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Minutes, 8 July 1843, as Recorded in Nauvoo Legion Minute Book

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Nauvoo Legion Court-Martial, Minutes,
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, 8 July 1843. Version copied [ca. 1844] in Nauvoo Legion Minute Book, pp. 36–65; handwriting of
Hosea Stout

18 Sept. 1810–2 Mar. 1889. Farmer, teacher, carpenter, sawmill operator, lawyer. Born near Pleasant Hill, Mercer Co., Kentucky. Son of Joseph Stout and Anna Smith. Moved to Union Township, Clinton Co., Ohio, 1819; to Wilmington, Clinton Co., fall 1824; to...

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; Nauvoo Legion Records, CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note to Nauvoo Legion Minute Book, Feb. 1841–Oct. 1844.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Minutes, 20 May–8 July 1843 Minutes, 8 July 1843, as Recorded in Nauvoo Legion Minute Book Nauvoo Legion Minute Book, February 1841–October 1844

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person, within the aforesaid twenty day to volunteer into any of the independent companies in the
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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Sec. 2. That the Staff, of the Lieutenant General, shall consist of an inspector general, a Chief Chaplain, four aids de Camp, a drill officer, and Secretaries not exceeding two, each to have the rank of Colonel of Cavalry; and a guard of twelve aids de camp with the rank of Captain. The drill officer likewise to be the chief officer of the guard.
Sec. 3. That the staff, of the Major General, shall consist of an adjutant general, to act as Division inspector, a quarter master general, a Surgeon general, a commissary general, a paymaster General, a chaplain, a judge advocate, a cornet, and two aids de camp, each with the rank of Colonel of infantry; a quarter master Sergeant, a Sergeant major, and a chief musician each with the rank of major.
Sec. 4. That the staff, of the Brigadier General, shall consist of one Cohort or Brigade inspector to act as Brigade Major, one quarter master, and one aid de camp. The aid de camp, to perform the duties of Cohort or Brigade judge advocate; one surgeon, one Chaplain, and one cornet each with the rank of Major.
Sec. 5. That to each regiment there shall be one colonel, one lieutenant Colonel, and one Major with a regimental staff, to be appointed by the Colonel, to consist of one adjutant, who shall act as regimental judge advocate, one quarter master, and one pay master, each to rank as captain; one surgeon, one sergeant major one quarter master sergeant, one [p. 40]
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Minutes, 8 July 1843, as Recorded in Nauvoo Legion Minute Book
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