United States. Army. Mormon Battalion
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Edward Martin papers
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS 3300
Scope and Contents
Photocopy and typescript of a letter from Martin to John Melling, dated April 9, 1849. Letter is also signed by a "John Case" or "John Cane." It mentions briefly the expulsion from Nauvoo and travel to Council Bluffs as well as his being enlisted into the Mormon Battalion. Details all the mileage of his journeys as a member of the Battalion and finally his release and entry into the Salt Lake Valley. Mentions the death and burial of his daughter Eliza Susannah. Also bears his testimony of...
Dates:
1849 April 9
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Edward Martin papers
John Steele papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 528
Scope and Contents
Contains diaries, notes, correspondence, dictionaries, surveys, bonds, certificates, horoscopes, and military orders. The correspondence was to and from John Steele, other family members, and acquaintances. The materials document the activities of the Steele family, John's militia and Mormon Battalion activities, his missions to England and to the Indians, his migration to Utah, and his life in Utah and Nevada. Also included is a dictionary of the Southern Paiute language created by John...
Dates:
1816-1989
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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John Steele papers
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- Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Campaigns 1
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- Notes 1
- Paiute Indians -- History 1
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- Southern Paiute language -- Dictionaries 1
- Toquerville (Utah) -- History 1
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