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English
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Diary of the Mormon Battalion Mission : John D. Lee
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New Mexico Historical Review
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July, October 1967
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42
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2-part series: 165-209, 281-332
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August 30, 1846 to November 19, 1846. Lee accepts a mission to catch up with the Mormon Battalion to receive their pay and return it to Winter Quarters. Traveling with Howard Egan, Lee gets his first taste of the West, describing new flora and fauna such as buffalo and prairie dogs. Once they overtake the Battalion, Lee complains to the Battalion commander, Lt. Smith, about the treatment of the sick and delayed payment. He also relates how Lt. Smith came to command the group. The Battalion reaches Santa Fe, New Mexico where Lee finally receives the group's pay. Convinced that Santa Fe is a moral wasteland, he frequently complains about the Battalion's behavior there. Having fulfilled his mission, he and Egan return to Winter Quarters, traveling quickly due to rumors of Indian hostility.
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Army of Israel : Mormon Battalion Narratives
Dr. George B. Sanderson : Nemesis of the Mormon Battalion
Faithful and Fearless : Major Howard Egan : Early Mormonism and the Pioneering of the American West
History May Be Searched in Vain : A Military History of the Mormon Battalion
The Selected Letters of Juanita Brooks
We'll Find the Place : The Mormon Exodus 1846-1848