The Mormon Battalion
by Norma Baldwin Ricketts
"U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848"
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The Mormon Battalion Book Details
War:
Mexican-American War
Perspective:
Infantry
Military Unit:
US Army
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
No
Region:
North America
Page Count:
408
Published Date:
1996
ISBN13:
9780874212150
The Mormon Battalion Book Description
Mormon Battalion enlistees participated in numerous historic events in the 1846-1848 Far West, from the Mexican War to the discovery of California gold. Ricketts tells the full story of this wide-ranging but little-known army unit's complicated and dramatic experiences.