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The Church History Library contains many items about the Mormon Battalion that can be viewed either in person at the library or digitally through our Church History Library Catalog. Here is a sampling of digitized collections:

• Compilation of Mormon Battalion journals, 1846–1848, 1872 (MS 13956)
• Mormon Battalion correspondence collection, 1846 (MS 2070)
• Mormon Battalion experiences and songs, undated (MS 8106)
• The Mormon Battalion, undated (CR 100 329)
• Jefferson Hunt of the Mormon Battalion (119754)
• Mormon Battalion reports, 1847 February and March (MS 2059)
• Mormon Battalion record book, 1846–1848 (MS 3439)
• Mormon Battalion Company A muster roll, 1846 October–December (MS 5261)
• Mormon Battalion return lists, 1846 July (MS 1248)
• Mormon Battalion Company C muster roll, 1846 (MS 9125)
• Descriptive roll, 1846 (MS 5267)

There are also several online resources hosted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:

Articles from the Ensign magazine:

• “From Iowa to Immortality: A Tribute to the Mormon Battalion,” Lance B. Wickman, July 2007
• “Researching the Mormon Battalion,” August 1989
• “The Mormon Battalion March, 1846–47,” Stanley B. Kimball, July 1979

Others:

• Mormon Battalion Fact Sheet (Church Newsroom)
• The Mormon Battalion: A March of Faith (lecture video)

The Mormon Battalion Association also hosts a website dedicated to the Mormon Battalion.1

Additionally, the Church History Library is in the process of incorporating its Mormon Battalion resources into our online databases as we have previously done with other early Church history resources for the Pioneer and Missionary Databases. This project is still in the early stages of development; updates will be forthcoming.

1. The Mormon Battalion Association is not affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.