Five hundred wagons stood still : Mormon Battalion wives
- Maynes, Shirley N. (Main Author)
- United States. Army. Mormon Battalion (Subject)
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Includes bibliographical references and wives' burial index.
"This is a compilation of the lives 150 wives of the men who served in the Mormon Battalion during the Mexican War conflict as shown in journals and histories from the respective families. The stories usually begin at the time of birth of the wives and ends at the time of their death.... "The stories follow the hardships and trials encountered by the families as they were driven from state to state.... Some of the stories reveal how the women survived on the prairies while their husbands were away. "The book also gives an account of the Mormon Battalion after they were mustered out of service in July of 1847, and the various ways in which they traveled to locate their families... The stories continue on by relating the events in their lives after the Mexican War..."Verso, Back Cover.
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