Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
The whole Legion was mustered and
it consisted of 23 companies. The Legion that day
on parade numbering not much less than 2 thousand
men and officers mostly all ^in^ well dressed uniform truly
made a splendid appearance. General Joseph Smith
had provided a sumptious dinner for the whole staff
with their ladies
A steam boat landed at noon,
under the salute of the martial band, and landed
about forty Saints mostly from Herefordshire England
The second Sunday following
I attended meeting at the Grove and in the afternoon
preached. This was the first time I had spoken
to the Church at head quarters for two years
At the close of the meeting with brother
Charles C. Rich I went to the font and ^we^ baptized
^I was also baptized for^ about one hundred persons mostly for the dead.
At this time I was baptized
for my great grandfather Josiah Woodruff and
my great grandmother his wife. This was
