The accompanying bibliography was prepared by Maj. Glade Nelson to encourage each of use the Family History Library, or its local center, to research any information on the Mormon Battalion. We are indebted to Maj. Nelson for his expertise and leadership. We use it by his permission.
Black, Susan Easton. "The Mormon Battalion: Religious Authority Clashed with Military Leadership.' Lion of the Lord: Essays on the Life & Service of Brigham Young. Susan Easton Black and Larry C. Porter, eds. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1995, pp. 154-171.
Gardner, Hamilton. "Report of Lieut. Col. P. St. George Cooke of His March From Santa Fe, New Mexico, to San Diego, Upper California." Utah Historical Quarterly, vol. 22 (Jan. 1954), no. 1, pp. 1540.
Gardner, Hamilton. "Report of Lieut. Col. P. St. George Cooke of His March From Santa Fe. New Mexico, to San Diego, Upper California.' Utah Historical Quarterly, vol. 22 (Jan. 1954), no. 1, pp. 1540.
Luce, W. Ray. "The Mormon Battalion: A Historical Accident?" Utah Historical Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 1 (Winter 1974), pp. 23-38. [FHL 979.2 B2u].
Lyman, Amy Brown. "The Women of the Mormon Battalion." Relief Society magazine, vol. 35, no. 7 (July 1948), pp. 436440.
Morgan, N. G. "The Mormon Battalion and Winning of California." The Pioneer, vol. 5 (1953), pp. 5-10. FHL 979.2 B2p].
Porter, Larry C. "From California to Council Bluffs." The Ensign, vol. 19, no. '8 (Aug. 1989), pp. 4246.
Yurtinus, John Frank George. "The Battle of the Bulls." Military History of Texas and the Southwest, pp. 99- 106.
Yurtinus, John F. "Colorado, Mormons and the Mexican War: A History of the Mississippi Saints and the Sick Detachments of the Mormon Battalion.' [FHL 978.8].
Yurtinus, John F. "Mormon Battalion," Church History Selections for the Encyclopedia of Mormonism. Daniel H. Ludlow, ed. Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret Book Co., 1992, pp. 350-354.
Books and Pamphlets
Carr, Elmer J., ed. Honorable Remembrance: The San Diego Master List of the Mormon Battalion. San Diego: Mormon Battalion Visitor's Center, 1978. [FILL 973 M2hr, also 1,035,970 item 9].
*Cooke, Philip St. George. The Conquest of New Mexico and California in 1846-I848. Chicago: The Rio Grande Press Inc., 1964 (reprint 1878). [F. HL 979 H2c].
Cooke, Philip St. George. "Cook's Journal of the March of the Mormon Battalion, 1846-1847," Ralph P. Bieber, ed., The Southwest Historical Series, vol. 7, Exploring Southwestern Trails, 1846-1854. Glendale, CA: The Arthur H. Clark Co., 1938.
*Golder, Frank. The March of the Mormon Battalion: The Journal of Henry Standage. New York: The Century Co., 1928.
*Larson, Carl V., comp. A Data Base of the Mormon Battalion. Providence, UT: Keith W. Watkins and Sons Printing, Inc., 1987. [FHL 973 M21ar, also 1,592,751 item 5].
*Larson, Carl V. And Shirley N. Maynes. Women of the Mormon Battalion. Providence, UT: Walkins Printing, 1995.
*Peterson, Charles S. Mormon Battalion Trail Guide. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society, 1972.
Ricketts, Norma B. Melissa's Journey with the Mormon Battalion: The Western Odyssey of Melissa Burton Coray: 1846-1848. Salt Lake City: International Society Daughters Utah Pioneers, 1994.
Roberts, Brigham Henry. The Mormon Battalion: Its History and Achievements. Salt Lake City: The Deseret News Press, 1919. [FHL 973 M2rb].
*Talbot, Dan. A Historical Guide to the Mormon Battalion and Butterfield Trail. Tucson, AZ: Westernlore Press, 1992.
*Tyler, Daniel. A Concise History of the Mormon Battalion in the Mexican War, 1846-1847. 1881; reprint Glorieta, NM: Rio Grande Press, 1969. [FHL 973 M2td, also 928,153 item 5].
Theses
*Yurtinus, John F. A Ram in the Thicket: The Mormon Battalion in the Mexican War, 2 vols. (Dissertation [Ph.D. 1975], Brigham Young University, Department of History).
*Particularly recommended
United States Adjutant General's Office. Index to the compiled service records of the volunteer soldiers who served during the Mexican War 1845-1848
| FHL | 1,205,336 | A-BA | 1,205,344 | Har-Hol | 1,205,351 | P-Q |
| 1,205,337 | Bd-Bron | 1,205,345 | Hom-I | 1,205,352 | R-Ry | |
| 1,205,338 | Brow-Cha | 1,205,346 | J-Kn | 1,205,353 | S-Sme | |
| 1,205,339 | Che-Cy | 1,205,347 | Ko-Ly | 1,205,354 | Smi-St. D | |
| 1,205,340 | D-Dh | 1,205,348 | M-McJ | 1,205,355 | Ste-Ti | |
| 1,205,341 | Fe-Gh | 1,205,349 | McK-Mop | 1,205,356 | To-W | |
| 1,205,343 | Gi-Hap | 1,205,350 | Mor-O | 1,205,357 | Wh-Z |
United States National Archives. Compiled Service Records... in Morrman [sic.] Organizations.
| FHL | 536,226 | A-G | 536,227 | H-Z |
United States National Archives. Mexican War--Index to Pension Files 1887-1926.
| FHL | 537,000 | Aaron - Anderson A. |
| 537,001 | Anderson, C. - Brooks, James H. | |
| 537,002 | Brooks, James M. - Cooley, E. | |
| 537,003 | Cooley, H. - Elmore, S. | |
| 537,004 | Ellore, S. - Griffin, William | |
| 537,005 | Griffin, William D. - Howard, Joshua | |
| 537,006 | Howard, Joseieh - Lazenby, Robert | |
| 537,007 | MendenhaU, William - Ott, William | |
| 537,008 | Lea, Adolphe - Memorank, Ferdinand | |
| 537,009 | Otten, Henrich - Robeson, Robert | |
| 537,010 | Robey, Thomas - Smith, John | |
| 537,011 | Smith, John - Usher, John p. | |
| 537,012 | Usrey, William J. - Wright, John P. | |
| 537,013 | Wright, John T. - Zavich, William |
United States National Archives. Mexican War Service Records 1845-1877.
| FHL. | 471,465 | A-G | 471,517 | H-R | 471,518 | S-Z |
United States National Archives. Selected Pension Application Files for Members of the Morman [sic.] Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848.
| FHL | 480,129 | Abbot, Joshua - Badham, Samuel |
| 480,130 | Badham, Samuel - Bean, George W. | |
| 480, 131 | Bean, George W. - Borrowman, John | |
| 480,132 | Boyd, George W. - Brown, Jesse S. | |
| 480,133 | Brown, John - Callahan, Thomas W. | |
| 480,134 | Calvert, John - Colton, Philander; Coray, William | |
| 480,135 | Coons, William; Cox, Amos - Dutcher, Thomas P. | |
| 480,136 | Dykes, George Parker - Hancock, Charles B. | |
| 480,137 | Hancock, George W. - Hendricks, William D. | |
| 480,138 | Henrickson, James - Hunsaker, abraham | |
| 480,139 | Humaker, Abraham - Kelley, Nicholas | |
| 480,140 | Kelly, William - Martin, Edward | |
| 480,141 | Martin, Jesse B. - Morris, Thomas | |
| 480,142 | Moss, David - Park, William A. | |
| 480,143 | Pearson, Ephraim - Richardson, Thomas | |
| 480,144 | Richmond, Benjamin - Shupe, James W. | |
| 480,145 | Simmons, William A. - Standage, Henry; Steele, Isaiah C. | |
| 480,146 | Stoddard, Rufus - Taggart, George W. | |
| 480,147 | Tanner, Myron - Wade, Edward D | |
| 480,148 | Wade, Moses -Wilkin, David | |
| 480,149 | Willes, Ira - Zabriskie, Jerome |