The San Diego Master List

The Source of Names Used in the Mormon Battalion Data Base.

The source for the names used in this work is the San Diego Master List. The San Diego Master List is the most complete roster of the members of the Mormon Battalion. It was prepared at the Mormon Battalion Visitors Center in Old Town San Diego, California under the direction Elmer J. Carr and contains every name that ever existed which is associated with the Battalion. The list is a compilation often different Mormon Battalion rosters. The compiler combined the names from the different lists alphabetically and printed one complete roster, which considerably increased the chance of a complete roster of Battalion names. The San Diego Master list is available from the Mormon Battalion Visitor's Center, 2510 Juan St., San Diego, California, 92110. It was printed in a volume titled, Honorable Remembrance, edited by Elmer J. Cart. The only weakness of this roster is that none of the names were ever verified or authenticated.

The following Mormon Battalion rosters were used by Mr. Carr to compile the San Diego Master List:

1. Tyler, Daniel. A Concise History of the Mormon Battalion. 1881.
2. Golder, Frank Alfred. The March of the Mormon Battalion. 1828.
3. Carter, Kate B.,Editor. Our Pioneer Heritage. Vol. 11. 1968.
4. Bloxam, Ben. BYU faculty member, historian.
5. Fish, Joseph. The Pioneers of the Southwest and Rocky Mountain Regions.
6. State of Iowa. Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in Miscellaneous Organizations of the Mexican War, Indian Campaigns, War of the Rebellion and the Philippine wars. Des Moines, Iowa. 1908-19 i0. Vol. VI.
7. Bancroft, Hubert H. The California Pioneer Register, Vol. V, 1846-1848. Baltimore Regional Publishing Company. 1964.
8. Utah State Historical Society, Roster published in the Salt Lake Tribune, 5 April 1925.
9. U. S. National Archives. The Archives has two lists on microfilm, U. S..Archives film numbers 351 and 436. Both films were listed.