The Mormon Battalion, comprised of nearly 500 enlisted Mormon volunteers, marched from Council Bluffs, Iowa Territory to the Pacific coast of Alta, California from 1846-1847.
Formed
1846 July 16
Nelson Higgins Appointed as Captain
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16
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Appointed
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Discharged
Ended
1847 July 16
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