Pursuant to an ordinance of the City Council of the City of entitled “An Ordinance organizing the Nauvoo Legion” Passed February the 3rd 1841 the Court Martial composed of the Commissioned officers of the military of the State of , within the City of assembled at the of Joseph Smith, on Thursday the 4th day of February at 10’ o’clock AM AD 1841.

Present Quarter Master General of the State of , Lieutenant Colonel , Captains , , , , , , First Lieutenants , , , , . Second Lieutenants , , , , , , Third Lieutenants , and .

The Court was called to order by General .

On Motion Joseph Smith and were requested to set in the Court

This Court martial then proceeded to the election of the General Officers of the Legion whereupon Joseph Smith was duly elected Lieutenant General of and General , Major General of the Nauvoo Legion. Captain was elected Brigadier General of the First Cohort. and Lieutenant Colonel Brigadier General of the Second Cohort, Nauvoo Legion by the unanimous vote of the Court Martial

Lieutenant General Joseph Smith after being duly sworn into office proceeded to appoint the following named persons for his staff to wit Captain , to be drill officer. Captain and Aids de Camp, . , , , , and <​guard​>

The Legion at its organization was composed of Six Companies [p. [1]]