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Brigham Young talking to the men of the Mormon Battalion, encouraging them to be good members, Captain James Allen, of the United States Army, in the group. One soldier holds an American flag. Chapter 61-4

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The Mormon Battalion

An illustration of Joseph Smith teaching young boys how to play "stick pull."

Doctrine and Covenants Stories

Learn about the Mormon Battalion. Captain James Allen of the United States Army came to the Saints and asked them for 500 men to volunteer to help with the war in Mexico. Five hundred forty-one men volunteered to serve. They marched 2,000 miles to California, but they didn't have to fight.

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The Mormon Battalion

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