Wilford at Mt. Pisgah, Iowa when Captain Allen arrives to recruit Mormon Battalion.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
August 21, 1846 ~ Friday
21st
I wrote 3 letters one to J. Ferguson
one to J. A. Stratton one to J Armstrong
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Ferguson, James
23 Feb 1828 - 30 Aug 1863
71 mentions
Armstrong, John Christopher
27 Nov 1813 - 7 Jun 1881
21 mentions
Stratton, Joseph Albert
11 Sep 1821 - 28 Oct 1850
72 mentions
Events
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Woodruffs reach Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Mormon Battalion recruited by United States Army.
Woodruffs cross Missouri River to Cutler's Park, Nebraska.
Wilford rebaptized second time; rebaptizes Phebe, Sarah E. Brown, Mary C. Barton, Mary Ann Jackson, and Rosetta King.
Wilford expels Sarah Elinor Brown and Mary Caroline Barton from his family for misconduct.
Wilford severely injured by falling tree while cutting logs to build his family a cabin: breaks breastbone, three ribs, suffers internal injuries.