California, San Diego County, San Diego
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No. 7
Dedicated
in commemoration
the heroic sacrifice and
history-making achievements
of the
Mormon Battalion
"whose march over 2000 miles
from Council Bluffs, Iowa to San Diego
help to win California for the Union
and open a new road to the Pacific
over desert wastes"
began July 16, 1846
completed January 29, 1847.
"History may be searched in vain
for an equal march of infantry."
-U.S. Army Records
(Notable Events • Settlements & Settlers • War, Mexican-American) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
No. 7Dedicated
in commemoration
the heroic sacrifice and
history-making achievements
of the
Mormon Battalion
"whose march over 2000 miles
from Council Bluffs, Iowa to San Diego
help to win California for the Union
and open a new road to the Pacific
over desert wastes"
began July 16, 1846
completed January 29, 1847.
"History may be searched in vain
for an equal march of infantry."
-U.S. Army Records
(Notable Events • Settlements & Settlers • War, Mexican-American) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.