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English
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"In Honorable Remembrance to All Generations": Commemoration and the Making of Mormon Battalion Memory, 1921-2021
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Journal of Mormon History
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January 2023
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49
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43-68
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"The Mormon Battalion remains by far the most celebrated American unit in the U.S.-Mexican War, a fact made more fascinating considering that the soldiers never once engaged in fighting with Mexicans. Given that gallantry under fire is the usual measure of a soldier’s accolades, how did volunteers who served as a peaceful occupying force merit such a singular distinction? This study seeks to understand the evolving memory of the battalion in the century that has passed since its last veteran died. While the basic events of the unit’s history remain largely fixed in Mormon consciousness, closer look reveals that the collective memory of the battalion—specifically as it is expressed through commemorations—has evolved, serving a number of social, political, and religious needs across generations of Latter-day Saints." [Author]
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