MS 1370, Nauvoo Legion (Utah) Adjutant General. Nauvoo Legion (Utah) records 1851-1870

West, Chauncey Walker 1827-1870

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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

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Mary Ann Lamar Cobb (1818-1889), wife of Gen. Howell Cobb (1815-1868). From the description of Letter to Mary Ann Lamar Cobb, 1888 Oct. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476494 Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was born in Kentucky. He attended Transylvania University for a short time before enrolling at West Point in 1824, at the age of 16. He graduated in 1828 and immediately joined the First Infantry. His regiment was engaged in the Blackhawk War of 1831. In 1833, he became a...

Kimball, William H. (William Henry), 1826-1907

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McAllister, John Daniel Thompson, 1827-1910.

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Mormon pioneer, missionary, and president of the Latter-day Saint Church St. George and Manti, Utah Temples. From the description of Papers, 1851-1895. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122637293 McAllister was president of the Manti Temple. From the guide to the MS 14441 John D. Thompson McAllister papers 1857-1932 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Church History Library) ...

Johnston, Albert Sidney, 1803-1862

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Native of Kentucky; educated privately and at Transylvania University; graduate of West Point; served in the Black Hawk War; commanded the Army of Texas during the late 1830's; served in the Mexican War with the 1st Texas Rifle Volunteers; commissioned paymaster in the United States Army and later commanded the Department of Texas; resigned to join the Confederate Army in 1861 and commanded the Western Department from 1861 through the Battle of Shiloh, April 1862, where he was mortally wounded. ...

Wells, Daniel H. (Daniel Hanmer), 1814-1891

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Apostle in the Mormon Church and an emigration agent for Mormons in Great Britain. From the description of Statement, 1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122351692 Wells was an important Mormon church authority and civic leader of Utah. He was an apostle in that church, served as the mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, and was the commander of the Utah Militia. From the description of Daniel H. Wells temple records, 1867-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122552491...

Grant, George Davis, 1812-1876.

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Rich, Charles C. (Charles Coulson), 1809-1883

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Charles Coulson Rich was born on August 21, 1809, in Campbell County, Kentucky. He was instructed in the Mormon faith by Lyman Wight and baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by George M. Hinckle in 1832. In 1838 he married Sarah D. Pea, the first of his six wives. Rich lived in Calfwell County, Missouri, and fought in the Battle of Crooked River. He and his family later settled in Nauvoo, Illinois, where Rich was made a member of the Council of Fifty and served in the Na...

Winder, John R. (John Rex), 1821-1910

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Winder (1821-1910) held several positions within the LDS Church. From the description of The John R. Winder papers. 1857-1858. (University of Utah). WorldCat record id: 70238005 ...

Little, J. C. (Jesse Carter), 1815-1893

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United States. War Department. General Staff

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Smith, George Albert, 1817-1875

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George Albert Smith (June 26, 1817 ₁ September 1, 1875) (commonly known as George A. Smith to distinguish him from his grandson of the same name) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and served in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and as a member of the church's First Presidency. From the description of Letter to Silas S. Smith, 1855. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367846413 From the description of George A. Smith letters and invoices, 1864-1973. (Unknown). W...

Woolley, Franklin Benjamin 1834-1869

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Clawson, Hiram Bradley 1826-1912

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Burton, Robert Taylor, 1821-1907

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Mormonn Church leader and musician. From the description of Brass band drum score, ca. 1844. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122536927 Member of the Presiding Bishopric, 1875-1907. From the guide to the MS 1221 Robert T. Burton diaries 1856-1907 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Church History Library) ...

Young, Brigham, 1801-1877

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Second president of the Mormon Church. From the description of Certificate, 1876. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122630973 American religious leader, second president of the Mormon Church, first governor of the Territory of Utah, and colonizer who significantly influenced the development of the American West. From the description of Cash ledger books, 1862-1877. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122480196 From the description of Cash ledger books 1862-1877 ...

Merrill, Philemon Christopher, 1820-1904.

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Pace, William Byram 1832-1907

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Cumming, Alfred, 1802-1873

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Alfred Cummings was the second governor of Utah territory. He was appointed right after the “Utah War” and, due to exaggerated reports, expected to walk into a tense situation, if not outright rebellion. His and his wife’s writings show they were pleasantly surprised by a congenial reception. Cumming was born in Augusta, Georgia on September 4, 1802. He was elected Mayor of Augusta and served until the Mexican War. During the war, he acted as a sutler for two different units for the Union....

Ellerbeck, Thomas Witton, 1829-1895.

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Dunyon, John Lewis 1810-1879

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Johnson, Aaron, 1806-1877

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Mormon colonizer and soldier. He was elected brigadier general in 1857 and commissioned major general in the Utah Militia in 1866. From the description of Correspondence, 1852-1866. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122702261 From the guide to the Aaron Johnson correspondence, 1852-1866, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Smith, Lot, 1830-1892.

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Mormon soldier and colonist; leader of mission to settle Little Colorado River area in northern Arizona beginning in 1876. From the description of Lot Smith papers, 1855-1889. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 31485082 Major in the Utah Militia; President of the Little Colorado Latter-day Saint Church Stake, Arizona Territory; member of the Utah Territorial legislature. From the description of Papers, 1856-1892. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122479976...

Robison, Lewis 1816-1883

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Rockwood, Albert Perry, 1805-1879.

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Callister, Thomas, 1821-1880.

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Mormon stake president, patriarch, and legislator in Utah. From the description of Diary, 1875-1880. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122551111 From the guide to the Thomas Callister diary, 1875-1880, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Rowberry, John 1823-1884

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Ferguson, James, 1828-1863

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Jones, Nathaniel Vary, 1822-1863.

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Nathaniel Vary Jones was born October 13, 1822 in Brighton, New York the son of Samuel and Lucinda Kingsley Jones. Jones worked as a ship carpenter under his father until about age seventeen. In 1839 Jones moved to Wisconsin and there joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1843 he moved to Nauvoo, Illinois. During the summer of 1843 Jones was called to serve as a missionary for the Church in the eastern states (Ohio and New York) and proselyted from 1...

Alexander, Edmund B.

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Bernhisel, John M. (John Milton), 1799-1881

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Bernhisel was a medical doctor and the first Utah Territorial delegate to Congress. He obtained permission to copy the Book of Moses from Joseph Smith's bible from Emma Smith and donated it to Brigham Young. From the description of John Bernhisel portrait, circa 1840-1869. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367938575 John M. Berhisel (1799-1881) was a medical doctor and first Utah Territorial delegate to Congress. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1842...

Taylor, John, 1808-1887

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Mormon businessman in Logan, Utah. From the guide to the Joseph Morrell letters received, 1883-1906, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Mormon genealogist, temple recorder, and member of the Utah Militia. From the guide to the Copies of revelations, 1869-1900, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Report to George Q. Cannon, Brigham Young Jr., and Albert Carrington on claims by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints against the estate of Brigham Yo...

Nauvoo Legion (Utah) Adjutant General

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Nauvoo Legion was official name of Utah Territorial Militia, first organized in 1849 under auspices of State of Deseret. Daniel H. Wells served as lieutenant general; adjutants were James Ferguson, Hiram B. Clawson, Thomas W. Ellerbeck, and John R. Winder. From the guide to the MS 1370 Nauvoo Legion (Utah) records 1851-1870 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Church History Library) ...