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United States. Army. Mormon Battalion

 Organization

Found in 2 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
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 528, John Steele papers

Thomas L. Kane note and orders for Mormon Battalion, 1846-1847

 Sub-Series — Box 14: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197232550761]
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains a note and order regarding the Mormon Battalion. Materials date between 1846 and 1847.

Dates: 1846-1847
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane papers on the Mormons

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Kane (Pa.) -- History 1
Latter Day Saints 1
Pension, Military -- United States -- War with Mexico, 1845-1898 1
Utah -- History -- 19th century 1
Utah -- History -- 19th century -- Photographs 1
 

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