The Mormon Battallion 1846 & 7 by Kate Carter 1956 LDS Utah Military History

Description: The Mormon Battalion By KATE B. CARTER Assisted by CLARA B. STEBLE Published by DAUGHTERS OF UTAH PIONEERS Printed in the United States of America Ву Utah Printing Company —- To improve the efficiency of listing items on eBay, we provide many photos with each listing of the exact product we’re selling, rather than writing out excessive details. We will make note of any potential issues that are not obvious from the photos. PLEASE visually inspect the photos for this item prior to purchase. 📖🔍👀 ***NOTES ON CONDITION***Publication’s overall condition: good (biggest flaw is the very last page has started to tear off the saddleback binding; shows wear—especially around edges and corners—and some age discolorationType: trade paperback Cover (overall): good (some wear and rubbing along edges and corners)Binding health: good except last page has started to tear from staples (see photo)Cigarette smoke damage: noneWater/moisture damage: none Paper health: goodWriting/highlighting: none detected ***REGINALD’S RULES*** You work hard for your money! Don’t risk purchasing from a seller who can’t be bothered to upload more than a stock photo, one or two poorly framed and blurry photos, or who drowns their images in filters to hide flaws. You deserve nice things! ✨📚✨We ONLY upload original photos with every listing. We NEVER use stock images, photo filters, photoshop or AI. We NEVER adjust the contrast or colors to hide flaws or fading. We CAREFULLY package every purchase to ensure it arrives safe and sound ***SHIPPING & HANDLING*** We are a small business but we try to keep our shipping and handling expenses to a minimum. However, it is important to us that your book arrives safe and sound. To cut down on waste, we reuse CLEAN shipping materials to help secure and protect items. Handling: We make sure every item sold is safely secured in its envelope or box by using cushioning materials, such as padded envelopes or bubble wrap. For paperback or thin items, we use rigid cardboard to prevent it from being bent or folded. We also include instructions on our packages not to bend or fold, and specify the contents are a paper item.Shipping: We typically ship via USPS Media Mail or First Class Large Envelope. If neither of those options are available, we use USPS ground. Turnaround: Do you hate it when sellers print shipping labels to mark an order as shipped, but then it sits around for a week? So do we! We don’t print shipping labels until your product is ready to ship. We ship most orders within one business day but never more than two. ——— From book: THE STORY of the Mormon Battalion cannot properly be told without a little of the early history of the Latter-day Saint Church which was organized in 1830. During these years from 1830 to 1844 Joseph Smith, as presi- dent, and the members of the Church had wandered from place to place, a persecuted people. From New York they went to Ohio, then to Missouri, where they built cities with homes, churches and civic buildings, but, in 1839, they abandoned all they owned in Missouri and sought refuge in Nauvoo, Illinois which was then near the frontier of civilization. Even before the death of their beloved Prophet, the Mormons knew that they would have to seek refuge in a place where they could live by themselves. Such places as Oregon, Texas. California and the Big Basin of the Rocky Mountains were oft times mentioned. Thomas Ford, governor of Illinois, advised that the Mormons be induced to leave the state of Illinois noting that California was a place in which they might settle. About this time Stephen A. Douglas advised the Mormons that probably they could find asylum on Vancouver Island. On February 20, 1844 the President asked the Twelve Apostles to send an exploring party to California and Oregon. Then a delegation was sent to Washington asking for protection for the citizens who would immigrate to the territories. Stephen A. Douglas later advised the Mormons to strike out for Oregon and "gave them the map of Oregon and Fremont's exploration report," but while these negotiations were going on Joseph Smith was martyred in the Carthage Jail. His successor proved to be Brigham Young, outstanding leader and colo-nizer. President Young and his associates realized that the Saints must leave their beloved Nauvoo, but before making plans to pioneer western United States, he wrote a letter to Governor Drew of Arkansas asking for a place of refuge for his people in that state. This Governor Drew refused, but he advised them to go to Oregon, California, Texas or even Nebraska. A plan was then made…

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