Handcart Company

Edward Bunker Company

Date Formed
1856 June 23
Date Ended
1856 October 2
Location Formed
Florence, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
Location Ended
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Organization Type
Migration
Organization Participants in Database
233

3rd handcart company. About 320 individuals were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Iowa City, Iowa. This company left Florence, Nebraska on July 30.

 

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Formed in Florence, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

1856 June 23

Date Details

Occurred On 1856 June 23
Formed

Edward Bunker Appointed as Company Captain

1856 June 23 – October 2

Ended in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1856 October 2

Date Details

Occurred On 1856 October 2
Ended

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