MORMON BATTALION SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

by Glade I. Nelson October 1996

    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

Government Records

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


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