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Isaac A. Canfield Company (1862)

Departed
On 1862 July 30
Departed From
Florence, Nebraska
Arrived
Between 1862 October 16 – 17
Vehicle Type
Wagon
Company Type
Independent Train
Company Direction
Westbound

The Isaac Canfield Company left Salt Lake City for the East in 1861, taking several men who were departing for missions.  It headed back to Salt Lake City on 30 July 1862.

When the company began its journey from the outfitting post at Florence, Nebraska (now Omaha), there were 132 individuals in the company.

Members of the company arrived in the Salt Lake Valley from 16-17 October 1862. 

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