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1 Mormon Battalion Association Minutes Executive Staff Meeting 10:30 AM, Saturday, 20 August 2016 LTC Max Jamison Residence, 2854 N. Augusta Drive Lehi, UT The Mormon Battalion Association Executive Staff meets at least once per quarter on the third Saturday the month at 10:00 am, except when that day is a holiday or conflicts with another event. In that case, the meeting will be re-scheduled and the Executive Staff will be notified of the change. Members of the public are invited to attend. Policy: As with U.S. Congressional minutes, anyone can read appropriate items into the minutes. In the interest of expediency, all participants should be familiar with our proposed minutes before each meeting. We will only address items requiring discussion and decisions. The Action Item Review may refer to more detailed discussion in Membership Reports, Member Advisory Committee Reports, and New Business. Executive Staff Attendance: The following was present: LTC Max W. Jamison (Battalion Commander). The following were excused: COL Carl V. Larson (Battalion Executive Officer), COL Jerome G. Gourley (Battalion Commander s Chief Advisor), CPT Todd Crappa (Chief Finance Officer and member of Board of Directors), MAJ Val John Halford (Quartermaster/Logistics Officer), Kevin Henson (Historian), Margaret Larson (Membership Officer), CSM David Munford (Command Sergeant Major), MAJ Clark Olsen (Community Relations Liaison), and Steven L. Rinehart (Judge Advocate General). Board of Directors Attendance: The following were excused: Edwin Kimball (Chairman), James Waite (Vice Chairman), Greg Christofferson (Board Member), Guy Dickson (Board Member), BG Ashley Hall (Board of Directors), and Dennis Holland (Board Member). Local Leadership Attendance: The following was present: CPT Blaine Bachman (Albuquerque Squad). The following were excused: CPT Thomas Griggs (Eastern Idaho Squad), CPT Robert Wood (St. George Squad), SGT Larry Bilyau (Cedar City Squad), and SGT David Jamiel (Colorado Squad). Associated Organization Attendance: The following was present: Peter Guilbert (Group Commandant, Sierra Nevada Mormon Pioneers). Welcome / Call to Order / Recognize Guests / Administrative Items LTC Max W. Jamison 1. The start of our meeting was delayed by one half hour due to audio technical difficulties. Earlier in the week, I had carefully set up GoToMeeting.com with their technical support staff. A quick call revealed that my television audio had been turned down. 2. COL Jerome Gourley was hospitalized from Thursday through Saturday with blood sugar issues, but is home again and doing okay. 3. Edwin Kimball is home from doing restorations, and will be able to participate with us again. 4. BG Ashley Hall and his wife Lorna are at the Ute Reservation to meet with tribal leaders and other interested parties to organize a new chapter of the Old Spanish Trail Association. 5. Dennis Holland and his wife have moved to St. George, Utah, but will continue as Mission President of the California Living History Mission. Invocation Pledge of Allegiance C PT Blaine Bachman No ne Minutes of 18 June 2016 Executive Staff Meeting Reviewed and Approved Minutes were posted on Battalion website, with link from Battalion FaceBook account. General Business:! Recognition & Awards None. Page 1 of 16

2 ! Service Opportunities No new opportunities discussed.! Pro je c t Re que st Fo rm s and Annual Bud g e t Re que sts We are concerned about the failure of local units to submit Project Request Forms and Annual Budget Requests. We cannot allocate funds for their needs if we cannot plan for them.! Action Item Review: Leadership: All: Recruit civic and community leaders to serve on our new Board of Directors. We have two remaining unfilled positions. All: Find viable candidates to run for offices of Battalion Commander (e x o ffic io President of Board) and Battalion Executive Officer (e x o ffic io Vice President of Board), who will stand for election for two years. Section 2.02 of the Articles of Incorporation states that they coordinate and direct all member activities. Their roles are that of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Operations Officer (COO). All: Find individuals willing to serve as 1 st Executive Director (S1 - Adjutant General) and 2 nd Executive Director (S7 - Public Relations Commandant) of the Battalion Continental Support Staff. Section 2.02 of the Articles of Incorporation states that they manage all administrative support business matters. Their roles are that of Chief Business Executive (CBE) and Chief of Business Operations (CBO), supervising the Battalion Continental Support Staff. Graves Memorialization: COL Larson and Kevin Henson: Work on preparations for graves memorialization for Dr. George Sanderson, Lewis Dent, Milton Smith, Thomas P. Dutcher and William Reynalds (Reynolds). Search of Memorabilia of Late MAJ Don Schultz: LTC Jamison: Contact Hugh Schultz, son of the late MAJ Don Schultz, to search for the nine missing white leather belts in his father s memorabilia, and to extract and forward to us the 7,000+ roster of Mormon Battalion Eagle Slides maintained by his father on his personal computer. MAJ Clark Olson, Commander of our Headquarters Company, provided LTC Jamison with an extensive list of recipients in the Ogden area. This should help to fill in the missing history. Finances: CPT Todd Crappa (Chief Finance Officer): Create documentation to be used in an internal audit by the Board of Directors. Mormon Battalion Historic Trails Award: Kevin Henson: As soon as possible, lead Mormon Battalion Historic Trails Member Advisory Committee in providing the data to LTC Jamison and CSM Munford for publication of Requirements booklet. (See Scouting Relations Committee Report.) LTC Jamison: As soon as Requirements booklet is published, coordinate new patches, lapel pins/pendants, requirements list, booklet, and other documentation with LDS Primary-Young Men-Young Women and LDS-BSA coordinators to start publicity. COL Gourley and Greg Christofferson: Continue coordination with Elder D. Todd Christofferson regarding continued association between LDS Church and Mormon Battalion Association, including historical research and LDS participation in BSA Mormon Battalion Trail Award after Mormon Battalion Association takes over. Greg requested a formal letter before 1 July, which he could present to the leadership of the LDS Church. Website Release 3.0: LTC Jamison: Create new recruiting materials (brief background of Association and donation page with receipt) for website to go with Membership Application. Forward copies to David Jamiel. Laura Anderson: Follow up with Ms. Onaona Guay of the NARA regarding cost of conservation and possible time when digitization of original Mormon Battalion Muster Rolls, etc. can be done by agents of the Mormon Battalion Association. Laura Anderson and Kevin Henson: Prepare a letter to appropriate LDS and political leaders requesting support in digitization effort, and detailing the information desired. LTC Jamison suggested we contact Elders Holland and Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve for support in this matter. Both are very sympathetic to our cause, and Elder Holland supervises Church History. Page 2 of 16

3 Greg Christofferson: After receiving details, pursue funding for digitizing of Muster Rolls, etc. with donors, including the LDS Church when we know how much it will cost. Brian Cannon: Contact two BYU student research organizations (Redd Center for Western History and Early Saints Research Group) to assist in the transcription. LTC Jamison: Share local boots on the ground field research by participants in the new Mormon Battalion Historic Trails Award program. LTC Jamison and SGT Jamiel: Complete four Historical Fact sheets and post on website: The Mormon Battalion Monument, Pueblo, Colorado. Peaceful Valley Sign Mormon Battalion Interpretive Panels adjacent to Kiowa County Courthouse, Kiowa, Colorado. Trapper Trails Monument in the Adams County Historical Site, Brighton, Colorado. California Trail Interpretive Center in Elko, Nevada. Honorary Memberships: LTC Jamison and Kevin Henson: Send honorary membership certificates to those who have so kindly assisted Mr. Henson in his historical research for and about the Mormon Battalion, particularly Tim Kimball, Terry Latey, and Laura Anderson. Membership Reports Board of Directors: No report. Associate Organization Reports: 1.Battalion Trek/MapNTour.com (Michigan Contingent) Kevin Henson: With a heavy commitment to research, work, church events, and the Grand Encampment, I ve not done much else during the past couple of months. Kevin coordinates regularly as needed with LTC Jamison and others in the Battalion. See comments inserted throughout the Minutes. 2. Boy Scouts of America: Have received several newsletters.. 3. California Pioneer Heritage Foundation: No report. 4. Daughters of Utah Pioneers: No report. 5. Early Saints Research Group: Dr. Brandon Plewe: [This non-denominational group is researching participants in numerous religious sects associated with early Mormon history.] Our summer meeting was (intentionally) small, but very successful! About ten of us met in the Community of Christ [formerly the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints] archives in their temple/headquarters in Independence, Missouri on 15 July 2016, with many more attending via GoToMeeting.com (thanks to Map-N-Tour, Inc. and the Hensons!) from Salt Lake City, Provo, Cedar City, Virginia, Wisconsin, etc. First, Rachael Killebrew, the Community of Christ Archivist, updated us on the status of their archives. [The church staff recently underwent a massive downsizing, and has only gradually been adding functions back on a case by case basis.] Right now they are only open to the public one day a month and that day is determined by the day the first person wants to come. All others must come on that day or wait till the next month. They are interested in digitizing documents to make them more available; in fact, a volunteer has scanned and put a number online at More will be arriving there in coming days, including membership records! Dan Kelty introduced his spreadsheet listing of Community of Christ documents. He wants to add one more resource (he had just picked it up from them) before he sends a copy to Brandon, Laura, and Luther for sharing. He is also very knowledgeable about several branches of the restoration movement. Laura Anderson did a short presentation on how to use the LDS Church History Library and how to submit requests for digitization, use the Ask Us function, and the Missionary and Overland Travel databases. Kathleen Flake reminded us of the Nauvoo Equivalencies Table ( which Luther Tychonievich presented at the February meeting. This database matches the people contained in several existing databases, so we can each link from one database to another. If you have a database of early Mormons that you want to link up, send it to Luther at tychonievich@gmail.com. Kevin Henson feels that our database is not complete enough to share yet. We would love to add you and your project to the website ( If you are not there, please send me your name, affiliation, and research interests, and I ll get you on there. 6. FamilySearch : No report. 7. Friends of the Battalion & Ship Bro o kly n President Donald L. Eastman: Donald L. Eastman, former Vice President, advised LTC Jamison that he is now President. (See our 19 September 2015 Minutes, page 3.) He has personally purchased three of our copyrighted and trademarked Mormon Battalion Eagle Scout neckerchief slides this year, but has not forwarded the required Slide Request Form from the actual recipients so we can provide Certificates. Page 3 of 16

4 8. Heritage Trails Association Ms. Marilyn Mills: There has been a complete turnover of the Arts Committee managing restoration of the Fort Moore Pioneer Memorial, and we are having to educate the new members. As of June, there were no outward signs of progress. I did see additional graffiti right on the small bas relief under the flag pole which I reported immediately. I made a call to an engineer in the Chief Executive Office and was relieved to know that progress had been made that could not be seen from the street level. Their restoration design includes a recirculating pumping system vault in the pool area below the falls. They have been doing core drillings along the entire length of the fountain wall to evaluate their design. The evaluation will take the rest of the month. If their design is insufficient, they will have to find a new location for the pumping system. The Memorial is NOT yet closed to the public for construction and the annual 4th of July Flag raising program WILL take place at 10 am. 9. Mormon Battalion Arizona (Mesa Company) CPT Owen Garner: [They concentrate on hosting Christmas Camps and Eagle Scout Courts of Honor in their local Mesa-Phoenix, Arizona area.] I am attaching our Trail Patch Instructions flyer for the upcoming season for our program at Christmas Camp and honoring participating Eagle Scouts. [We have posted it on our Links Associated Organization Links subtab.] This past season we had about 1900 scouts participate on the Trail and did about 375 Eagle Courts of Honor. We would not be able to participate in Colorado on the 4th as we are involved with local activities. I greatly appreciate the help you give us in forwarding requests that you receive that are our opportunity and responsibility. Whatever our approach, we are all striving to help keep President Brigham Young's promise that the Battalion would never be forgotten. Scout Troops are invited to experience the Historic Mormon Battalion Trail and Butterfield Stage Route and earn the Mormon Battalion Trail Patch. The requirements are listed below: 1. Camp overnight on the trail. 2. Cook on the trail. 3. Hike 5 miles on the trail. 4. Do a service project on the Trail/campsite. 5. Have the history of the trail explained to your unit by the Mormon Battalion. If a scout earns the trail patch and then achieves the rank of Eagle Scout, a unique Wild Bull Skull Neckerchief Slide will be presented at his Eagle Court of Honor by the Mormon Battalion if so invited. Slide can only be presented at Eagle Court of Honor. The Mormon Battalion Trail Patches are $3.00 each. Make checks payable to: TheArizona Mormon Battalion. To schedule Mormon Battalion Trail Camping and Presentations, Eagle Scout Court of Honor Presentations, or purchase Trail Patches, please contact the following Battalion members: Trail Scheduling: Owen Garner, , garnerowen@gmail.com Chief Advisor: Lloyd Smith, , ldsmith38@msn.com Trail Patches: Curtis Standage, , dkstamp30@hotmail.com Eagle Courts of Honor: Wayne Lines, , wamalines@hotmail.com BLM Closure of Trail The BLM has closed the entire trail area to motor vehicles in order to repair damage done by offroaders. By agreement between the BSA Grand Canyon Council and the Bureau of Land Management, Scout groups are an exception if the following requirements are met: Owen Garner must be contacted to schedule the campout. Camping is restricted to the Christmas Camp location. Campers must bring in their own wood, use provided fire pans, and haul out ashes. Unless notified otherwise, the service project is to pick up any trash and leave camp area clean. Scout Troop camping is restricted to two dates per month as follows: and October 2016, 4-4 and November 2016, 2-3 and December 2016, and January 2017, and February 2017, and March 2017, 7-8 and April Camporee and specialty scheduling may vary from this schedule as needed. Troops not participating in the Mormon Battalion program must contact the BLM directly for authorization of their event. Such authorizations are limited. Phone Contact Owen Garner, as listed above, for further information, answers to questions, maps and directions to Christmas Camp Mormon Battalion Historic Site, San Diego, California: In May, Marilyn Mills of the Heritage Trails Association (working on Fort Moore, Los Angeles), received a request from Dianna Packard, part of the LDS Public Affairs team in San Diego, advising that every Flag Day, they induct veterans as honorary members of the Mormon Battalion Historic Site, and were thinking of calling them honorary members of the Mormon Battalion, US Army of the West. For starters, we often see the term U.S. inserted wherever people want, as in U.S. Army of the West or U.S. Mormon Battalion. We should know that the only correct place to put U.S. is at the highest level, i.e., U.S. Army. And we should know that military nomenclature is hierarchical: Page 4 of 16

5 There was and is a U.S. Army. Within the U.S. Army, there was an Army of the West during the Mexican-American War. Within that army, there was an independent federal militia unit called the Mormon Battalion, which served a one year enlistment from 16 July 1846 through 16 July (This can be mildly confusing to the uninformed, since battalions are usually part of regiments, which are part of corps and armies. Independent units such as the Mormon Battalion were an exception to the rule.) So the authentic nomenclature was Mormon Battalion, Army of the West, U.S. Army. While we try to educate others on proper terminology, many organizations ignorantly or knowingly use incorrect variations on that nomenclature. But there is no wrong answer. They can call themselves whatever they want, including the Grand Clan of the Great Poobahs if they want! While we maintain copyrights on names we have previously used, we have learned to avoid the whole controversy by simply calling ourselves the Mormon Battalion Association. More important, our organization has always limited honorary membership to those who have helped our cause to a significant degree. In our June meeting, we agreed to grant honorary membership to historical researchers and reenactors who have assisted us. (See Honorary Memberships Action Item above.) This includes our own Mormon Battalion Volunteers, the Sierra Nevada Mormon Pioneers, and missionaries who have served honorably in the Mormon Battalion Historic Site in San Diego. While we honor all veterans, it would be improper to grant them honorary membership if they have not helped us in some significant way. LTC Jamison asked Peter Guilbert to submit a list of past and present members of his Sierra Nevada Mormon Pioneers for honorary membership. We could do the same for past and present missionaries at the Mormon Battalion Historic Site in San Diego. 11. Mormon Battalion Volunteers, Historic Reenactment Group, Utah Living History Association. CPT Jared Cornell: 4-5 June 12th Annual California Trail Days California Trail Interpretive Center Elko, Nevada. CPT Jared Cornell, John Cornell, Kenley Mauerman, Dennis Wadkins, Skylar Pinales, and MAJ Val John Halford (also a member of the Mormon Battalion Association) shared the experience with 11 reenactors from the Sierra Nevada Mormon Pioneers (see above) and SGT David Jamiel from Colorado (see below). We set up a display of the equipment used by the Battalion, gave firearms firing demonstrations, and drilled children with wooden muskets. 25 July Days of 47 Parade. Had great participation from our reenactors in the Days of 47 Parade, with two drummers (the fifer couldn t come this year) marking cadence. Shared the experience with several reenactors from the Sierra Nevada Mormon Pioneers and LTC Jamison. This is the first time in recent memory when EVERYONE kept in step the entire 3½ miles! For the second year in a row, participants got a free police escorted ride back to the start on an open air double decker tour bus. 12. Mormon History Association President Brian Cannon: No report. 13. Old Spanish Trail Association (OSTA) Pres. Ashley Hall: (5 May) The re-marking of the Old Spanish Trail is pretty well complete, 22 Eagle Scout projects, with a couple of additional projects each year for the foreseeable future. The Nevada Chapter is creating the John C. Frémont Rendezvous Site on a 2.5 acre green meadow near the confluence of the Muddy River and the California Wash, about a block off Hidden Valley Road, about one mile north of the Hidden Valley exit to I-15 at Moapa, about 30 miles west of the state line at Mequite, Nevada. The Old Spanish Trail and Mormon Road ran through this spot. Frémont stopped here to pow wow with the Moapa Indians on his 1844 trip East along the Old Spanish Trail. The ranch owners will allow us to develop this into a camping/rendezvous site with a center fire pit and 5-8 surrounding camp sites. The ranch is running a water line to the spot, clearing it, and helping us plant grass, trees, and shrubs to make it an attractive place. We currently have an OSTA marker near the site, but are planning a large plaque to tell the story of the Old Spanish Trail, Mormon Road, and Frémont s trip. We encourage the Mormon Battalion Association to participate in developing this site, including working on the plaque. Our British Chapter in Northern England is in the process of helping us do the design/layout of the site that gives them an opportunity to reach across the Atlantic and be part of the trail they are very excited. (7 June) Newsletter announced the July Annual Conference of the OSTA at Grand Junction, Colorado. Items on the agenda included: Special Guest Banquet Keynote Speaker. Renown Ute Storyteller Larry Cesspooch was the keynote banquet speaker, addressing Koovah Noohchew Ute Horse People & the Old Spanish Trail, bringing to life the legends and oral history of the Ute people and horses. Page 5 of 16

6 Field trip to the trailhead of the 7 mile section of the OSTA in Mesa County, an Old Spanish National Historic Trail Retracement Route. This 20 year re-dedication ceremony, including reenactors, is courtesy of a grant from the National Park Foundation. Delta County, Colorado Trail Segments Recognized as Historic Landmarks. Upon the urging of the North Branch Chapter of the OSTA, the Delta County Board of County Commissioners has approved designation of certain Bureau of Land Management segments of the Old Spanish Trail as county historical landmarks. Delta County contains some of the only undisturbed yet recognizable tracks of the trail that exist in Colorado, identified through research carried out several years ago by Alpine Archaeological Consultants of Montrose. Improvements for BLM Barstow Center. Led by California Director Paul McClure, and Mojave River Chapter President Nelson Miller, we are continuing work on promoting expansion and improvement of the BLM Desert Discovery Center to include vastly upgraded coverage of the Old Spanish Trail. Legislation is currently being discussed. Improvements at the Center would fulfill the objectives of education and interpretation of the Old Spanish Trail. 14. Sierra Nevada Mormon Pioneers (SNMP) Peter D. Guilbert: This is a very active group of LDS service missionaries. Below is an edited extract from their latest minutes: Old Business: May Columbia Diggins Columbia State Park. A few of our group were there. 21 May Mormon Pioneer History Day Coloma. Around 5,000 people attended, not including volunteers or offsite parking. Our group did a great job. We have heard nothing but good things from the State Park staff. They made all kinds of money from the event. The Park Ranger asked if they could use the missionaries to set up for Gold Rush Live. Big change in attitude! Next year s date will be 20 May June 12th Annual California Trail Days California Trail Interpretive Center Elko, Nevada. About 750 people attended over the weekend. Bubba attended. Truckee Meadows group sent ten people up. They had toys and activities. Shared the experience with and SGT David Jamiel from Colorado (see below) and members of the Utah Living History Association (see below). A microburst wind storm played havoc with the encampment, but everyone found their items. 18 June Hands On History Sutter s Fort. Theme was War in California. Moderately well attended. Three of our group attended July 170 th Grand Encampment Council Bluffs, Iowa. About 500 people attended. There were 10 from our group who attended. There was a memorial event at Kanesville Tabernacle and we attended a local Sacrament meeting. Some went to the Winter Quarters Visitor Center. We talked with some descendants of the pioneers who stayed in Council Bluffs. (See below.) 16 July Hands On History Sutter s Fort. Theme was Mining the Miners. A couple of people from our group attended. 20 July Mormon Cabin Youth Activity. Met with 35 youth and leaders from Temecula at Coloma this afternoon. Greg Post, Connie Post, Virginia (didn t dress up) and myself presented stories about the Mormon Battalion and the contributions made during and after military service. Most of these young men have earned the [old] Scout Mormon Battalion Trail Award, so they have had the opportunity to hike some of the trail. Not too difficult as the trail went right through the valley Temecula where lies. After presentations, we took a short tour of the Mormon Workers Cabin and the new mill. They did get the opportunity to view the video at the museum before we met with the group. 20 July Stockton Youth Trek. Arrive at 4:30 p.m. This is an opportunity to do presentations to the youth as a Fireside. They will feed us. The location is up off the Mormon Emigrant Trail. Several of our group are attending. 23 July Yuba City Stake Pioneer Day event. 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. About 450 people came, including 150 Primary children and 70 or so youth. I think Peter and Virginia spoke with most of them, and Jesse and Michael made rope with most of them as well. Our event was entirely outdoors, and we started with a flag ceremony and the Primary children singing, but Virginia did her presentation about an hour after the event started and introduced our group then. She did an excellent job! I had actually never heard her do her Angeline Lovett presentation in its entirety, and I found it fascinating. (I portray Angeline Lovett s husband s niece, so we have a connection.) We had a covered pavilion with a microphone for the presentations, with seating. Virginia s presentation was well attended (I estimate around 65 people). Michael did his portrayal of Henry Bigler later in the day to around 30 people and answered a number of questions. We had a set schedule for them to do their presentations. 23 July Perkins Ward Pioneer Day event Sacramento. 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. 25 July Days of 47 Sunrise Service and Parade Salt Lake City. Keith Bond, the Harpers, and Mike Fitzgerald did the flag ceremony with LTC Jamison at 7:00 AM in the Sons of Utah Sunrise Service in the Tabernacle on Temple Page 6 of 16

7 Square, and then marched in the parade with LTC Jamison, MAJ Val John Halford, CPT Jared Cornell, and the Mormon Battalion Volunteers, Historic Reenactment Group, Utah Living History Association. 13 August California Pioneer Heritage Foundation Bus Tour. According to Robin, we put together one of the best bus tours ever! We have such an amazingly dedicated group of re-enactors! I am truly humbled, grateful, and honored to work with all of you! Thank you one and all for your contributions. The spirit was strong and history was brought to life! Together we put together something that our passengers really enjoyed and appreciated! We started off with a bang by our newest addition Joe Waltz as Johann Sutter. He was very well versed and portrayed Sutter flawlessly! I am soooo very grateful to our new personas who stepped in at the last minute, Bill Taylor who presented a very convincing Sam Brannan and Russ Harper, who is our new Thomas Rhoads! There are no words to express my gratitude! We were educated by Bill George about the Railroad and Chinese history! He is one of us, but is not a member of the Church! He imparted LOTS of knowledge and insight, and stood in for our railroad expert when he didn t show up on time! Our Pony Express expert gave firsthand knowledge about riding at night across the Sierras! Our lunch was outstandingly put together by Robin Kraus, and our Powerhouse expert gave detailed information about the importance of three phase electricity the first west of the Mississippi generated at the Folsom Powerhouse! Shopping was gleeful, especially with the discounts at Snook s ice cream parlor! Bubba shared his personal knowledge about the discovery of Mormon Island, as well as Orrin Porter Rockwell, which was tremendous! I stood in awe as Peter Guilbert spoke about the Battalion trek west, as he has experienced it first hand. Virginia was insightful and at times funny as she portrayed Angelina Lovett of the Ship Brooklyn! So very well done! Dick Williams and John Corless portray Nathan Hawk and Azariah Smith like pros! I appreciate Haumshultz s color and Cheryl Blair for transport! To top everything off, we were honored to have Mrs. Waltz read from her diary as she portrayed Melissa Coray! Such a terrific touch! I honestly don t know if we can ask for more! I know Heavenly Father is pleased with the sacrifice of your time on Saturday. I could barely talk at the end, as tears would flow with gratitude if I would open my mouth. We got rave reviews and folks want more! Heavenly Father has blessed our mission abundantly with spirits that desire to serve him. I love my Heavenly Father; love to serve; and love you all because I know you do the same. 20 August Hands On History Sutter s Fort. Theme is Fun on the Frontier. Three from our group attended and had a good attendance. Upcoming Events: 1-5 September Gold Rush Days Old Sacramento. Event will be each day over Labor Day weekend. For those who have not had the opportunity to be involved in this event, this is probably the most attended activity we will do for the entire year. We will need all hands on deck for this one. A quick recap of the schedule: Thursday, 1 September 7:00 AM (while it is still cool) Initial setup. We will set up all the canvas and the military tents, set out bales of hay, put out those items that shouldn t walk away overnight. Friday, 2 September 7:00 AM or earlier to about 5:00 or 6:00 PM Bring out everything else for our displays and activities, fire the cannon for the news media, and get ready for the school groups who will start arriving around 9:30 or so. We will need as many people as we can get for that morning and mid-day, and down staff later in the day. We will fire the cannon several times during the day. Saturday, 3 September 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM hundreds of visitors and we will be firing the cannon between other activities on the lawn. Be ready to display period skills or activities, or learn if you need to develop skills. Sunday, 4 September 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM We will have a short church meeting at 9:00 AM. Bring musical instruments and we will be singing church hymns. Display skills and activities throughout the day. Monday, 5 September 8:00 AM to about 4:00 PM, when we can begin to break camp. Same activities throughout the day. If you can t come during the day, try to come out to break camp September International Gold Panning Competition Placerville. 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. They would like us there on September 12 & 13 for the school kids at the fairgrounds. Also on Thursday for Senior Citizen Day at the fairgrounds. We need to staff several stations in each of the towns. Also would be good to have someone at the Mormon Cabin during this week since there will be lots of people from all over the world attending the panning competition who might go to Coloma to see where it all started September Gold Rush Live Coloma. 10::00 AM to 4:00 PM. (another change of usual dates to coincide with the Gold Panning Competition.) Usual setup with an encampment and staffing the cabin. I am sure we will be firing the cannon as well. Thursday and Friday will be mostly school visits and the weekend will be mostly general public. Early October SNMP Group Hike. Postponed from earlier. 14. Sons of Utah Pioneers: Received monthly reports from Lehi Chapter. They have invited us to march in the Lehi Page 7 of 16

8 Heritage Day parade on from 2:00 to 7:00 PM on 5 September. 15. Oregon-California Trail Association (OCTA), Southern Trails Chapter Doug Hocking, Chair No report. Local Unit Reports: Headquarters (HHC) Company MAJ Clark Olsen: No report. Utah North Platoon CPT Robert Olson: No report. Eastern Idaho Squad CPT Thomas Griggs: No report. Logan Squad (aka D Company) James Waite: Unit is inactive, but several residents have purchased slides. Ogden Section (aka C Company) MAJ Clark Olsen: No report. Salt Lake Squad (aka A and B Companies) LTC Jamison: No report. Utah South Platoon LTC Jerry Harris: No report. Albuquerque Squad CPT Blaine Bachman: No report. Cedar City Squad SGT Larry Bilyeu (left): No report. Colorado Squad SGT David Jamiel: Old Business: 25 May Planning Meeting, Battalion Monument, Pueblo, Colorado. I attended a planning meeting with the Pueblo, Colorado Stake to discuss the commemoration event that is scheduled for August 6 th at the Mormon Battalion Monument in Pueblo. As part of the proposed event, I am organizing a group of reenactors from the Pueblo area to assist me with putting together a period camp at the El Pueblo Museum. I am also assisting them in drafting text for the creation of two interpretive panels that will be used inside of the museum in the Mormon Cabin exhibit. 4-5 June 12th Annual California Trail Days California Trail Interpretive Center Elko, Nevada. My wife Shirley and I took part in the 12th Annual California Trail Days event. About 750 people attended. We were joined by 11 members of the SNMP (see above) and six members of the Utah Living History Association (see above). I gave a formal presentation about the impact of the Battalion on the settlement of the American West. About 25 people attended my presentation. 8-9 June Western Heritage Day program National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, Casper, Wyoming. Shirley and I set up an 1850 s era trail camp. Approximately 500 people attended the event. I gave a program on the Mormon Battalion s role in the settlement of the American West. About 20 people attended July Grand Encampment Symposium - Council Bluffs, Iowa My wife Shirley and I set up a period trail camp and represented the Mississippi Saints and Battalion sick detachment members at Pueblo. We were joined by 10 members of the SNMP (see above). We visited with over 150 people. I also gave a formal presentation on the Battalion and was part of a panel that also included MAJ Val John Halford, Kayla Wiley, Kevin Henson, Laura Anderson, and Lewis Weigand (local Council Bluffs representative of the Community of Christ Church). 6 August Rededication of Mormon Battalion Monument, Pueblo, Colorado. Shirley and I attended the rededication of the Mormon Battalion Monument in Pueblo, Colorado. Also, as part of the event we organized an interpretive display of the 1846 Mormon Colony camp display on the lawn of the El Pueblo Museum in Pueblo. The Eagle Scout candidate from the Pueblo Stake completed the repair and enhancement of the Battalion Monument but was unable to attend because of a prior commitment. His Scout master gave a summary of his work. Approximately 60 Church members attended the re-dedication event and afterwards a number of them walked from Runyon Field to the El Pueblo Museum. I put up a display of a Mormon Colony trail camp on the lawn of the museum. The display represented the 1846 Mississippi Saints. I was joined by eight friends who are re-enactors. Some were dressed as 1846 U.S. Army Dragoons and represented Bent s Fort. They addressed how the Pueblo Saints interacted with the Fort and were able to draw rations from there on a regular basis; and how some of the Mississippi Saints worked there for the Army. A few of the other re-enactors were dressed as trappers and represented the Pueblo and spoke to how the Mormons worked there for them and about some of the skills they acquired working with adobe and irrigation. I shared with the public a brief history of the colony and why and when the Saints were there. Collectively, we spoke to approximately people. I am waiting for my Church contact to send me a copy of the program and photos of the reconditioned monument. He is supposed to send me photos of the period camp display. As soon as I get them I will forward copies to you for the Association archives. Upcoming Events: Website Historical Fact Sheets. I have been working on sourcing statements made in the narratives I drafted to be used in the Historical Fact sheets for our website on four different locations that have markers or monuments that highlight or at least mention the Mormon Battalion: 1. The Mormon Battalion Monument Pueblo, Colorado. Researching exact location of the encampment near Page 8 of 16

9 Arkansas River with Kevin Henson. 2. Peaceful Valley Mormon Battalion Interpretive Panels Kiowa, Colorado, adjacent to County Courthouse. 3. Trapper Trails Monument Adams County Historical Site, Colorado Regional Park, Brighton, Colorado. (First draft submitted.) 4. California Trail Interpretive Center Elko, Nevada. Where members of the Battalion camped twice; General Kearny s Escort in 1847, and the returning Battalion members who opened the Carson Pass for wagons in St. George Squad (aka Dixie Company) CPT Robert Wood: COL Gourley and CPT Wood made several Eagle Scout slide presentations. White Mountain Squad CPT David Crockett: No report. Field Company CPT Lynn Tegland: No report. California Detached Section LTC Frank Szeles: No report. California South Squad (aka B Company): No report. Arizona Detached Section LTC Lloyd Smith: No report. Yuma Squad CPT Gary L. Smith: No report. At Large Members No report. Membership Advisory Committee Reports: 1. Battalion Flag Committee Mike Anderson, Chair:: No report. 2. Graves Memorialization Committee COL Carl V. Larson, Chair. Kevin Henson:. a. Dr. George Sanderson No report. b. Lewis Dent No report. c. Milton Smith No report. d. Thomas P. Dutcher and William Reynalds (Reynolds) No report. 3. Historians Committee Kevin Henson, Chair: a. Publication of Dr. Sanderson s Journal No report. 4. Membership Committee Margaret Larson, Chair: No report. 5. Scouting Relations Committee MAJ Clark Olson, Chair: a. Mormon Battalion Historic Trails Award Member Advisory Committee Kevin Henson: i. Patches and Lapel Pins/Pendants LTC Jamison and CSM Munford: We have received all patches, pins, and pendants, plus framed photo posters showing a collage of the patches, pins, and pendants, and 2,500 handout business cards. CSM Munford has designed 16 different certificate combinations with the seal keyed to the color of the trail segment. i. Requirements Kevin Henson: Hard at work on text for the Requirements Booklet, which will include 7 sections: 1) History of the Battalion (Kevin) In process. Finalizing rewrite of articles by BYU History Professor Larry Porter, 2) Resources and Maps (Kevin) In process. Creating a short outline, bibliography, and set of maps for each of the seven Mormon Battalion Trail Segments. (We will host longer versions online. Mr. Henson s map of the seven trails will be a centerfold.) a) Iowa Mormon Trail Segment Not done, b) Main Command Segment Not done, c) Higgins Family Detachment Segment Not done, d) Brown Sick Detachment Segment Not done, e) Willis Sick Detachment Segment Done, f) General Kearny Escort Segment Not done, g) Pueblo to Salt Lake Segment -- Not done. 3) Foods List (Kevin) Done. What the Battalion ate. 4) Mormon Battalion Historic Equipment (MAJ Val John Halford) In process. Short, illustrated list of equipment issued to the Mormon Battalion. (We will host Val s extensive 2004 booklet or an update thereof online.) Missing descriptions of: Haversack Canteen Knapsack Blankets Page 9 of 16

10 Tentage Cooking Equipment 5) Historic Museums and Key Locations (Kevin) Done. Places to visit. 6) Requirements (All) We re still tweaking them a bit, and need the committee's review. (See attached) a) Main Award requirements, b) Segment award requirements includes the requirement to hike c) Super Segment requirements, d) Fifty Mile Hike requirements. 7) Mormon Battalion Memorabilia Price List (CSM David Munford and LTC Jamison) Done. Patches, pins, and pendants associated with the award program. 6. Men s Uniform Committee [TBD], Chair: No report. 7. Women s Dress Committee Kayla Willey and Wendy Sorenson, Co-chairs: No report. 8. Website Release 3.0 Committee LTC Jamison: a. Trail Markers and Monuments Working on updating the listing of Trails Markers and Monuments as time permits. These will be quite helpful in the forthcoming Mormon Battalion Historic Trails Awards. b. Journals and Diaries Kevin Henson has provided us with his list of 56 journals and diaries by members of the original Mormon Battalion, with his analysis of their value. We will use this list as a starting point to gather digital images and make transcriptions for our website. c. Muster Rolls Our latest analysis shows that each of the five companies in the Mormon Battalion should have submitted five (5) originals of their Muster Rolls: 1 st Handwritten Original to the Paymaster, from which he paid the soldiers upon their signature of this original. He then forwarded this original to the Paymaster General of the War Department (U.S. Army). 2 nd Handwritten Copy to the Company Commander for his records. 3 rd Handwritten Copy to the parent Battalion Adjutant and Sergeant Major for their records. 4 th Handwritten Copy to the parent geographical division headquarters, which forwarded it to the Adjutant General of the War Department (equivalent to today s Department of the Army). 5 th Handwritten Copy to the Second Auditor, which forwarded it to the Records Division of the Auditor of the War Department. These five sets of company Muster Rolls should have been created as follows: 16 July 1846 Initial Muster Rolls at Taylor-Pratt Hill near Missouri River, Iowa Territory 31 August 1846 Muster Rolls at Council Grove (near Diamond Spring), Indian Territory 31 October 1846 Muster Rolls at Soccoro, New Mexico Territory 31 December 1846 Muster Rolls "Near Colorado River" at Maxwell Point on Gila River, California Territory 28 February 1847 Muster Rolls at San Luis Rey, California Territory 30 April 1847 Muster Rolls at Los Angeles and San Diego, California Territory 30 June 1847 Muster Rolls at Los Angeles and San Diego, California Territory 16 July 1847 Final Muster Rolls at Los Angeles, California Territory The Battalion Field & Staff should have submitted the same five (5) copies of the following Muster Rolls, except that their initial Muster Roll was at Fort Leavenworth in mid-august No Muster Rolls were required of the Pueblo Detachment, but they submitted two on 28 Feb 1847 and (probably) retroactively on 16 July No Muster Roll was required of or created for the Kearny Detachment. They were paid off as civilians from their official mustering out on 16 July 1847 to 23 August 1847? (That's a new wrinkle!) So there should have been five sets of the following original Muster Rolls: 40 bimonthly company Muster Rolls from the five companies 7 bimonthly Muster Rolls from the Battalion Field & Staff 2 bonus Muster Rolls from the Pueblo Detachment 49 Total Muster Rolls Several months ago, Laura Anderson discovered that the State of Iowa still possessed a set of handwritten duplicates of the original Muster Rolls. Only recently have we come to understand how and why the Iowa came to hold these duplicates! It is both serendipitous and fortunate that Iowa officials blindly accepted the false premises of their military historian Harvey Reid, expending considerable effort and funds to recover Mormon Battalion records between 1907 and 1911! In 1907, Reid and his superiors made repeated requests to U.S. Army Adjutant General Frederick Page 10 of 16

11 Crayton Ainsworth for copies of the Mormon Battalion Muster Rolls (from which his Pension Examination Clerks had created the Mormon Battalion CMSRs in 1894), but were rebuffed each time. A careful reading of the Explanatory Introduction to Volume 6 of their official history reveals that, after numerous rebuffs from Ainsworth, the Iowa military historians had circumvented him by paying $500 for a set of handwritten semi-official copies of the 5 th Handwritten Original forwarded from the Second Auditor to the Records Division of the Auditor of the War Department. Believing that Iowa had duplicated all 50 Muster Rolls, we contracted Joseph Johnstun, a local historian, to go to Des Moines to photograph what they had on 9 May 2016, in anticipation of getting digital images made. Then on 13 August, Laura reported that she had been working with Ken Nelson, the military records expert at FamilySearch, and had discovered that NARA had already made digital copies of the documents sought by the State of Iowa! (See FHL ) Further analysis by Tim Kimball has confirmed that these are NOT the semi-official copies Iowa copies we had expected, but copies of the 5 th Handwritten Original copies from the 16 July 1846 Initial Muster Rolls of the five companies! Laura thinks they were misfiled with Church documents rather than federal documents. Late breaking news: During the week since our meeting, Laura has found another three sets of Muster Rolls in Church records! Now we're only missing 41 Muster Rolls Grand Encampment 2016: Kevin Henson: Kevin prepared a detailed After Action Report about the Grand Encampment for those who are interested. Below are excerpts: While numbers of visitors were expected to be and were pretty low, a good time was had by all. The mini-camp concept could be useful in other situations where large numbers of reenactors could participate. We had reenactors all total and just about that many people who came to the event. Positives: Well conceived project of interest to defined target audiences. Adequate local venue (Iowa School for the Deaf) with adequate supporting facilities. Opportunity to gather multiple groups from varied interests/backgrounds to support the project. Challenges: Lack of invested personnel and interest to pull of a truly large scale event. Lack of a large sponsor. The LDS Church, both locally and regionally, was not committed to the effort. FamilySearch would not provide support, though the beneficial genealogical tie-in was obvious. Lack of logistical, promotional, and fiscal support results in a limited, grass-roots effort by a few people who foot the bill. One-off event without a public tradition of participation or expectation of quality. There were at least two large scale, annual competing events in the area during the same weekend. Unfortunately, Kevin was overworked and understaffed; the long awaited formal announcement of the new Mormon Battalion Historic Trails Award Program did not take place; and the unexplained framed poster, draft of the Requirements Booklet, and accompanying 2,500 handout cards languished unnoticed on a table in front of the 1972 Fighting Forces comic panels about the Mormon Battalion. Comments by Peter Guilbert: This event took place at the Iowa School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The grounds were beautiful with green grass and trees lining the parade grounds. There was a very nice (air conditioned) building provided for presentations and some displays. The mustering in was a small portion of the whole activity which included a 2-day wagon train trek; a handcart trek; a seminar with speakers and panel discussions throughout Saturday; children s activity area; displays of pioneer art, research displays, and vendors; entertainment at the parade grounds; and a mustering-in activity with a march of the Mormon Battalion through Ft Leavenworth, Santa Fe, and California. There was a focus on the Mormons who settled in Council Bluffs Battalion members who returned to their families in Council Bluffs, those who didn t make the trek to Salt Lake, or those who chose to return from Salt Lake. One of the presentations was from a Bishop of the Community of Christ [formerly RLDS] church who did a wonderful job of researching some of the families who remained in the Council Bluffs/Omaha area. Many of these folks joined the RLDS church or one of the sects established after Joseph Smith died. Many present day descendants are not associated with any Mormon sect. The event was poorly attended by church members and the public. Unfortunately, there isn t too much support from the stakes and local leaders. We had several pretty good reenactors talking about the Fort Leavenworth area, from Albuquerque representing Santa Fe, from Denver representing Pueblo, from Southern California representing San Diego and Los Angeles, and our SNMP contingent representing Sutter s Fort: Smokey Bassett, the three Harpers, the two Bonds, Carol Tullis, and the two Guilberts. After the enlistment, there was a Battalion march (public and reenactors) from Ft Leavenworth to Santa Fe to California, where they were dismissed. Our group set up two display tables of books and period items along with Smokey and Toni s display boards. Weather was very hot and humid, but luckily there was a breeze on Saturday, so it was almost bearable. There was to be a cotillion dance Saturday evening, but most of us were too hot and tried to attend. Page 11 of 16

12 On Sunday, we wore our period clothes, first attending a short memorial service at the Kanesville Tabernacle, and then went to the Kanesville Ward sacrament service. Most of us then traveled to the Winter Quarters Mormon Trail Visitor s Center, where we had a nice tour and discussion with the senior missionary. Local members expressed great interest in creating a Living History Mission staffed by service missionaries in their area. All we could tell them was that the pilot program in California will need to be proven before the Church would expand it to other areas. 10. Art Committee - Mike Anderson: I have a long list of ideas of subject material for Mark. I've told him on a couple of occasions that if we didn't have in our collection of photos, all the photo material he needs, I would set up additional photo shoots. He also has access to everything in my collection to use as props when he works on a project. I'm just waiting for him to feel he's ready to start another one. I hope to see him in the near future. COL Jerome Gourley suggested the following: Some of the stories that have been left behind are: 1) The women of the Battalion march; 2) The children of the Battalion march; 3) The Pueblo Winter Camp. All of these would make wonderful research material and could become artistic creations. Kevin Henson suggested the following: Style: There are two views to take; a. Consistency of style (a la a Norman Rockwell Boy Scout series), or b. Visual interest varied styles by multiple artists. On one hand you get accustomed to a particular style and the single artist/illustrator gets more familiar with the story and certain details become common amongst the later works. The artist/illustrator has a group of advisors familiar with the story to which he/she can check in with. On the other hand variety is the spice of life. If you use only one artist/illustrator, for some folks the sameness becomes visually wearying & somewhat limiting. The former provides an incentive for the artist/illustrator to dig a little deeper, since you would NEVER commit or pay up front to fund a series, only dangle the opportunity for such. The latter is more interesting depending upon your viewers, but most agree that a variety (at least of some percentage of the overall works) is important. SO the advice I d give on this matter would be to define what you want long term what a series would entail, then, a) work with Mark Stewart to get JUST a second piece done of a key event/location and AFTER IT IS DONE AND YOU ARE PLEASED, discuss in theory a series and his potential interest in working on such. You should also check the western nature & shooting & history magazines. There are great artists/illustrators and some very impressive up and coming folks too. NEVER let on how much money is available. EVER. b) dedicate a portion of the funds to funding specific competition(s) at one or more institutions. The competitions provide for variety and allow you to select the best the ones that truly interest you/meet needs/get it right. You can stipulate medium, theme or topic, accuracy or style, etc. At the end of the competition, you select what you want to pay for. The rest are student projects they eat the cost of attempting. By splitting the use of your funds, you can have the best of both worlds. Jolene Alphin could advise on this line of expenditure. SUGGESTION #1: Consider funding a competition at BYU/UofU or open it to LDS artists as part of the Church s Art Competitions held each year. You may also want to check with BYU/UofU/other Utah/Cal/Route schools of Fine Art to see if they have staff or students with the mind set you want. Don t be in a rush to get a whole series done quickly for the sake of quickness. Getting good art is a hard job!!! SUGGESTION #2: Besides artwork, consider a collection of items/artifacts as well. We now have correct blanket packs, canteens, haversacks, belts, muskets, etc. What about ancillary stuff? Blankets, serapes, shoes, cowhide moccasins, pelican crop hats, etc. all the weird stuff that are delightful and interesting for people to see. These could also become key for a more realistic museum collection. I think that Battalion Trek 501(c)3 might be willing to part with a blanket pack & pack on reasonable terms. Would have to get the approval of our Board first but it s an idea. Continental Support Staff Reports: 1. Chief Finance Officer Report LTC Jamison: With frugal management, our financial status continues to steadily improve. Deposits: We have deposited $20, from an anonymous donor (see our June Minutes) and $ from PayPal. Page 12 of 16

13 Expenditures: We have paid $2, for our first order of patches, pins, and pendants associated with the Mormon Battalion Historic Trails Award program, $ for our annual mail box rental, $59.53 for our June and July shipping and handling fees, $13.90 for our June and July banking service and paper statement fees, $78.46 for our June and July GoToMeeting.com fees, $69.99 for printer cartridges to Cartridge World, $67.50 to i4 Solutions for programming fees, $86.10 to Design Arts/Celestial Creations for the Fifty Mile Hike patches in the Mormon Battalion Historic Trails Award, and $ to SymbolArts for the final 79 Eagle Scout slides in their inventory. Current Balance: Considering our expenditures during the past two months, we are doing quite well. We currently have a bank balance of $20, The pending deposit from PayPal of $85.17 and reversal of a double charge of $ for our annual mail box rental will bring it up to a grand total of $21, Of that amount, $10, is set aside for our Historical Research Fund, and $10, is set aside for our Arts Fund, leaving $1, in our General Fund. We should gradually increase that amount as we recoup our outlays for Eagle Scout neckerchief slides and Mormon Battalion Historic Trails patches, pins, and pendants. Pending Withdrawals: General Fund: Normal monthly payments for our shipping and handling, banking service fees, and GoToMeeting.com fees. Historical Research Fund: Payment to Joseph Johnstun for photographing the Muster Rolls held by the State of Iowa, and reimbursement to Dan Roper for creating our new Master Database "hidden" website and domain name. We may need to pay for high quality digital copies of documents held by the Church, the State of Iowa, and the National Archives. Arts Fund: No payments foreseen in the near future. New Business (O pen to Floor) 1. Disposition of Items Stored in Ltc Jamison s Basement: As I have previously stated, I no longer have room to useless Mormon Battalion Association memorabilia and office equipment I inherited from the vault in the 10th Ward Chapel and MAJ Don Shurtz's basement. I have discarded the old filing cabinets, drums, and the old Halloween costumes, cloth scraps, and decorations. What's left: 1. several cases of reprinted copies of Daniel Tyler s Concise History The Battalion paid a goodly amount to have this book reprinted. We plan on adding a new item for it in online Quartermaster's Corner. Not sure how many takers we'll have, but we won't know until we get there. Suggested price: $20.00 plus shipping and handling edition of Col Carl Larson s Database The Battalion paid a goodly amount to have several cases of this book reprinted, but it has been superseded by his 2012 edition. Suggested price for this dated edition: $10.00 plus shipping and handling. 3. Blue Battalion flags (6) Not sure what to do with these thin indoor only non-historical flags. I suggest replacing them with an all weather outdoor variant of the Smith Family Bear Flag, but bearing our modern logo. 4. assorted office supplies 5. Plastic Shelving Units (2) I plan on giving these away. Anybody want them? 6. Used Black Metal Desk This is almost useless. If no one wants it, I will give it to Deseret Industries. 7. Styrofoam Folding Tables and Black Stacking Chairs With approval from the Board, I would like to buy these for my own use. Any recommendations on what I should pay? 8. Twelve muskets and accouterments These are what Kevin Henson used in his trek. CPT Jared Cornell recently refurbished the muskets, and Cap Cressap replaced the missing white belts. I plan on continuing to store them in a bedroom closet. 9. Battalion Library I plan on displaying the library on the bookshelves in my new study/bedroom, and remaining other memorabilia (including several cases of Tyler's book) into the closet. Battalion members can come to view and borrow everything there.) 10. Battalion Financial Records We need to scan these and post them on the website. 11. Photos of Past Commanders I need help identifying them, and then scan and post them on the website. 2. Sale of Battalion Trek Memorabilia: Kevin Henson is divesting himself of numerous Battalion Trek reenactor items. Do you have any recommendations on the Battalion purchasing some of them from him and storing them in my basement? He has already sold all of the backpacks, large common tents, and kettle sets. Remaining items include: Period Correct Blankets (2) would prefer they go to an active reenactor or museum $250 each Eating Kits (4) $15 per set Candle lantern & Support (1) $35 Dutch Ovens all are still available Page 13 of 16

14 Projected Action Items: Leadership: All: Recruit civic and community leaders to serve on our new Board of Directors. We have two remaining unfilled positions. All: Find viable candidates to run for offices of Battalion Commander (e x o ffic io President of Board) and Battalion Executive Officer (e x o ffic io Vice President of Board), who will stand for election for two years. Section 2.02 of the Articles of Incorporation states that they coordinate and direct all member activities. Their roles are that of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Operations Officer (COO). All: Find individuals willing to serve as 1 st Executive Director (S1 - Adjutant General) and 2 nd Executive Director (S7 - Public Relations Commandant) of the Battalion Continental Support Staff. Section 2.02 of the Articles of Incorporation states that they manage all administrative support business matters. Their roles are that of Chief Business Executive (CBE) and Chief of Business Operations (CBO), supervising the Battalion Continental Support Staff. Col Gourley (Executive Secretary of the Board of Directors): Swear in Greg Christofferson as member of Board of Directors. Graves Memorialization: COL Larson and Kevin Henson: Work on preparations for graves memorialization for Dr. George Sanderson, Lewis Dent, Milton Smith, Thomas P. Dutcher and William Reynalds (Reynolds). Search of Memorabilia of Late MAJ Don Schultz: LTC Jamison: Contact Hugh Schultz, son of the late MAJ Don Schultz, to search for the nine missing white leather belts in his father s memorabilia, and to extract and forward to us the 7,000+ roster of Mormon Battalion Eagle Slides maintained by his father on his personal computer. Finances: CPT Todd Crappa (Chief Finance Officer): Create documentation to be used in an internal audit by the Board of Directors. Mormon Battalion Musket Replicas and Accouterments: Laura Anderson: Follow up on contact about possibility of obtaining set of Mormon Battalion musket replicas prepared as part of an Eagle Scout project which we might be able to obtain. Mormon Battalion Historic Trails Award: Kevin Henson: As soon as possible, lead Mormon Battalion Historic Trails Member Advisory Committee in providing the data to LTC Jamison and CSM Munford for publication of Requirements booklet. (See Scouting Relations Committee Report.) LTC Jamison: As soon as preliminary draft of requirements are received from Kevin Henson, coordinate new patches, lapel pins/pendants, requirements list, booklet, and other documentation with LDS Primary-Young Men-Young Women and LDS-BSA coordinators to start publicity. COL Gourley and Greg Christofferson: Continue coordination with Elder D. Todd Christofferson regarding continued association between LDS Church and Mormon Battalion Association, including historical research and LDS participation in BSA Mormon Battalion Trail Award after Mormon Battalion Association takes over. Greg requested a formal letter before 1 July, which he could present to the leadership of the LDS Church. Website Release 3.0: LTC Jamison: Create new recruiting materials (brief background of Association and donation page with receipt) for website to go with Membership Application. Forward copies to David Jamiel. Laura Anderson: Follow up with Ms. Onaona Guay of the NARA regarding cost of conservation and possible time when digitization of original Mormon Battalion Muster Rolls, etc. can be done by agents of the Mormon Battalion Association. Laura Anderson and Kevin Henson: Prepare a letter to appropriate LDS and political leaders requesting support in digitization effort, and detailing the information desired. LTC Jamison suggested we contact Elders Holland and Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve for support in this matter. Both are very sympathetic to our cause, and Elder Holland supervises Church History. Greg Christofferson: After receiving details, pursue funding for digitizing of Muster Rolls, etc. with donors, including the LDS Church when we know how much it will cost. Brian Cannon: Contact two BYU student research organizations (Redd Center for Western History and Early Saints Page 14 of 16

15 Research Group) to assist in the transcription. 9 LTC Jamison: Share local boots on the ground field research by participants in the new Mormon Battalion Historic Trails Award program. 9 LTC Jamison and SGT Jamiel: Complete four Historical Fact sheets and post on website: The Mormon Battalion Monument, Pueblo, Colorado. Peaceful Valley Sign Mormon Battalion Interpretive Panels adjacent to Kiowa County Courthouse, Kiowa, Colorado. Trapper Trails Monument in the Adams County Historical Site, Brighton, Colorado. California Trail Interpretive Center in Elko, Nevada. Honorary Memberships: 9 LTC Jamison and Kevin Henson: Send honorary membership certificates to those who have so kindly assisted Mr. Henson in his historical research for and about the Mormon Battalion, particularly Tim Kimball, Terry Latey, and Laura Anderson. 9 Peter Guilbert: Provide a list of current and past SNMP members for honorary membership certificates. 9 Mormon Battalion Historic Site, San Diego: Provide a list of current and past missionaries for honorary membership certificates. Closing Remarks & Inspirational Thought L TC Max W. Jamison On 21 June 2016, The Ensign acknowledged MAJ Val John Halford s submission of Mark Stewart s drawing Mormon Battalion: End of Trail, advising that the process could take a few weeks depending on the backlog of articles being considered for publication. Mike Anderson s accompanying narrative reads: History may be searched in vain for an equal march of infantry. January 30, 1847 By Order Lieutenant Colonel P. St. George Cooke On the final days of January 1847, the Mormon Battalion arrived and camped outside San Diego after marching 2000 miles across some of the most difficult terrain in North America. Upon reaching the end of the trail, SGT Daniel Tyler stated, Our joy, however, was mixed with sorrow. The next thought was where were our fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, wives and children whom we had [left] in [the] wilderness. The location of this camp scene would be about one mile west of the San Diego Mission, probably in the current location of the San Diego Chargers Stadium today. There was a water source running nearby and the terrain was mostly flat. The hill line depicted in the background is from an old 1800s photo of the area. By trails end, clothing was well worn or reduced to rags. Alternative options were used to help cloth themselves. Blankets, and canvas covers off broken down wagons were used as replacement clothing. The man on the right is wearing an overshirt constructed of surplus wagon cover canvas. The other two are using blanket material for their upper bodies. Footwear posed an even greater challenge. It wasn t uncommon for a soldier to walk out of his shoes after 30 days of marching over rough terrain. Depicted here is one volunteer with his feet wrapped, one bare foot, and the third with his shoes falling apart. Page 15 of 16