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English
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A Footnote to History : The U. S. Army at Promontory, Utah, May 10, 1869
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Utah Historical Quarterly
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Fall 1981
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49
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363-73
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Although the second battalion passed through Promontory only a day or so after the May 10 ceremonies, it was the men of Companies F, G, H, and K who stood in the limelight. They were the first United States troops to cross the West completely by train. They were at Promontory to hear the words and forecasts of important railroad officials. Those 264 men witnessed history--they made it, and many of them knew it.