References Searched and Cited

Bibliography

The information comprising A Mormon Battalion Data Base comes from a variety of sources. Using the San Diego Master List as a starting point, these other sources were consulted in order to provide as complete a record as possible of the Battalion members. Copies of journals, diaries, and biographies were found in the USU and BYU libraries, the LDS Church Historical Department, and the Utah State Historical Society.  Government sources searched included US government pension records, US government archive records, and records in the archives of the state of Utah. Information was also obtained from headstones of the Battalion members. Much information was also obtained from the LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

No single source was found to be absolutely correct. Every group of records searched was found to contain errors. It should be noted that the dates and sometimes the places do not agree among all the sources cited. Some of the place names do not appear in modern atlases. In some instances names are grossly misspelled. No attempt was made to correct these types of errors. The information was recorded 7n the Database just as it appeared in the records from which ~t was obtained. It should be noted that the Database is an extract and does not contain the total information available from each source.

These references were searched:

AF---Ancestral File, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

BARNEY---Barney, Elvira Stevens. The Stevens Genealogy. Salt Lake City, Utah: Skeleton Publishing Company.' 1907.

CHRISTENSEN---Christensen, Clair. Before and After Mt. Pisgah. Salt Lake City, Utah. 1977.

DAB---Malone, Dumas. Dictionary. of American Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1931, 1936.

ESSHOM---Esshom, Frank. Pioneers and Prominent Men in Utah. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jensen History. Company. 1913.

FGR---Information gathered from Family Group records from the Family History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah. Copies of these forms are on file with the LDS Genealogical Library, Salt Lake City, Utah and with the US Mormon Battalion Inc.

FHL Film Number---Information gathered from genealogical records on file at the Family History Library, Logan Utah. Microfilm copy. Also available at the LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

FINAL---Final Muster roll of Companies B and C and also Company A, which re-enlisted under Captain Daniel C. Davis. Available on Microfilm, number 937032, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City,, Utah.

GOLDER---Golder, Frank Alfred. The March Of The Mormon Battalion. New York City, New York: The Century Company. 1928. Contains The Journal of Henry Standage. This work also contains correspondence of Jesse C. Little and others with Brigham Young prior to the enlistment of the Battalion.

GRAVE LOCATION---Gives the cemetery where the member's grave is located. Also indicates if the American Legion and or US Mormon Battalion markers have been placed on the gravest. The Battalion marker is discussed on page 4.

HEADSTONE---Information obtained from the headstone. The commas used with this heading are to set apart the inscription lines so they can be read as they appear on the headstones.

HISTORICAL FILE---Biographical information, diaries or journals. The location of these items is given in the entry.

IGI---International Genealogical Index. Information cited under this heading is birth information. The plane and date of birth, and the parents names are given. Available at the LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

JENSEN---Jensen, Andrew. Latter-Day-Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, 4 volumes. Salt Lake City,, Utah. Utah Pioneers Book Publishing Company. 1901.

LEGACY---Daughters of Utah Pioneers. An Enduring Legacy. Volumes 1 and 3. Salt Lake City, Utah. Utah Printing Company. 1978, 1980.

MEXICAN WAR SERVICE RECORDS---United States National Archives. Mexican War Service Records 1845-1848. Muster-in and payroll records. US Archives microfilm numbers 351-1, 351-2, and 351-3.

NAUVOO---Extracts from the Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register. Extracts of vital data only. The names and other information are presented here just as they appeal on the temple register. The first date after the name is the date the Battalion member received his own endowment. The figure following the endowment date is the priesthood office the Battalion member held. This is followed by other identifying information. Available at the LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Microfilm copy.

OBITUARY---Obituary extracts. Information from a printed obituary, including the newspaper where the obituary was published, the date of publication, and relevant vital data.

OPH---Carter, Kate B., Compiler. Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. Our Pioneer Heritage. Salt Lake City, Utah. Utah Printing Company. 1958, 1961, 1968. Vol. 1 contains short biographical sketches of the women of the Battalion. Vol. 4 contains short sketches of the men of the Battalion. Vol. 11 contains some vital data on the men of the Battalion.

PENSION---U S Government Pension records, microfilm copy, US Archives microfilm number TS 1196, parts 1 to 21. Copies are available at the LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, microfilm numbers 480,129 to 480,149 inclusive.

RETURNS---The Returns lists were compiled only for the members of Companies A and B. They were written in Council Bluffs and dated July 21 and 22, 1846. Captains Hunt and Hunter signed the lists. The heading on each states, Final Roster of Company A, or B. The lists contain the soldier's name and rank, his date and place of birth, the name of his spouse and the number of his dependants, who had care of his family, if the family remained in Council Bluffs or Winter Quarters, and the number and type of the Battalion member's livestock. Microfilm number 00 1922, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

SALT LAKE---Salt Lake City Endowment House Register. The information in this section gives three dates; the member's birth date, the date he was baptized a member of the LDS Church, and the date he received his own endowment. His parents names are also given. This is followed by the date he was baptized a member of the LDS Church and by his priesthood office. Microfilm number 1,255,545; 183,404; 183405; 183406; 183407 and 183,408. Available at the LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

TYLER---Tyler, Daniel. A Concise History of the Mormon Battalion in the Mexican War. Glorieta, New Mexico. The Rio Grande Press, Inc. 1881.

VWFS---Extracts from Utah State titled "Veterans With Federal Service", which is a record of the