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Chester Loveland Company (1857)

Departed
On 1857 September 26
Departed From
Carson Valley, Nevada
Arrived
On 1857 November 1
Vehicle Type
Wagon
Company Type
Independent Train
Company Direction
Eastbound

Responding to a call to return to Utah, almost a thousand Saints left in three divisons from Carson Valley (in present-day western Nevada). Loveland was captain over the whole company.

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