History May be Searched in Vain : a Military History of the Mormon Battalion. Frontier Military Series XXV

Spokane, WA: Arthur C. Clarke Company, 2006. Limited edition. Hardcover. Octavo. (standard size) Slight wear to edges of boards. No dust jacket issued, First, limited signed edition. SIGNED By the author on limitation page. #35 of only 55 copies made, Bound in dark brown bonded leather with gilt lettering and titling on spine. Includes promotional announcement laid in. 414 p. w/maps, illus.,chronology, footnotes, bibliography, index. A study of this Mormon military unit in the Mexican war, the only religious unit ever in the US armed forces. Mustered in Nebraska and equipped at Fr. Leavenworth in Kansas, the battalion marched Souwthwest through Kansas, New Mexico, and Arizona, ending their trek with the occupation of San Diego, without ever having fight a battle but doing important service along the way. Near fine. Item #20298

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