The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-19

yiving veterans and collecting data
regarding their service.
This work Is being done in all parts
OF the state. and the commissioners
are just finishing the work here. II
vas exjected that there would he
found in Ogden and Weber county
about twentyesix OF the veterans, bat
the commissioners stated today that
there are not that many. Some of the
boys cannot state who their officers
were al the time OF the war and.
Hence, cannot make the required AT.
fIdavit
The principal battles OF the Indian
var were as follows:
The first battle was fought Marh
5. 1S49, al the mouth Of Battle Creek
canyon. Pleasant Grove. Utah county.
under the command OF Col Johu
Scott
On February Z, and o. 1850. on
Provo river. near Provo city. the Tim.
p"nogas battle occurred Captains
Grant and Lyt1e commanding Tho
Indians we're led by Chief Elk The
was bloody battle for the Indians. 80
of them being killed and a great num-
ber wounded. The whites had ono
Eian killed and siX wounded
The Walker war was in 1883, contin.
uing practically from July II to DC.
toher 10. This was An expedition
for the protection Of the people In
different parts OF the country, and
was commanded by Col j. p. Con.
oynr,
The Tintic war. IN Juab county. con
tinued from February End to March
7th. during which a number OF white
men were killed and many Indians
lost their lives
The Black Hawk war proper con-
tinued frob April 10th, 1865. to No.
ycmber 1st, 1867. there being many
sHlImlshes aside from the main mat
ties.
Those who have made application
for pensions with the commissioners
while they have been in Ogden, are:
], NJ Clark. Abiel Abbott and
James Burch, all OF Ogden. They
were sent TO the Salmon river coun-
try, Idaho. 10 rescue some of the
settlers from the grasp of the In
dams In the year 1858
James Rogers. Peterson, Morgan
county. formerly OF Farmington, and
David Clawson. Morgan. formerly OF
Pennington. who served under the
command of Captain Andrew Blgler
of Davis county In the year 1866.
Almon F. Calvin, by his widow,
Mary E Calvin. OF Ogden. who was
in the San Pete county fights under
the command Of o. P. Miles In the
year 1866.
John Manning, by his widow. Eliza
beth Manning, OF Hooper. who fought
under the command OF Captain An
drew Bigler In the San Pete and Sew
ier county wars In 1866.
Captain r w. Burton, by his wife.
Mrs. Mary Ann Burton, OF Kaysville,
who fought In the wars Of the central
part OF the state, commanding a brave
lot Of boys, In 1866.
Abraham Zundel of Willard. who,
under the command of Captain Chris
topher Layton, went TO Lemhi. Idaho.
with an expedition to rescue settlers
from the Indians in 1858. Benjamin
c Critcblow OF Ogden was a mem
Der Of the same expedition.
George Stoddard. by his wife, Mrs.
Caroline Stoddard, who fought under
the command OF Captain r. W. Bur
ton In the San Pete and Sewer coun-
~ wars OF 1868.
J. NJ. Robinson, Kanosh, and ]. w
Damron, Deseret, who did service un-
der the command of Culbert King
during the years 1861
Richard Jones, by his widow. Mrs
Elizabeth Jones of Roy: Calvin VII;
son OF ogden and John Green Of Nor
gan. who fought under the capteincy
OF r. W. Burton in the battles OF
1866