Mormon Battalion, Its History and Achievements-B. H. Roberts
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Mormon Battalion, Its History and Achievements by B. H. Roberts.A history of the Longest March of Military in History. The Mormon Battalion was the only religious unit in United States military history in federal service, recruited solely from one religious body and having a religious title as the unit designation. From July 1847 to July 1848 the battalion made a grueling march of nearly 2,100 miles from Council Bluffs, Iowa, to San Diego, California. The Battalion’s march and service supported the eventual cession of much of the American Southwest from Mexico to the United States, especially the Gadsden Purchase of 1853 of southern Arizona and New Mexico. This is their story.Featured on Yellowstone Expedition of 1870.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.
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