Mormon Legion

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mormon_Legion
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1840-1887
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Nauvoo_Legion
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Brigham_Young
gptkb:Daniel_H._Wells
gptkb:John_C._Bennett
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:Edmunds-Tucker_Act
1887
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Joseph_Smith
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mormon Legion
gptkbp:location gptkb:Utah_Territory
gptkb:Nauvoo,_Illinois
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Mexican–American_War
gptkb:Utah_War
gptkb:Mountain_Meadows_Massacre
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Lot_Smith
gptkb:Jedediah_M._Grant
gptkb:Porter_Rockwell
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Illinois_State_Militia
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:law_enforcement
gptkb:military
defense of Mormon settlements
gptkbp:role militant
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Utah_National_Guard
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nauvoo_Legion
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6