Mormon Battalion November 14, 1846 Traditional Geocache
Mormon Battalion November 14, 1846
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Turn west on Macho Road between Nutt and Lake Valley for about 6 miles.
In 1846 at the request of the United States government, 500 men, 33 women, and 51 children from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints volunteered to serve in the U.S. Army as part of the Mexican-American War. The Mormon Battalion was the only religiously based unit in United States military history. They marched on foot from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas to Los Angeles, California.
The Mormon Battalion camped near here after a two day walk from the Rio Grande. They noted the ruins of an ancient building, about 36 feet square, and containing five rooms. These ruins were located nearby in 2008 on private land. This cache describes features found in Battalion journals that can be seen today.
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