Military
Subject
Subject Source: Cclanarrow
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Nelson Higgins certificates
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230318294]
Identifier: MSS SC 1974
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of handwritten and printed certificates, applications, correspondence, patriarchal blessings, and miscellaneous items. Most of the materials relate to Nelson's militia activities in Nauvoo, Illinois and in Utah. They include certificates relating to his various military appointments and applications for pensions relating to his military service. A few items relate to the "Walker War" (1853-1854) with the Ute Indians. A few of the materials were signed by the Mormon Church leaders...
Dates:
1836-1909