Pension, Military -- United States -- War with Mexico, 1845-1898
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
John Steele military service papers, 1868-1903
Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 528 Series 5
Scope and Contents
Contains papers related to Steele's service in military, including the Mormon Battalion and Nauvoo Legion in Utah. Includes materials about Steele seeking an increase in his pension for his service in the Mormon Battalion and subsequent injuries suffered there. Also includes several orders that Steele received as Major in the Nauvoo Legion during the Indian Conflict in southern Utah in 1868-1870. These were collected and transcribed by Cathren Steele Riding in 1936.
Dates:
1868-1903
John Steele pension certificate, 1897 May 24
Item — Box 2: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197231564276], Folder: 9
Identifier: Vault MSS 528 Series 5 Item 3
Dates:
1897 May 24
Pension Office letter to John Steele, 1883 December 3
Item — Box 2: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197231564276], Folder: 11
Identifier: Vault MSS 528 Series 5 Item 1
Dates:
1883 December 3