Mormon Battalion Monument - San Diego, CA
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N 32° 41.375 W 117° 14.666
11S E 477087 N 3616901
The grave of Lydia Hunter, a member of the Mormon Battalion. The grave is dedicated in memory of other members of the Mormon Battalion.
Waymark Code: WM16N2R
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/31/2022
Views: 1
Photos taken on 27 August 2022. The grave is made out of white marble. On the north side, is information about who Lydia Hunter is and how she died. It also says that this grave is in memory of other Mormon Battalion Members. Included at the top is a small medallion of a silhouette relief of a woman.
On the south side, a relief of two Mormon Battalion member outlined in black paint. They are about 1.5 feet wide and 2 feet tall. Here, at the top is a medallion of a bull skull and "Mexican-American War" at the top and "Mormon Battalion" at the bottom.
The grave says, "Lydia Hunter died from complications resulting from the birth of her only child. A son named Diego Hunter, the first American born in California. Diego was born on 20 April 1847. Lydia died 6 days later.
May we honor her and each of those women who served with the Mormon Battalion. We also pay tribute to the many others that sent their sons, husbands, and brothers into the service of their country during the War with Mexico in 1846-1847."
The monument at the base says, "In Memory of the Mormon Battalion whose members made the longest military march in U.S. History of over 2,000 miles from Iowa to San Diego in 1846-1857 during the War with Mexico.
Albert Warren Dunham
Private-Company B
23 May 1828 - 11 May 1847
Lydia Ann Edmunds Hunter
Wife of Captain Jesse Hunter
Company B
22 January 1823 - 26 April 1847
Lydia Hunter and Private Albert Dunham were buried in a cemetery in the La Playa area of Point Loma and were moved to Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery with other military personnel in 1887".
TITLE: Mormon Battalion Memorial
ARTIST(S): Unknown
DATE: Unknown
MEDIUM: Granite
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 68000018
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, 1800 Cabrillo Memorial Drive, P.O. Box 6237, San Diego, California 92106
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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