Nauvoo Legion in Illinois: A History of the Mormon Militia, 1841-1846 - Hardcover
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Nauvoo Legion in Illinois: A History of the Mormon Militia, 1841-1846
When the Mormons established their theocratic city of Nauvoo on the banks of the Mississippi in 1839, they made self-defense a priority, having encountered persecution, violence, and forcible expulsion elsewhere. Organized under Illinois law, the Nauvoo Legion was a city militia made up primarily of Latter-day Saints. This comprehensive work on the history, structure, and purpose of the Nauvoo...
Richard E. Bennett is Professor of Church History in the School of Religious Education, Brigham Young University. He is the author of numerous articles on Latter-day Saint pioneer history and of Mormons at the Missouri: Winter Quarters, 1846-1852.
Black, Susan Easton: -Richard E. Bennett, Susan Easton Black, and Donald Q. Cannon are Professors of Church History and...
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