Woodruffs reach Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
September 02, 1846 ~ Wednesday
2nd Arose & prayed & started for the Camp of
Israel which we reached in about 10 miles of
the bluff. I spent the remainder of the camp
day in the camp 10 m[iles]
Events
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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.