Black Hawk War (Utah), 1865-1872
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
James Lovett Bunting diaries
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 738
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diaries. Bunting writes about his service as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1857 to 1858 and his immigration to Utah in 1858. Bunting describes his preparation for the overland journey, which began at Florence, Nebraska, and the basic geography of the route. He also mentions meeting Colonel Thomas Kane. The diaries also describe Bunting's activities in Salt Lake City, Utah, his service in the Black Hawk War in 1866, his move to Kanab, Utah,...
Dates:
1857-1920; 1857-1920
Josiah Rogerson collection of handcart company sources
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231044238]
Identifier: MSS 1320
Scope and Contents
Unpublished letters, autobiographies, reminiscences, and diaries collected by Josiah Rogerson to write a book on the ill-fated Willie and Martin handcart companies of 1856. The materials also include primary source materials on other aspects of Utah and Mormon history.
Dates:
approximately 1856-1900