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General Orders for Nauvoo Legion, 24 June 1842

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Wilson Law

26 Feb. 1806–15 Oct. 1876. Merchant, millwright, land speculator, farmer. Born in Ireland. Son of Richard Law and Ann Hunter. Immigrated to U.S. and settled in Springfield Township, Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, by 1820. Moved to Delaware Township, Mercer Co....

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and JS, General Orders, to Nauvoo Legion,
Nauvoo

Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....

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, Hancock Co., IL, 24 June 1842. Version published in “General Orders,” Wasp, 25 June 1842, [3].

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GENERAL ORDERS.
HEAD QUARTERS.
NAUVOO LEGION

A contingent of the Illinois state militia provided for in the Nauvoo city charter. The Nauvoo Legion was organized into two cohorts: one infantry and one cavalry. Each cohort could potentially comprise several thousand men and was overseen by a brigadier...

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Nauvoo

Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....

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, June 24, 1842.)
1st. The several companies of the Legion will form on the usual parade ground on the 4th day of July next, at half past 8 o’clock A. M.
2nd. At nine o’clock the Adjutants will form the lines of their respective regiments and the Colonels take command.
3rd. At half past nine o’clock the Adjutants of cohorts will form the line of their respective Cohorts and the Brigadier Generals take command.
4th. At ten o’clock the Adjutant General will form the line of the Legion, and the ranking Brevet Major General take command.
5th. At half past ten o’clock the Lieut. General will be escorted to the field by the music, the 1st company of the 1st Cohort, and the Invincibles of the 2nd Cohort, and on his arrival at the reviewing station be saluted with a discharge of artillary &c. &c.
6th. At 11 o’clock the General review will commence.
7th. At half past 1 o’clock P. M. the [i]nspection of arms will take place, and be followed by the performance of such manoeuvers as may be ordered.
8th. The arms (especially those of the State) will be required to be in the very best order as any neglect on that point can not be overlooked.
9th. The officers, musicions, and privates are expected every man to do hi[s] duty.
WILSON LAW

26 Feb. 1806–15 Oct. 1876. Merchant, millwright, land speculator, farmer. Born in Ireland. Son of Richard Law and Ann Hunter. Immigrated to U.S. and settled in Springfield Township, Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, by 1820. Moved to Delaware Township, Mercer Co....

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Joseph Smith, Lieutenant General. [p. [3]]
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