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Soldiers -- Hymns

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Mormon Battalion

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2224
Scope and Contents

Handwritten poem commemorating the activities of the Mormon Battalion in service of the United States during the war with Mexico (1845-1848). The item was written in ink. "By John Hancock who went in the Battalion in 1847" has been penciled in at the bottom of the item in another hand. No John Hancock is listed among members of the battalion.

Dates: approximately 1860
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Mormon Battalion

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