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Horace M. Alexander Company (1847)

Departed
On 1847 July 24
Departed From
Los Angeles, California
Arrived
On 1847 October 16
Vehicle Type
Wagon
Company Type
Independent Train
Company Direction
Eastbound

This small company of returning Mormon Battalion veterans traveled from Los Angeles north through California to cross over the Sierra Mountains and then to Salt Lake. It was composed of only five men and one boy.

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