Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 42152-h.htm or 42152-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/42152/42152-h/42152-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/42152/42152-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive. See http://archive.org/details/mormonbattalioni00robe Transcriber's note: Text enclosed by equal signs is in bold face (=bold=). A group of asterisks represents an ellipsis. A complete list of typographical corrections follows the text. THE MORMON BATTALION Its History and Achievements by B. H. ROBERTS The Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah 1919 Copyright, 1919. By B. H. Roberts. Table of Contents I. The March of the Battalion Compared With Other Historical Marches. Retreat of the Ten Thousand 1 Doniphan's Expedition into Mexico 3 The World's Record for a March of Infantry 4 II. The Call of the Battalion. The Mormon Appeal to the United States Government for Help 5 Little's Consultations with the President 7 The Order to Enlist Mormon Volunteers 11 Terms of Enlistment 12 Captain Allen in the Mormon Camps 13 Brigham Young's Activities in Raising the Battalion 16 Muster of the Battalion 18 Farewell Scenes 19 III. Advantages and Disadvantages in the Call of the Battalion. A Sacrifice Nevertheless 21 Advantages of the Enlistment 22 Money Value of the Enlistment 24 The Equipment of the Battalion to be Retained 25 Appreciation of the Mormon Leaders 26 IV. The March of the Battalion From Fort Leavenworth to Santa Fe. Death of Colonel Allen. Question of a Successor 27 Complaints of the Volunteers 28 The Line of March 29 Arrival at Santa Fe. Condition of the Command 30 Invalided Detachment Sent to Pueblo 32 V. The March of the Battalion From Santa Fe to the Mouth of the Gila.