A concise history of the Mormon battalion in the Mexican War, 1846-1847
By: by Sergeant Daniel Tyler.
Published: 1881
Place of publication: Salt Lake City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
Subjects: United States. Army. Mormon Battalion; Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Regimental histories
Other titles: Mormon Battalion in the Mexican War.
Table of contents: tocpage: 18
pagenum: ii
title: TxNTRODUCTORY: Martyrdom J()SO!)h Sniitli wriUcn by President Jolni Taylor, page 10; The "Mornmns," a discoiinse delivered before the Historical bociety of Pennsylvaniii, Mareh 'JO, 1 850, by Thomas L Kane, page M; The Mormon Battalion and Vwsl Walton Road Over tlietjireat American Desert, by Miss Eliza R Snow, page 107 CHAPTER I Causes that led to the KnIiHtment of the Bfittalion — Virtually a Requisition from the (.lovernment — >rnster Roll — Servants to Onicers — Families who Accompanied the IJattalion lUl CIIAPTKR; tocpage: 18
pagenum: iii
title: First Orders Issued — C(»ndition of Families and Feeling f)f Soldiers — IiiHtruc- tions of Church Authorities — A Pathetic Story of a Soldier's Wife i27 CFIAPTKK; tocpage: 18
pagenum: v
title: Money Subscribed by the Soldiers for their I'amilies and Poor Friends — First Death on the Journey — Out of I'lour — A Prejudiced Missourian — Regrefs of IMobocrats — tlunleane — Arrival at Fnrt Jjavcnworth — Anec- dote of Colonel (' — I)r SanderHon appointed Surgeon — Haste to get Muskets — (Jharaeter of iMissoiiri Vohinteers — More Money Subscribed by the Soldiers — Superior Intelligence and Obedience 131 CHAPTER IV Departure of Elders on iMissions — Sickness — Start for Fort Ij<!avenworth — Henry Standage JjosI — News of Colonel Kane's Sickness — A Severe Stonn — Feast of Hoti(\v — Ancient l^uins — Sanford I'orter Healed in Answer to Prayer — Wagon OveHunuMl in a (Veck — ('olenel Allen's Death — Death of Jane and John liosco i.'{7 CHAPTER V Question of a New (Commander — C^aptain Hunt Elected — Arrival of Smith and Sanderson — C(»uncil of Olhcers — Smith Filectcd to take (^)mmand — Smith's Inluunan Treatment of the Sick — Repulsed by Sergeant Williams — ^The Sick Object to take Dnigs — Sergeant Jones Protests Against their Being I'^irced t<» — Dykes' Perfidy — J^ettcr from President Young — The "old Iron Spoon" — A Fiendish Doctor 148 (.' H APTER; tocpage: 18
pagenum: 1
title: A Faithful Sentinel v\j[rests the Colonel — The (Joloncl Frightened — BuHalo Meat^Militarv uiw Read — i>iHi('nlt Crossing — The Author Sick — Dread of the f)o(tor's Poisonous Prugs — I?egs to be iicfV to Die — News of the Capture of Santa Fe — Dosed with Calomel — Disobey the Doctor and Recover — Doctor ('laims Credit for the Cure — Cam(»mile Tea-r- Who Used the Bnimly — Pace s Account of Colonel Allen's Death, ptc
label: I; tocpage: 18
pagenum: 47; tocpage: 19
pagenum: 101
title: IT CHAPTER VII (jorrespondenoe Between Sanderson and Smith and President Young — ^The True Version of How the New Commander should have been Selected, 163 *CHAPTFR VIII Novel way of Catching Fish — Wagon Upset and Man Injured — Overtake Price B Regiment — Character of Price and his Men — Uiggins' Detach- ment Sent to Pueblo — Dissatisfaction — Alva Phelps Drugged to Death — Curious Phenomenon — Sufter from Thirst — Forced Marches — Men Sali- vated 167 CHAPTFRIX Rations Reduced — Bones of Mules Found — Ancient Ruins — ^The Officers and Healthy Men Push on for Santa Fe — Sick Left to Follow Without a ])octor — Style of Milking Si)ani8h Goats — Arrival at Santa Fe— Par- tiality shown the Battalion by (jicncral Doniphan — ftHimpse at Missouri Pcnjccutious; tocpage: 19
pagenum: 105
title: CHAPTFR X  Captain Uiggins' Detachment — Nonnan Sharp Accidentally Shot — Left to be Doctored by an Indian, and Dies^Colonel Cook Takes Command of the Battalion — His Orders; tocpage: 19
pagenum: 169
title: Detachment sent to Pueblo from Santa Fe — Death of Milton Smith — Death of Joseph W Richards — ^Tributes from his Comrades, and Sister Hunt
label: CHAPTER XI; tocpage: 19
pagenum: 173
title: Colonel Cooke's Statement of the Condition of the Battalion — Paid in Checks that ct)uld not be Ciiahed — Send them to Council Bluffs — Reason for Lieutenant Gully's Resignation — Condition of Animals — Strict Discipline of Colonel Cooke — An Officer the First to be Punished
label: CHAPTER XII; tocpage: 19
pagenum: 178
title: Mexicans too much Prejudiced to sell us Supplies — Mexican Costumes — Ser- 5:eant Elmer Reduced to the Ranks — Navajo Raids on the Mexicans — lardships of our Journey — Animals Devoured Wholly, Except Bones and Hair— Men Have to Pull the Wagons— A Song
label: CHAPTER XIII; tocpage: 19
pagenum: 184
title: C H A P T E R X I V  Lieutenant Dykes resigns his Adjutancy — Dinner of Sheep's Lights — Mexi- can Spurs- Mexican Woman Stolen by Navajoes — Hampton Reported Well by Dr Sanderstjn, and Dies a iew Hours Afterwards — ^Another Reduction in Rations— Rumors of Intended Revolt— Two Men Punished Through the Meanness of Dykes— Sergeant Elmer Restored to Office — Discouraging Reports of Guides — Conaition of Teams; tocpage: 20
pagenum: 195
title: C II APT Ell XVI Detachments of Brown and Ilic^ins — Death of IMilton Kelly— Houses Com- pleted — Death of Two Children, also John Perkins, Brother Scott, Arnold Stephens and IM S Blanchard — Humors of Revolt— Visit to Soda Fountain — Description of the Place — Game Killed — Pay lleceived, Also Orders to March to CaUfornia
label: V; tocpage: 20
pagenum: 198
title: Journey Commenced — Meet ina; with A M Ljanan and Others from Council Bluifs — Emotions at Meeting — A Perilous and Severe Journey by Tippets and Woolsey — Arrival of the Detachment at Fort Laramie — Follow the Pioneer Trail — Arrival in Salt Lake Valley — Disbanded
label: CHAPTER XVII; tocpage: 20
pagenum: 202
title: Travels of the Main Army — Two Wagons Left — Antics of Oxen on being Packed — Muskets Used for Tent Poles — First Indian Wigwams — Ancient Earthenware and Gliss — Leave the Rio Grande — Ancient Gold Mine — Goats Killed — Table Land — Road Turns to Mexican Settlements — Council Decides to go that Way — Prayers for the Colonel's Mind to be Changed — V Scare — Prayer Answered — Men March Ahead of Teams to Break the Road — Charboneaux Kills his Mule
label: CHAPTER XVIII; tocpage: 20
pagenum: 208
title: CHAPTERXIX Author's Birfhday — Severe Suffering from Thirst Mirage — Reach Water — John R Murdock Sick — Henry G Boyle Healed in Answer to Prayer — Bear Killed — Crossing the Mountains — Wagons Lowered With Ropes —Dykes Almost Shot While Playing the Spy— Wild Cattle— Killing a Wild Bull — Return of John Allen — His Adventures; tocpage: 20
pagenum: 214
title: The Apache Indians — Jerking Beef^Loading of Guns and Firing at Game Prohibited — Order Disregarded — Author Sick — Calomel and Arsenic as Medicine- -Death of Elisha Smith — Howling of the Wolves — A Song
label: CHAPTER XX; tocpage: 20
pagenum: 218
title: Wild Horses — Game Plentiful — Wild Cattle Congregate on our Route — A Battle with them — Losses on Both Sides — One man Thrown Ten Feet in the Air — Wonderful Tenacity of Life in the Wild Bulls — Coolness and Bravery of Corporal Frost — A Song on the Bull Fight
label: CHAPTER XXI; tocpage: 20
pagenum: 224
title: Decide to March Through Tucson— Guide held at Tucson as Prisoner — Mexi- can Soldiers Arrested and held as Hostages until Foster is Released — Mexicans Refuse to Surrender — Prepare for an Engagement — Mexican Soldiers Desert the Town — We March Through — Kindness of Citizens — Public Wheat Taken for Mule Feed — Primitive Mills — An Alarm — An Excited Officer — Letter to the Governor of Sonora
label: CHAPTER XXII; tocpage: 20
pagenum: 231
title: Long and Difficult March Without Water — Great Suffering — A Laughable Occurrence — The Pima Village — The Natives — News from Kearny — A Cruel Order — The Maricopa Indians — ^Their Honesty
label: CHAPTER XXIII; tocpage: 21
pagenum: 242
title: VL chaptp:r XXIV Cross a Bend of the Gila— Brackish, Water— Difficult Traveling — Bciat made of two Wagon-boxes — Provisions Shipped in it — Fears for its Safety — Boating a Failure — Cargo Left — Another lieductiun in Bations — Feed on Mez(jnit Seeds — Arrival at the Colorado — Crossing the Biver — Suff- ering of the Men sent Back for Flour— Wagon Stuck in the ^liddle of the Biver — Left there by the Colonel — His Statement Licorrect — Wagons Abandoned ^'dl CHAPTER XXV Troublesome Fires in the Brush — Discouraging Prospect — No Water — Alas, for Human Hopes — A Trying March — Great Suffering ft-om Thirst — Meet fresh Mules and some Beeves — Freezing at Night and Scorching by Day — Arrival at the Cariza — Happy Belief — Good Water to Drink — Novel Style of Boots; tocpage: 21
pagenum: 246
title: Heavy Roads — Last Food Eaten — Messengers from San Diego— Cheerful- ness of Men— News of Battles— Cutting a Road Through a Mountain Gorge — Arrival at Warner's Rancho — A Full Meal— Cheap Beef- Hot Spring — Sleeping Under Water— Flour from the Boat Disaster- March for San Diego — Beef Diet
label: CHAPTER XXVI; tocpage: 21
pagenum: 252
title: First View of the Pacific Ocean — Arrival at San Diego Mission — Compli- mentary Order from Colonel Cooke — General Kearny's Entry to Cali- fornia — Skirmishes Avith Californians
label: CHAPTER XXVII; tocpage: 22
pagenum: 272
title: CIIAPTEK XXXI Complaints of Short Rations — Tale-Bearing Dykes — Sergeant Jones and Corporal Lane Reduced to the Ranks — March to Los Angeles — Cooke Applies for Ordnance and Fails — Four Indians Killed— Cap- tain Hunt's Explanation — Death of David Smith — San Luis Rey Abandoned — Petition for Discharge of Battalion Treated with Con- tempt by Officers — Arrival of Colonel Mason — Hatred of Fremont's Men towards the Battalion — Cajon Pass Guarded
label: vii; tocpage: 22
pagenum: 277
title: Efficiency of the Battalion — John Allen Excommunicated — Colonel Cooke Orders the Horses, Purchased by Soldiers, Sold at Auction — Fort Erected — War Imminent — Detachments all Called In — Dragoons our Champions — Privilege to Re-enlist Declined — Death of Captain Hunter's Wile — Colonel Stevenson Appointed to Supersede in Com- mand — Letters from Families — News of a Battle— ^Arrival of Gen- eral Kearny — He Compliments the Battalion — Skirmish with Indians — A barbarous Practice Abolished — General Kearny's Address to the Battalion — Detachment to Accompany him to Fort Leavenworth
label: CHAPTER XXXII; tocpage: 22
pagenum: 283
title: Company B at San Diego — Building a Fort — Religious Sers'ices — Literary Club — Cheap Animals — "Herding Stallions" — Death of Albert Dunham — "Stocks" — Miserable Mobocrat — Fossil Remains — Wedding — Immor- al Priest — Soldiers Seeking Work— News of General Taylor's Victory — Colonel Stevenson's Arrival and Address— Lieutenant Clift Appointed Alcalde — First Brick Made in California — Fourth of July Celebrated — Citizens of San Diego Petition to have the "Mormon" Soldiers Re- main — Song — Return to Los Angeles
label: CHAPTER XXXIII; tocpage: 22
pagenum: 290
title: Slaughter of Dogs— "Dancing Bill" — Detachment to San Pedro — Acci- dent to John Spidle— Soap Factory — John Allen Drummed out of Service — Fate of Hastings' Company — Liberty Pole — Celebration of St John's Day — Colonel Stevenson's Speech and Invitation to Re-enlist — Other Speeches Pro and Con — Conditions for Re-enlistment Rejected by Colonel Stevenson — Liberty Pole Raised — The Glorious Fourth — Bull Fight— Battalion Discharged— Paid Oflf— Some Re-enlist
label: CHAPTER XXXIV; tocpage: 22
pagenum: 299
title: Travels of General Kearny's Escort to IMonterey — Kearny's Arrival — Fremont Under Arrest — Overland Journey Commenced — Incidents of Travel — Costume of Digger Indians — Losses in Fording a River — Visits from Brethren — Sacramento Valley — Remains of the Ill-fated P^migrants — ^A Hon-ible Scene — Buiy the Bones — Accidental Shooting— Nude Indians — Boiling Springs — Pass Soda Springs and Bear Lake Valley- Meet Companies of the Saints — Arrival at Fort Lavenworth and Dis- charge — Fremont put in Irons
label: CHAPTER XXXV; tocpage: 22
pagenum: 305
title: Discharged Soldiers at Los Angeles — Their Morality, etc — Organize for the Return Trip— Journey Commenced — A Remarkable Dream and its Ful- fillment — Difficult Mountain Trail — Animals Lost — Beef Cattle Slaught- ered — A Memorial of a Mountaineer's Death — ^The Hottest Day — Vain Search for Walker's Pass — Ecstatic Dance of an Indian — Sacramento Valley — News of the Pioneers— ^ome of the Men Decide to Remain and A^^ork in California
label: CHAPTER XXXVI; tocpage: 23
pagenum: 310
title: Vlll CHAPTEll XXXV IT Get Horses Shod and Procure an Outfit — Jolinson's Mill — Nude Indians- Mrs Johnson's Story — Horrible Account of Suffering — Human Beings Living on the Flesh of their Fellows — ^I'aste Developed for such Food — Meet Samuel Brannan Returning to California — Doleful Account of Salt Lake Valley — Captain James Brown Met — Epistle from the Twelve Apostles — Lettei-sfrom Firends 311 CHAPTERXXXVIII Many Return to California— Death of Henry Hoyt — Money Providentially Provided — Clothing Lost — Pants Worn Out — Skins Purchased for a New Pair — Arrival in Salt Lake Valley — Destitute Condition of Men — Clothing Donated for Them — Seeds Brought by Battalion — Prolific Yield of Peas — Characteristics of Peas Change; tocpage: 23
pagenum: 320
title: Eastward Journey Resumed — No Flour to be Obtained for the Trip — Disappointments at Bridger and Laramie — Scant Fare — Episode with Indians — Diet of Rawhide Saddle Bags — Providential Freezing of the River — Reach Winter Quarters — Kindness of Friends
label: CHAPTER XXXIX; tocpage: 23
pagenum: 326
title: "Mormon Volunteers" — Quartered in San Diego — Detachment Sent to San Luis Rey — Death of Sergeant Frost and Neal Donald — Extra Work Done by the Soldiers — Serve Longer than They Enlisted for — Immor- ality Among their Successors — Journey to Salt Lake Valley by the Southern Route
label: CHAPTER XL; tocpage: 23
pagenum: 332
title: I Men who Returned to California for Work — Employed by Captain Sutter to Build Mills— Discovery of Gold in the Mill Race by Mr Marshall — Other Discoveries — Effects of the Gold Fever
label: CHAPTER XL; tocpage: 23
pagenum: 335
title: Attempt to Explore a New Route to Salt Lake Valley — Forced to return on Account 01 Deep Snow — Three Men Grow Impatient and Make Another Attempt, and are ^Murdered by Indians — The Company Follow and Dis- cover their Remains — Animals Alarmed — Scattered by the Firing of a Cannon
label: CHAPTER XLII; tocpage: 23
pagenum: 339
title: Make a Road to Carson Valley — Meet Emigrants — ^Their Joy at News of Gold — Enter the Valley by the Deep Creek Route — "Mormon" Enter- prise in San Francisco — Adventurous Trip from San Francisco to Council Bluffs
label: CHAPTER XLIII; tocpage: 23
pagenum: 343
title: L I V  President Young Requested by the Military Commander of California to have Another Battalion sent]there — President Young's Address to the "Battal- ion Boys" in Salt Lake A'^ alley — Why the Call was Made for the Battalion — Opposed to their Re-enlisting
label: CHAPTER X; tocpage: 23
pagenum: 345
title: L V  First General Festival of the Mormon Battalion in Salt Lake Valley — Speeches by Father Pettegrew, Presidents Young, Kimball and Grant, Sergeant Hyde, Captain Brown, Lieutenants Clark and Thompson and Brothere Huntington, WiUiams, Wilkin, King, Garner, Durphy, Hess and Hawk
label: CHAPTER X