The March of the Mormon Battalion From Council Bluffs to California, Taken from the Journal of Henry Standage
- Hardcover
- New York; London: The Century Co, 1928
New York; London: The Century Co, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 295pp. Octavo [20.5 cm] Blue cloth over boards. Maps printed on the endsheets. Black and white photographs. Covers a bit cocked and a little concave. Two ink stamps from a previous owner on the preliminary pages. No dust jacket. Flake: 3610. Henry Standage (1818-1899) was in the Mormon Battalion Company E from July 16, 1846 to July 16, 1847.
"The diary opens with his departure from Council Bluffs, Iowa, with the Mormon Battalion in July 1846. It traces their travels across the plains, including stopping at Fort Leavenworth, arriving in Santa Fe (where he recalls General Kearney's bloodless encounter with Mexican troops, and concludes 'the Lord is ... opening the way before us'), trading with Alpacha Indians, the taking of 'Spanish prisoners,' and the difficulties of marching and moving supplies. Once the Battalion had arrived in California, Standage records stopping in San Diego only to be ordered to march to San Luis Rey ('It does seem as though we should never have rest in the service of the United States,' Standage complained), drilling in San Luis Rey before preparing to march to Los Angeles, derogatory remarks about the 'Spaniards' in Los Angeles, a description of the city, and his interest in Roman Catholic ceremonies. The diary ends on July 19, 1847, while Standage was still in Los Angeles." (taken from The Huntington Library, San Marino, CA.; https://researchworks.oclc.org/archivegrid/collection/data/788497515).
"The diary opens with his departure from Council Bluffs, Iowa, with the Mormon Battalion in July 1846. It traces their travels across the plains, including stopping at Fort Leavenworth, arriving in Santa Fe (where he recalls General Kearney's bloodless encounter with Mexican troops, and concludes 'the Lord is ... opening the way before us'), trading with Alpacha Indians, the taking of 'Spanish prisoners,' and the difficulties of marching and moving supplies. Once the Battalion had arrived in California, Standage records stopping in San Diego only to be ordered to march to San Luis Rey ('It does seem as though we should never have rest in the service of the United States,' Standage complained), drilling in San Luis Rey before preparing to march to Los Angeles, derogatory remarks about the 'Spaniards' in Los Angeles, a description of the city, and his interest in Roman Catholic ceremonies. The diary ends on July 19, 1847, while Standage was still in Los Angeles." (taken from The Huntington Library, San Marino, CA.; https://researchworks.oclc.org/archivegrid/collection/data/788497515).