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| The Mormon Battalion Museum in Old Town, San Diego |
I have to say I was totally unaware of the Mormon Battalion. But on a recent trip to San Diego I visited the museum dedicated to it. Back in 1846 a troop of 500 men with 38 women marched from Ft. Leavenworth to San Diego, a distance of 2000 miles to help with the war against Mexico. They carried 60 pound muskets which they were told they wouldn't have to use - as it was against their religion - but they could keep them after they were finished. They stayed for a long time and when they were told to return to the new settlement in Utah a petition was signed by all the town's residents to ask them to stay. You can read the entire column at www.sbsun.com/trevorstravels
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