March of the Utah Expedition from Fort Bridger to Fort Leavenworth

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Title: March of the Utah Expedition from Fort Bridger to Fort Leavenworth
Creator: Gove, Jesse Augustus, 1824-1862
Contributor: Gove, Jesse Augustus, 1824-1862
United States Army Infantry Regiment, 10th
Utah Expedition (1857-1858)
Published / Created: 1861
Abstract: Capt. Jesse Gove of the 10th Regt. describes the return journey of the Utah Expedition sent out by President Buchanan against the Mormons in 1857. Gove records the trip from Fort Bridger by way of the Green River, Big and Little Sandy, Pacific Pony Express Station, South Pass, Devil's Gate, Platte Bridge, and Fort Laramie. The regiment stayed at the Fort and then continued on to Dripp's Trading Past, Scott's Bludds, Fort Kearney, and Fort Leavenworth. Volume (transcript) scanned.
Description: Gift of William Robertson Coe.
Extent: 1 item (21 p.)
1 v. (26 p.) ; 32 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Format: text
Genre: Manuscripts
Resource Type: Archives or Manuscripts
Subject (Geographic): West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Subject (Name): Gove, Jesse Augustus, 1824-1862
United States Army Infantry Regiment, 10th
Utah Expedition (1857-1858)
Subject (Topic): Mormons--History--19th century

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Citation: Jesse Augustus Gove, March of the Utah Expedition. Western Americana Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Withington, M. C. Catalogue of Western Americana Manuscripts 226.