Sunday, September 25, 2011

Sunday's Column - Mormons


The Mormon Battalion Museum in Old Town, San Diego
I have to say I was totally unaware of the Mormon Battalion.  But on a recent trip to San Diego I visited the museum dedicated to it.  Back in 1846 a troop of 500 men with 38 women marched from Ft. Leavenworth to San Diego, a distance of 2000 miles to help with the war against Mexico.  They carried 60 pound muskets which they were told they wouldn't have to use  - as it was against their religion - but they could keep them after they were finished.  They stayed for a long time and when they were told to return to the new settlement in Utah a petition was signed by all the town's residents to ask them to stay.  You can read the entire column at www.sbsun.com/trevorstravels

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