The Nauvoo Legion

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:organization
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:J._Joseph_Smith
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints
gptkbp:armament muskets and rifles
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:command_structure officers and ranks
gptkbp:cultural_impact Mormon military history
gptkbp:disbanded 1847
after the exodus from Nauvoo
migration to Utah
gptkbp:dissolved 1846
gptkbp:founded 1844
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Nauvoo_Temple
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:historical_significance first organized militia in Illinois
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Nauvoo Legion
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:J._Joseph_Smith
gptkbp:is_involved_in local conflicts
gptkbp:known_for defending Nauvoo
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Brigham_Young
gptkbp:legacy military traditions in Mormon culture
gptkbp:location gptkb:Nauvoo,_Illinois
gptkbp:members gptkb:men_of_the_Latter_Day_Saint_faith
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Nauvoo
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Ezra_Taft_Benson
gptkb:Heber_C._Kimball
gptkb:B._H._Roberts
gptkb:George_A._Smith
gptkb:Orson_Pratt
gptkb:Gordon_B._Hinckley
gptkb:Russell_Nelson
gptkb:Wilford_Woodruff
gptkb:Thomas_S._Monson
gptkb:Joseph_F._Smith
gptkb:Brigham_Young_Jr.
gptkb:John_Taylor
gptkb:David_O._Mc_Kay
gptkbp:participated_in expeditions against Native Americans
gptkbp:purpose defense
gptkbp:recruitment Latter Day Saints community
gptkbp:reform in Utah Territory
gptkbp:role gptkb:Police_Department
gptkbp:size approximately 5,000 members
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Utah_Territorial_Militia
gptkbp:training military drills
gptkbp:uniform military-style uniforms