Prospects for the soldiers seemed bleak. - Ann Jewell Rowley.  . In the Spring, apostle Amasa Lyman will be sent to retrieve them, and they will reach the Salt Lake Valley just five days after Brigham Young.  . Its purpose was to provide assistance to immigrants traveling to Salt Lake City. Youâve got gold fever, In June 1847, members of the Mormon Battalion came upon the site of the unfortunate camp and buried the remains. your oxen are cheaper and easier to take care of. Salt Lake Valley." gold there. The Mormon Battalion is discharged from U.S. military service at Fort Moore in Los Angeles by Lieutenant Andrew Jackson Smith, former … They left Sutterâs Mill in July 1848 and arrived in Salt Lake City two months later. Congratulations! On July 29, 1847, you enter the and they assisted the teams up the bank" came by handcart. You will spend the winter here. At Fort Leavenworth, you receive your army-issue rifle You get stuck in the snowy Sierra Nevada where you You have been assigned to Company D of the Mormon Battalion. Three sick detachments of disabled men in the Mormon Battalion, along with some women and children, spent the winter in 1846-47 at Pueblo, Colorado.  . Your application was approved!  . Caratat Conderset Rowe and the Mormon Battalion Sick Detachment: Description: Utah, heading due north for Fort laxamie, west to Fort Bridger, and thence to Salt Lake. You go to Missouri looking for work, but there is a cholera epidemic, and many people are dying.  . This unit undertook the longest infantry march in U.S. military history (as of 1847) and in the process of marking out and creating the first continuous wagon road to … This experience is based on the James Holt company, which consisted of the Holt family, who had lived in Iowa for several years, along with the Levi family and one non-Mormon traveler, Dr. William Smith.  was compelled to throw away his tool chest." - William D. Hendricks. Your family has run out of money and food. ... On the 10th, it was decided that a detachment of fifty-five sick men, under command of Lieutenant W. W. Willis, be sent back to Pueblo, by way of Santa Fe, to winter. That is very nice of you! I am Lot Smith. that looks like gold. family soon arrives. Iâve also decided to reenlist. travel much faster than oxen. You do love to play the piano, The Mormon Battalion was the only religious unit in United States military history in federal service, having been recruited solely from one religious body and having a religious title as the unit designation. The Mormon Battalion Historic Trails patches are extremely unique. They had received conflicting advice, but Young chose to follow the trail used by the Donner-Reed party on their journey to California the previous year. worry about them now. "Father died  . Departing Santa Fe on 19 October, Cooke proceeded south with the main command, down the Rio Grande to the vicinity of modern Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Although they found tracks of the nain body of pioneers and knew they were not far ahead, the detachment entered the Salt Lake Valley five days behind-20 July 1847. "Iowa was a very unhealthy place, my family was sick a great part of the time. members, Jesse Walker Johnstun. Unfortunately, people living in communities around Nauvoo want the Mormons gone! Itâs time to find an agent who will help you make plans for the next part of your journey.  . You leave Council Bluffs, Iowa, on July 16, 1846. Itâs time to load your wagon for the journey. You begin your journey by crossing the Missouri River on July 27, 1852. He went with the women and children and the sick battalion members to Pueblo in the first and second detachment groups. neckerchief belonged to one of the detachment Choose a different item. He left the main command at the last crossing of the Arkansas River, and remained at Pueblo, with other detachments … "A number of brethren stood on the west bank with a long rope which was hooked to the wagon tongue freeze to death. Depending on the day, either taking a ferry or crossing on the ice would have worked. Over the next few months, you trudge across Iowa, finally making it to a settlement at the Missouri River where you will spend the winter. During her life she helped deliver nearly 4,000 babies. Before there was a Mormon Battalion --The task of raising a 500 man Mormon Battalion --Benefits and values to the Waiting Saints --Departure of the Battalion --The march from Council Bluffs to Fort Leavenworth --Fort Leavenworth to the Arkansas River --The Arkansas River detachment, journey to Pueblo --Marching on to Santa Fe --The Santa Fe detachment, a second group of sick leave for Pueblo - … The army has agreed to let you wear civilian clothing, so you are all set. This sailmakerâs palm thimble belonged to Juliusâ son, Edwin Nelson Austin. An advance party of 13 soldiers met Brigham Young's company on 4 July while trailing livestock. Joel J. Terrell diary, 1846 July-1847 July. The battalion was a volunteer unit of approximately 560 Latter-day Saints men led by Mormon company officers, commanded by regular US army officers. The vanguard company now faced a more rugged and hazardous journey, and were concerned about negotiating the passes of the Rocky Mountains. A second sick detachment leaves Santa Fe in mid-October, and the last leaves the main body of soldiers in mid-November. across the Atlantic equator, around Cape Horn, and on to the It is now 1848. It would be easier to just wait until spring when the ice has melted, right? You break through the ice and drown in the river. You hope your family has made it to Utah, but you canât worry about them now.  those who were stopped in by the snow last winter  . Correct! The chance meeting of the Mormon Battalion with Crosby introduced an unexpected option. Congratulations! - Marla Walker Wheeler. ... the sick were obliged to walk when ascending steep hills and where the roads were unusually bad, which was a great hardship to them. Money will be provided to help you travel to Utah, Sandwich Islands (Hawaii). The journey is difficult, but the scenery is beautiful. Included was Mary McRee Black Brown, a widow of Captain James Brown, leader of Company C and the Sick Detachment. David Hess statement in Autobiography and journal of John W. Hess, circa 1887-1895. Question: What happened to Erastus Bingham Jr. after he served in the sick detachment of the Mormon Battalion in 1846? On Do you want to join them? By leaving so late, your company runs into snow. Now that they are gone, your team is traveling more easily. We will Youâve got gold fever! - John Linfordâs son, October 1856. The Brooklyn made it to If you’re planning to attend the cost will be $18.00 per person.  . You and your husband are determined to When Erastus Bingham, Jr. was 11 years old, he was baptized along with his family into The Church of Jesus Christ … present-day San Francisco on July 31, 1846. The PEF helped more than 30,000 individuals before it was repealed by the federal government in 1887. - Henry Bigler, January 24, 1848, "We passed a place where  . The remainder of the sick detachments left Pueblo on 24 May 1847 and, in company with some other (members and non-members of the Church) from Mississippi, arrived in Salt Lake five to eight days after Brigham Young' Vanguard Company entered the valley. worth all of this trouble!  . the pan filled with food." Itâs too cold to be outside! Three sick detachments of disabled men in the Mormon Battalion, along with some women and children, spent the winter in 1846-47 at Pueblo, Colorado. Santa Fe in October.  . The Mormon Battalion in the Mexican War, by Sergeant Daniel Tyler; Sierra Saints, Brief History of the … Caratat Conderset Rowe and the Mormon Battalion Sick Detachment: Description: 1. - Henry Bigler, January 24, 1848. Roberts, “After much suffering from the hardships of the journey—weak teams, scant supplies of food, illy clad, general sickness among the men, the fall of December snows in the mountain ranges north of Santa Fe, excessive cold, and several deaths occurring, this detachment finally arrived at Pueblo between the …  . Before you go, you need to buy supplies. As the Latter-day Saints prepared to leave Illinois, converts in the eastern states needed a way to meet up with those traveling west.  I found [some] biscuits and put them in a dutch oven  .  . Leaving your home is harder than you thought! You left England on the ship Thornton on May 4, 1856, and arrived in New York City on June 14. About the same time, they were joined by thirteen more members of the sick detachment of the Mormon Battalion.  . You then take a steamboat up the Mississippi River to St. Louis. Mary was a … Remember, your money is on loan, so spend it wisely! Your husband dies on October 19, 1856. Your wagon is lighter now, Our captain is Daniel Davis, and I hear that weâll be on guard duty in San Diego.  In the spring of 1852 I made calculations to go to Even though horses You are anxious to get to Utah and find your family! This experience is based on the Henry G. Boyle wagon train that consisted of discharged Mormon Battalion soldiers from Daniel Davisâ regiment. The company that left in July ran into terrible problems with snow and hunger. This experience is based on the life of Maria Linford, wife of English shoemaker John Linford. When Philip St. George Cooke assumed command of the Battalion in Santa Fe, he thought there were too many women, children, and sick soldiers and decided to send a second detachment to Pueblo, Colorado. They were delayed by rain and rising streams and took an ill-advised route called the Hastings Cutoff. Oxen traveled an average of 15 miles per day, while a team of horses averaged 20 miles per day. I have arranged for a ship, the Brooklyn, to take a group of Mormons from New York City to California. Congratulations! You finally make it to Salt Lake City on (but first youâll need some new tools). room in your wagon, they   South Lieutenant Smith orders a sick detachment to Bent’s Fort. You leave Fort Leavenworth in mid-August and arrive in, History may be searched in vain Lt. Smith had felt the burden of so many families struggling to maintain the discipline of an arduous march and a growing number of men disabled because of illness. The Colonel ordered that they be furnished with twenty-six days’ rations, allowing ten ounces of flour per day-eighteen ounces being the usual soldier’s ration. winter of 1846â47 in Fort Pueblo, Colorado. At the age of seven, he arrived in Pueblo on November 17, 1846 with Captain James Brown's Santa Fe Sick Detachment of the Mormon Battalion. Your parents joined the LDS Church, and when you were eight years old, your father was hurt by some people who didnât like Mormons. At Santa Fe, James was one of a few placed in charge of a sick detachment which was sent to Pueblo, Colorado to spend the winter. By waiting until spring, you arrive safely in Salt Lake City in September 1857. I am Elder John Taylor. This Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days. On the Rio Grande River he sent a final sick detachment to Pueblo, leaving the battalion with approximately 340 men, four officers' wives, and only a few children prepared for the grueling desert March. Our speaker for the evening is Crossroads’ own Laura Anderson in her capacity as Senior Historian for the Mormon Battalion Association. Mary accompanied him and cared for the sick men. "We had no bread, no seed to plant, no cow or chickens; in fact we had everything to procure from Missouri." The volunteers served from July 1846 – July 1847 during the Mexican–American War of 1846–1848. James with two of his sons, Jesse and Alexander, volunteered to serve as part of the Mormon Battalion. . The patches have 18 thread colors, with a special three-dimensional layout. Do you want to enlist? Good choice! The Latter-day Saints have settled in The Perpetual Emigrating Fund (PEF),  .  . You cross the Mississippi River to Iowa and hear that the president of the United States, James K. Polk, has asked for volunteers to fight in the war with Mexico. It consisted of 17 persons. It is now 1852. When I took off the lid  . This experience is based on three detachments of sick or Hary Loretta Rowe Burnside, "Biography of Caratat Conderset Roue" (unpublished typed manuscript prepared for Mount Pleasant Cacp, Daughters of Utah Pioneers, n.d.). Your detachment leaves on September 16, and you arrive at Fort Pueblo in early October. But the piano would take up too much space in your wagon. You are a skilled midwife (you deliver babies) and have been asked to leave with one of the earliest wagon companies. Even though horses are - James Holt. "I left my poor mother and family and began the terrible 2,000 mile march." It is February 1846.  .    America. Mormon Battalion Sick Detachment - James Brown. You try driving your team across the ice, but because you insisted on bringing your piano, your wagon is too heavy. Because of persecution, the Latter-day Saints must leave their homes in Nauvoo, Illinois. "This day I can say I have walked over the greatest river in N.  America, even the Father of Waters." You arrive on June 5 and are reunited with your family.  . Six miles underway, at Aqua Fria, a second sick detachment of eighty-six men and twenty women and children were sent back to Fort Pueblo. Congratulations! After several months on the trail, you finally make it to Salt Lake City.  and asked for Godâs blessing. After tossing it aside, your wagon is lighter, but you soon realize that you have no way to cook your food, and you starve to death. Military orders were changed near Ingalls, Kan., instructing the first of three major detachments to separate from the main body of the Mormon Battalion and take the northern or mountain route of the Santa Fe Trail to Colorado.   sail around  . Your family is being forced to leave your home in Nauvoo, Illinois. The battalion was the direct result of Brigham Young’s correspondence on 26 January 1846 to Jesse C. Little, presiding elder over the New England and Middle States Mission. I am Samuel Brannan. In Dunkirk, you take a steamship along Lake Erie to Toledo, where you catch a train to Chicago. You definitely need rope, especially if your wagon gets stuck or you need to pull your oxen across a stream. After wintering in Pueblo, the Sick Detachment struck out for Wyoming on May the 24th 1847. It is easier to just stay in England.  . Mary’s job was to do the laundry for 16 men. Salt Lake Valley, just five days behind Brigham Young. You want to be with others who share your beliefs. join this church. You enjoy passing landmarks like Chimney Rock. their successful mining operation.  . Your husband is a shoemaker. A History of the Mormon Battalion, from the Utah History Encyclopedia. First, you take a boat up the Hudson River to Piermont, where you catch a train to Dunkirk. Collectively, the group was known as the "Sick Detachment" of the Mormon Battalion. Some of the other soldiers are sick. You learn that a group of Saints from Mississippi is spending the winter in Fort Pueblo, Colorado. was established by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1849. John Steele journal, 24 May-30 July 1847, John Steele reminiscences and journals, 1846-1898. I suggest getting to Iowa City by boat and train. It was to Pueblo that 3 different groups from the Mormon Battalion, heading to California in the Mexican War, were sent. Your family is probably doing fine without you, and this seems like a nice place to stay. Hayward Thomas reminiscences and journal, 1848-1851, 14-16.  . .  starved to death." Jutson loved Colorado and was sad to leave. She purportedly used this basket to hold the new babies.  . ... Only four women accompanied the battalion all the way to California; the rest became part of the battalion sick detachment and spent the winter at Fort Pueblo, Colorado. Congratulations! With 35 other soldiers, you leave San Diego on March 21, 1848, blazing a new trail to Salt Lake City. Good choice! The battalion's famous march began at Winter Quarters (now Omaha, Nebraska). The Linfords were part of the ill-fated Willie handcart company, and John died on the trail.  . History Mormon Battalion Chapter 15 Section A.  . Andrew J. Shupe journal, 1838-1861, 124-31, 160. The honey from the bees will be helpful. Captain Nelson Higgins led that group, commanding 10 soldiers who escorted some Mormon women and children. DR William Walker Rust, 14 Aug 1807, 38 years, 18 Sep 1894, 84 years, Company C and Willis Sick Detachment, one of three Mormon doctors in Battalion PVT Richard Twiggs Sanders, 31 May 1828, 18 years, 1858, 30 years, Company E ASG George B. Sanderson, unknown, unknown, 31 May 1861, unknown, Battalion Command & Staff, Assistant Surgeon (Officer) Over the next year, you deliver 248 babies! What do you want to do when you get there? After reaching Pueblo the second time, he was asked, along with John Tippets, to carry messages and money from the battalion to Winter Quarters, Nebraska. Autobiography and journal of John W. Hess, circa 1887-1895, 8-9. -John Borrowman, August 12, 1848. Youâve got gold fever! In 1854, Fort Pueblo is attacked and 15 men were killed.  I found Women of the Mormon Battalion. ... Six miles underway, at Aqua Fria, a second sick detachment of eighty-six men and twenty women and children were sent back to Fort Pueblo. Congratulations! That was a good decision! The ship left New York on February 6, 1846, traveled south The reduced battalion, then consisting of 397 men, followed the old Spanish Trail southwards along the Rio Grande, passing a line of Spanish communities strung … more expensive than oxen Samuel Brannan was appointed to lead a group on a chartered ship, the Brooklyn. The journey was one of the longest religious voyages in history.  . Brrrrrr! The Mormon Battalion was the only religiously based unit in United States military history serving from July 1846 to July 1847 during the Mexican-American War. Congratulations! You work at Sutterâs Mill until August, when you decide to leave California to find your family in Utah.  and W. W. Phelps had one crow." First you need to buy supplies. Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847. Itâs a good idea to take a beehive along. Franklin Allen diary, 1846 July-1848 October. - Patty Sessions, July 29â30, 1847. -Thomas Bullock, May 29, 1848.  .  were bought in Liverpool and made on the ship while crossing the ocean." Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. Ten volunteers are needed to take the sick soldiers to Fort Pueblo. - James Holt.  . You donât like borrowing from others. Congratulations! You finally made it to Salt Lake City on October 14, 1847, and learn that your family She arrived in Salt Lake City in September 1847 with the Daniel Spencer/Perrigrine Sessions wagon train. for an equal march of infantry. "There came a time when there seemed to be no food. The 300 mile ordeal from Santa Fe to Pueblo was summarized by Church historian B.H. You find work in Sacramento, where you are recruited by a man named Sutter to help build a sawmill. Their wagon train left Independence, Missouri, on May 12. and music would cheer your fellow travelers. What do you want to do now? A wagon cover is a necessity, but you already have one. It seems late in the year to be leaving, but you want to finish your journey. An advance party of 13 soldiers met Brigham Young's company on 4 July while trailing livestock.  . After your fellow Saints leave, you begin to forget about your faith. Congratulations! After several months on the trail, you arrive safely in Salt Lake City on October 27, 1852. By Clark V. Johnson; This small book describes the precious experiences of more than thirty women who traveled with the Mormon Battalion. Which item will you leave behind to lighten your load?  . "We are in sight of chimney rock  . Joseph Skeen reminiscences and diary, 1846 July-1847 May. Latter-day Saint pioneers came from many places. Those who used PEF funds were encouraged to repay their loan to help other travelers. Some restrictions apply. MORMON BATTALION CHANGES FACE OF AMERICA ... the thirsty soldiers would be winnowed down to two-thirds of their original troop as the sick and women were sent on to a camp in Pueblo, Colorado. They are cooled by the air. A Dutch oven is heavy and takes up space in your wagon, but you need it for cooking food along the trail. but so do a lot of other people. Congratulations! You decide to take what gold you find and head to Utah. Upon your arrival in Salt Lake City on September 6, 1848, When gold is discovered, you become the first millionaire in California! At least you will be remembered as one of the It is now 1846, and you are 16 years old. Jonathan HolmesâSamuel Thompson Company. On February 4, the first wagons crossed on a ferryboat, but by February 24, the river had completely frozen over, allowing Saints to walk across. The family was with the main battalion as far as the Arkansas River until it was necessary to send a sick detachment to Fort Pueblo Colorado. along with $42 to buy other supplies. In July 1846, under the authority of U.S. Army Captain James Allen and with the encouragement of Mormon leader Brigham Young, the Mormon Battalion was mustered in at Council Bluffs, Iowa Territory. Now that it is spring, I have been ordered to lead the group from Fort Pueblo to meet up with Brigham Young. Answer: Erastus Bingham Jr. was born 30 September 1822, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont, third child of Erastus Bingham and Lucinda Gates. - Benjamin F. Johnson, May 1846. You do not have enough money to go to America to be with others of your new Mormon faith. His other three wives and children stayed at Council Bluffs until they could be brought to the Salt Lake Valley. But it would be hard for your family to continue the journey without you. All the women suffered the hardships of … ill-fated Donner Party are buried. including your husband, died along the trail to Utah. September 5, you pass the location where members of the One of his wives, Mary McRee, and her son George David, also traveled with the Mormon Battalion.  Unfortunately, when people learn that you are Mormons, they donât want to buy shoes from your husband. History of the Mormon Battalion ... aware of the rugged trail between Santa Fe and California and also aware that one sick detachment had already been sent from the Arkansas River to Fort Pueblo in Colorado, ordered the remaining women and children to accompany the sick of the battalion to Pueblo … This platter belonged to his parents, James and Drusilla. The Church has set up a program called the Perpetual Emigrating Fund for people in your situation. Oxen are the best animals for pulling wagons, so you will need a yoke for them. Over the year, Fort Pueblo will house 100 Mississippi Saints and about 200 from the battalion. Written by Susan Easton Black. “The Mormon Battalion March, 1846–47,” Ensign, July 1979, 57. Sadly, you die in 1856 during a Typhus epidemic in London. November 9, 1856. Sixty-nine members of your company,  . You donât know how long it will be until you have a chance to hunt for food, so even though it will take up a lot of space in your wagon, food is a necessity. You arrive in Salt Lake City on October 10, 1848, and are ready to build a home Luckily, other travelers in your company are willing to loan tools when your wagon breaks down. you are reunited with your family. The Mormon Battalion is officially discharged on July 16, 1847. One of the men you work with found gold at the site of the mill! Oxen do not sweat. - John King, September 5, 1847. first discoverers of gold!  . On your way, you stop at Sutterâs Mill. You hear a rumor that there might be gold in this area. I am Issac Haight, an agent for the Church, here to help you get ready for your trip to Utah. "We are … You toss your gun and bullets off to the side of the trail.  260 chickens, 33 dogs, 19 cats, 3 stand of bees,  .  down by the Sweetwater river at 5 oâclock in the morning. From Chicago you take a train to Iowa City, arriving on June 26, 1856. You hope your family has Now you just need to figure out how to pay back your PEF loan! This experience is based on the John E. Forsgren company, a wagon train consisting primarily of Scandinavian Saints who traveled across the Atlantic Ocean aboard the ship the Forest Monarch. On March 14, 1848, your company is mustered out of service. Your tools were really heavy! This experience is based on the life of Julius Austin, a carpenter from Connecticut who sailed on the Brooklyn with his family. A basket might not seem like a necessity, but for you it is. but eventually you will need to pay back the loan. Many people have died of sickness or in mining accidents. James was the Captain of Company C, and his two sons served in his company as privates. You were born in Kentucky. This experience is based on the Ebenezer Brown wagon train, which was composed of several returning Mormon Battalion soldiers and many Saints who had traveled to California on the ship Brooklyn. - William Clayton, April 22, 1847, "The covers  . Congratulations! You leave Keokuk on May 21, 1853, and arrive safely in Salt Lake City on September 29.  . His father was injured at the Battle of Crooked River in Missouri, making it especially difficult for his mother to allow William, at the age of 16, to join the Mormon Battalion. They continue to Fort Pueblo. That cast-iron pot is heavy! Several essays have been written on this topic, including Warren E. Parrish’s work titled “The Mississippi Saints,” Norma B. Ricketts’s “The Forgotten Pioneers,” Donald W. Marshall’s “The Mississippi Saints and Sick Detachments of the Mormon Battalion,” Carol Ann McQuilkin’s thesis, “Journey of Faith: Mid-19th Century Migration of Mississippi Mormons and Slaves,” and several pieces compiled from pioneer … You bring the gold that you have found and arrive in Salt Lake City on October 10, 1848. The groups winter together in Fort Pueblo. You realize that you need some help.  . If you join the army, you will earn money that could help your family. You leave Sutterâs Mill on August 27, 1847.  . Your team is getting tired because your wagonload is too heavy. but you soon realize that you no longer have a way to hunt for food, and you starve to death. In October, the group reached the Sierra Nevada, and by November they were snowbound with few supplies. Your wagon company will leave on August 12. This group left Santa Fe October 18, 1846 under Captain James Brown. Select which items you will take with you. 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