Mormon Battalion diary of James Pace, 1846-1847.

Cooke, Philip St. George, 1809-1895

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Cooke was born in Leesburg, Virginia, June 13, 1809. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1827 and was commissioned a brevet second lieutenant in the infantry. He served at a variety of installations in the American West and in the Black Hawk War. In 1833 he was promoted to first lieutenant in the newly formed 1st U.S. Dragoons. Cooke went on numerous trips of exploration into the Far West with the Dragoons. As Captain in command of 200 Dragoons, he disarmed and arrested Co...

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Pace, James, 1811-1888.

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U.S. Army Lieutenant; Mormon Battalion. From the description of Autobiography and diary, 1831-1888 (bulk 1846-1847). (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 31530181 James Pace (1811-1888) was born in Double Springs, Tennessee, the son of James Pace and Mary Ann Loving. In 1831 he married Lucinda G. Strickland and next year moved to Shelby County, Illinois. James first heard Mormonism preached in April of 1839 and both he and his wife were baptized into the church. The ...