Nauvoo Legion quartermaster diary
Scope and Contents
Diary of the Quartermaster's office of the Nauvoo Legion from April 12 to May 28, 1858. At that time the Nauvoo Legion was resisting the entry of "Johnston's Army" of United States government troops into Utah. Each entry records briefly the weather in Salt Lake City, and tells of the dispatching of supplies to various areas and troops. The diary also reports the arrival and departure from Salt Lake City of various important militia and Mormon Church leaders.
Dates
- Creation: 1858
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Nauvoo Legion quartermaster diary. must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Administrative History
The Nauvoo Legion was the common name of the militia of the Utah Territory. This was the same name the militia of Nauvoo, Illinois had when the headquarters of the Mormon Church was located there.
Extent
10 p. (0.01 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Utah. Militia -- Diaries (Organization)
- Utah Expedition (1857-1858) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of Nauvoo Legion quartermaster diary
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Patsy Shin Hernandez
- Date
- 2010 July 21
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States