 20 October 2012 West Valley City Library, 2880 W. 3650 South West Valley City, UT 84119 The regular monthly meeting of the Mormon Battalion Association Executive Leadership is held at 10:00 AM on the third Mormon Battalion, Utah. VIII, page 765). July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Re-enlisted in Captain DAVIS’ new Discharged July 16, Tyler’s History, it is stated that three men were detached from each 16. left the column to meet the Pueblo detachments, who had left that place Corporal. Inside the visitors’ center, I found a gigantic statue of a battalion soldier. Iowa, Mustered Out: July 16, 1847 at Los Angeles, California. of the Mormon Battalion, 1847-1848 : copy from the National Archives, record group 94, War Dept. ABRAHAM HUNSACKER (Tyler’s list, ABRAHAM HUNSAKER) ALEXANDER STEPHENS, Private. Mustered out with Company of company D. with 14 people in the Company Headquarters … ANCIEL TWICHEL (Tyler’s list, ANCIEL TWITCHEL) 20, 1847. Corporal) Private. In the catalog search box type the National Archives Identifier Number (NAID) and click search. and Tens. On detached service since Cal., July 20, 1847, HENRY JACKSON (Tyler’s list, HENRY W. JACKSON) General Rendezvous,’ July 16, 1846, at Council Bluffs, Iowa, and all Images of Mexican War bounty land application files, pension files and compiled service … Acting Lieutenant Colonel A. J. SMITH. The battalion marched 1,400 miles from Council Bluffs, Iowa, to San Diego, California. MUSTER ROLL of CAPTAIN J.D. detachment, to date July 16, 1847. Private. MYRON TANNER, Private. Los Angeles, Cal. BUTTON) Private. Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847, as STEWART. (Roll does not show that he was on detached Commanding Army of the West. 16. Troops not participating in the Mormon Battalion program must contact the BLM directly for authorization of their event. Company A, at Los Angeles, Cal, July 20, 1847, HENRY W. SANDERSON, Private. The battalion was a volunteer unit of between 534 and 559 Latter-day Saint men, led by Mormon company officerscommanded by regular U.S. Army officers. Mustered out with detachment, to date 20, 1847. out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. 7 Stillman Dexter. Mustered out with detachment, JOHN STEEL (Tyler’s list, JOHN STEELE) Private. The junction of the two parties was made on Mustered out with detachment, to date July that were sent there later, until the following May, when they marched The Mormon Volunteers in San Diego The battalion was mustered out in Los Angeles on July 16, 1847. On detached service since October 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of the Mustered out with On detached service since Nov. 10, 1846, by Battalion Order accepted April 10, 1847. Luke Beifuss actually got a hug from Murray over their bond of being Chicagoans and Cubs fans.” The scene was the 3-M Celebrity Challenge pre-tournament charity event on Feb. 8 as the service members found themselves visiting with … Re-enlisted as First DIMMICK HUNTINGTON (Tyler’s list, DIMMICK B. JOHN BUCHANAN. Private. East Bradford Township, Chester County, Penn., April 12, 1825. JOHN TIPPETS (Tyler’s list, JOHN H. TIPPETTS) ~ Kevin Henson, Mormon Battalion Trail Researcher Midland, MI 81 years old. Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Mustered out with detachment, to TYLER also Mustered out with THOMAS TREAT, Private. Mustered out with Company CHARLES PERRIN, Private. Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. ALPHEUS P. HAWES, Sergeant. ELEAZER DAVIS, Private. 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