The Nauvoo Legion in Illinois : a history of the Mormon militia, 1841-1846
Richard E. Bennett (Author), Susan Easton Black (Author), Donald Q. Cannon (Author)
"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 Legion traces its unique story from its founding to the Mormon exodus in 1846"--Jacket
Print Book, English, 2010
Arthur H. Clark Co./University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Okla, 2010