Larry D. Christiansen
LARRY D. CHRISTIANSEN became interested in the Mormon Battalion in the late 1960s while teaching history at a college in southern Arizona adjacent to the battalion's trail. He has since published two articles on the battalion and is currently writing a history of the battalion's experiences.
The Struggle for Power in the Mormon Battalion
Articles/Essays – Volume 26, No. 4
The Mormon Battalion reached San Diego in late January 1847 with five and a half months of service remaining in its one-year enlistment. Mustered by the Mormon church at the request of the U.S. government,…
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