Rawlene Lebaron

Men, Women, and Children of the Mormon Battalion Rawlene Lebaron

Formed on 16 July 1846, two months after the Mexican-American War was declared, the Mormon Battalion was the only religiously-based Army unit in American military history. The march of the Battalion is more than the story of a unique, courageous military unit - it is the history of a people repeatedly driven from their homes and threatened with extinction for their faith, a people who, despite hatred and prejudice, volunteered to fight for their country, who built a new life in a new land through sacrifice and obedience. Like ancient armies, the Mormon Battalion included women and children marching with the men, This is their story, the men, women, and children, who marched across a continent. The first section of the book summarizes the march of the Battalion, This is followed by brief profiles of those who marched with the Battalion.