Mormon Battalion Campsite
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leadhiker
N 31° 33.160 W 110° 08.237
12R E 581882 N 3491176
Though it never fought a battle, the Mormon Battalion, a volunteer unit in the 1846 U.S. campaign against Mexico, earned a place in the history of the West.
Waymark Code: WM8T6Y
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 05/10/2010
Views: 16
Mormon Battalion Campsite
Inscription.
Dec. 11, 1846
Herd of Wild
Horses and
Bulls
Erected 1960
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Though it never fought a battle, the Mormon Battalion, a volunteer unit in the 1846 U.S. campaign against Mexico, earned a place in the history of the West. Its men cleared a wagon road from Santa Fe to San Diego and helped secure California as United States territory. Members of the Battalion helped preserve a tenuous peace in southern California before the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended hostilities. A wagon road they established between the Gila and the Rio Grande influenced the U.S. government to make the Gadsden Purchase. They also opened wagon roads via Carson and Cajon passes that linked California with Salt Lake City. Some former members of the Battalion eventually participated in the gold discovery and helped stimulate economic development in the Great Basin. These former LDS soldiers ultimately received favorable recognition both from their military commanders and from other non-Mormons for their industriousness and loyalty.
Marker Name: Mormon Battalion Campsite
Type of history commemorated: Place
County: Cochise
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
Troop #21
Year placed: 1960
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