Mormon Battalion: United States Army of the West, 1846-1848

by Norma Ricketts

Overview

Few events in the history of the American Far West from 1846 to 1849 did not involve the Mormon Battalion. The Battalion participated in the United States conquest of California and in the discovery of gold, opened four major wagon trails, and carried the news of gold east to an eager American public. Yet, the battalion is little known beyond Mormon history. This first complete history of the wide-ranging army unit restores it to its central place in Western history, and provides descendants a complete roster of the Battalion's members.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780874213263
Publisher:	Utah State University Press
Publication date:	01/01/1997
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
Lexile:	1120L (what's this?)
File size:	23 MB
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Table of Contents

Contents Foreword Bigler David L. Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. The Enlistment Chapter 2. Fort Leavenworth: Knapsacks and Muskets Chapter 3. Santa Fe: Colonel Cooke Assumes Command Chapter 4. Pima and Maricopa Indian Villages Chapter 5. San Diego: Company B Makes Friends Chapter 6. Los Angeles: Building Fort Moore Chapter 7. General Kearny's Escort to Fort Leavenworth Chapter 8. After Discharge Chapter 9. Monterey, San Francisco, and the Brooklyn Chapter 10. Sutter's Workmen Chapter 11. Journey's End Chapter 12. Detached Service Chapter 13. Mormon Volunteers Epilogue Appendix A. Analysis of Movement within Mormon Battalion Appendix B. Alphabetical Reconstructed Roster Appendix C. Men Who Reached California Appendix D. Hancock–Los Angeles Company Appendix E. Hancock-Sierra Company Appendix F. Sutter's Workmen Appendix G. Purchase of Sutter's Russian Cannon Appendix H. Military Documents Appendix I. Music and Poetry Notes Bibliography Index