Near U.S. Highway 275 (U.S. 275) 0.1 miles from Iowa Highway 92 (State Highway 92).
One of the most remarkable infantry marches in American history began here in July 1846 with the mustering of the Mormon Battalion. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) responded to the request from President James K. . . . — — Map (db m22662) HM
Near 12th Avenue 0.8 miles west of 12th Avenue & Water Street.
Longest Sustained March in U.S. Military History, 1846-1847.
Between 1846 and 1848, the United States and Mexico went to war. One of the major directives of the United States during this war was to secure its western border and to occupy . . . — — Map (db m22686) HM
On arriving at San Diego on January 29, 1847, soldiers of the Mormon Battalion occupied Fort Stockton on this site. They promptly began to improve this community, digging the first wells, crating the first pumps to draw water, building the first . . . — — Map (db m14488) HM
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