Wilford at Mt. Pisgah, Iowa when Captain Allen arrives to recruit Mormon Battalion.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
July 31, 1846 ~ Friday
31st Went to the river with 12 yoke of
cattle & 5 men of our company to draw
up waggons from the river it was an exceding
hot day 6 [miles]
Events
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Woodruffs reach Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Mormon Battalion recruited by United States Army.
Woodruffs cross Missouri River to Cutler's Park, Nebraska.
Wilford rebaptized second time; rebaptizes Phebe, Sarah E. Brown, Mary C. Barton, Mary Ann Jackson, and Rosetta King.
Wilford expels Sarah Elinor Brown and Mary Caroline Barton from his family for misconduct.