University in Salt Lake City in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

With Toil and Courage, Until We Meet Again

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 21, 2024

1. With Toil and Courage, Until we Meet Again Marker

Inscription. Thirty-three women accompanied the Mormon Battalion. They, too, endured the hardships of the march, suffering hunger, thirst and illness. Five completed the entire journey to San Diego the rest were sent with the "sick detachments" to Pueblo, Colorado. There, they would join Mormon emigrants from Mississippi and await the coming of the main body of pioneers. Wives and mothers left behind had to manage the rigors of the trek and endure the loneliness. They managed as best they could through the assistance of the church, their husbands advance pay and their own resourcefulness, as with one wife who exchanged nursing services for housing. Their courage and resolve are reflected in the words of one such woman who said she would rather be "a soldier's widow than a coward's wife."

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, Mexican-American • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1846.

Location. 40° 45.139′ N, 111° 49.172′ W. Marker is in Salt Lake City, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is in University. It is on E Sunnyside Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker

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is at or near this postal address: 2601 E Sunnyside Avenue, Salt Lake City UT 84108, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Salt Lake.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Duty Calls (a few steps from this marker); Answering the Call (a few steps from this marker); In Ten Days or Less... (a few steps from this marker); Duty Triumphs (a few steps from this marker); Learn About The Pony Express (within shouting distance of this marker); Faith as a Gale Wind Going West (within shouting distance of this marker); A Moment in Time (within shouting distance of this marker); Unsung Heroes (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salt Lake City.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 21, 2024

2. With Toil and Courage, Until we Meet Again Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 215 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 21, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.