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Nauvoo Legion
Summary
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 general. On 4 February 1841, JS was appointed lieutenant general, the commanding officer of the Nauvoo Legion. In addition to training in regular military exercises as required by Illinois statute, the Legion frequently mustered for reviews and inspections. The Legion’s main purpose, according to JS, was to protect the city from mobs and enforce city ordinances and state laws. In June 1844, when Nauvoo was threatened by increasing conflict in Hancock County, Governor Thomas Ford demanded that the Legion surrender its arms. In January 1845, the Nauvoo charter was repealed and the Nauvoo Legion lost its legal standing. See also “.”
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- City Charter: Laws, Ordinances, and Acts, July 1842
- Jubilee Songs, between 11 and 18 January 1843
- Times and Seasons, 1 August 1842
- Times and Seasons, 1 June 1842
- Times and Seasons, 1 March 1842
- Times and Seasons, 15 August 1842
- Times and Seasons, 15 March 1842
- Times and Seasons, 15 October 1842
- Times and Seasons, 16 May 1842
- Account of Hearing, 4 January 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Account of Meeting, 3 July 1841
- Act to Incorporate the City of Nauvoo, 16 December 1840
- Affidavit, 2 January 1843, William Clayton Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Affidavit, 29 November 1841
- Appendix: Wasp, Extra, 27 July 1842
- Appendix: Discourses, 22 June and 23 or 24 June 1844, as Recorded in Fullmer, Letterbook
- Appendix: Letter to Nancy Rigdon, circa Mid-April 1842
- Benediction, 6 April 1841
- Bill from Wilson Law, circa 9 July 1842
- Commission from Thomas Carlin, 10 March 1841
- Discourse from John C. Bennett, 3 February 1841
- Discourse, 18 June 1844, as Reported by William Clayton
- Discourse, 18 June 1844, as Reported by William McIntire
- Discourse, 25 April 1841, as Reported by Julius Alexander Reed
- Discourse, 29 August 1842
- Discourse, 29 October 1842
- Discourse, 30 June 1843, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff
- Discourse, 30 June 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
- Discourse, 4 July 1843, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff
- Discourse, 4 July 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
- Discourse, 6 April 1843–B, as Reported by James Burgess
- Discourse, 6 May 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
- Discourse, 9 December 1843, as Reported by Nauvoo Neighbor
- Docket Entry, 1–circa 6 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- General Orders for Nauvoo Legion, 2 August 1842
- General Orders for Nauvoo Legion, 22–27 February 1842
- General Orders for Nauvoo Legion, 25 January 1842
- General Orders for Nauvoo Legion, 4 May 1841
- Henry G. Sherwood, Account Book, November 1839–June 1844, November 1844
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account, Draft
- History Draft [1 January–21 June 1844]
- History Draft [1 January–30 June 1842]
- History Draft [1 January–31 December 1841]
- History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
- History Draft [1 July–31 December 1842]
- History Draft [21 June–8 August 1844]
- History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844]
- Hyrum Smith, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Instruction, 2 April 1843, as Reported by William Clayton [D&C 130]
- Interview, 3 November 1841
- Introduction to C. A. Foster v. JS and Coolidge
- Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. R. D. Foster–B, City of Nauvoo v. R. D. Foster–C, and State of Illinois v. R. D. Foster
- Introduction to Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault
- Introduction to Extradition of JS for Treason
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. JS and H. Smith for Treason
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–A, State of Illinois v. JS for Riot on Habeas Corpus, State of Illinois v. H. Smith et al. on Habeas Corpus, and State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–B
- Invitation to Nauvoo Legion Officers and Wives, 28 April 1842
- Invitation to Wilson and Elizabeth Sikes Law, 11 January 1843
- John Taylor, Martyrdom Account
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 1, 21 December 1842–10 March 1843
- Lease to John Taylor and Wilford Woodruff, between 8 and 10 December 1842
- Letter from Abraham Jonas, 21 March 1843
- Letter from Aldrich & Chittenden, 28 July 1842
- Letter from B. F. Withers, 28 December 1841
- Letter from Calvin A. Warren, 13 July 1842
- Letter from Daniel McNeil, 21 July 1843
- Letter from Edward Southwick, 29 July 1843
- Letter from Garret Bias, 3 April 1843
- Letter from Garret Bias, 7 March 1843
- Letter from George Miller, 4 September 1842
- Letter from Hiram Barney, 24 January 1842
- Letter from Horace Hotchkiss, 7 February 1842
- Letter from Isaac Galland, 11 March 1843
- Letter from James Arlington Bennet, 1 September 1842
- Letter from James Arlington Bennet, 10 April 1843
- Letter from James Arlington Bennet, 16 August 1842
- Letter from James Arlington Bennet, 20 February 1843
- Letter from James Arlington Bennet, 24 October 1843
- Letter from John M. Bernhisel, 8 March 1843
- Letter from John E. Page, 1 September 1841
- Letter from Mason Brayman, 29 July 1843
- Letter from Parley P. Pratt, 24 October 1841
- Letter from Thomas Carlin, 27 July 1842
- Letter from Thomas Carlin, 30 June 1842
- Letter from Thomas Ford, 12 December 1843
- Letter from Thomas Ford, 22 June 1844
- Letter from Thomas Rawcliff, 24 May 1843
- Letter from Unidentified Author, 26 March 1844
- Letter from Willard Richards, 9 August 1842
- Letter from William S. Wright, 24 July 1842
- Letter from Wilson Law, 15 August 1842
- Letter from Wilson Law, 16 August 1842
- Letter from Wilson Law, 17 August 1842
- Letter from Wilson Law, 9 December 1843
- Letter from Zenas Gurley, 4 May 1842
- Letter to Abraham Jonas, 25 March 1843
- Letter to Editor, 17 March 1843
- Letter to Editor, 17 March 1843, Draft
- Letter to Editor, 17 March 1843, Partial Draft
- Letter to Editor, 22–circa 27 April 1843
- Letter to Editor, 22–circa 27 April 1843, Copy of Initial Draft
- Letter to Editor, 22–circa 27 April 1843, Final Draft
- Letter to Editor, 22–circa 27 April 1843, Initial Draft
- Letter to Editor, 22–circa 27 April 1843, Second Draft
- Letter to Editors, 6 May 1841
- Letter to Edward Hunter, 21 December 1841
- Letter to Edward Hunter, 26 January 1842
- Letter to Edward Hunter, 5 January 1842
- Letter to Emma Smith and the Relief Society, 31 March 1842
- Letter to Emma Smith, 25 June 1844
- Letter to Friends in Illinois, 20 December 1841
- Letter to George W. Robinson, 6 November 1842
- Letter to Isaac Morley, 16 June 1844
- Letter to James Arlington Bennet, 13 November 1843
- Letter to James Arlington Bennet, 17–18 March 1843
- Letter to James Arlington Bennet, 17–18 March 1843, Draft
- Letter to James Arlington Bennet, 30 June 1842
- Letter to James Arlington Bennet, 8 September 1842
- Letter to John M. Bernhisel, 7 September 1842
- Letter to John Smith, 17 June 1844
- Letter to Thomas Carlin, 24 June 1842
- Letter to Thomas Carlin, 30 July 1842
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 1 January 1844
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 16 June 1844
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 16 October 1843
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 22–23 June 1844
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 24 June 1844
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 6 December 1843
- Letter to Wilson Law, 14 August 1842
- Letter to Wilson Law, 16 August 1842
- Letter, James Arlington Bennet to Willard Richards, 24 October 1842
- Letter, Wilford Woodruff to Solomon Copeland, 19 March 1844
- Letter, Willard Richards to James Arlington Bennet, 19 March 1843
- Letter, Willard Richards to James Arlington Bennet, 20 November and 22 December 1842
- Letter, William Ewing to John Bills, circa 30 November 1843
- Letter, William W. Phelps to Thomas Ford, 30 December 1843
- Letters from Amasa Bonney and John C. Bennett, 16 May 1842
- Mayor’s Order to City Watch, 20 May 1842
- Mayor’s Order to Henry G. Sherwood, 8 December 1843
- Mayor’s Order to John P. Greene, 17 June 1844, Willard Richards First Copy
- Mayor’s Order to John P. Greene, 17 June 1844, Willard Richards Second Copy
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, circa 16 December 1843–12 February 1844, Draft
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, circa 16 December 1843–12 February 1844, Thomas Bullock First Copy
- Military Appointment of Edward Bonney, 18 June 1844
- Military Appointment of James Arlington Bennet, 12 April 1842
- Military Exemption from Robert D. Foster for John Murdock, 7 September 1843
- Military Order to Albert P. Rockwood, 17 June 1844
- Military Order to Charles C. Rich, 29 April 1844–A
- Military Order to Hugh McFall, 16 June 1844
- Military Order to Jonathan Dunham, 10 June 1844
- Military Order to Jonathan Dunham, 17 June 1844–A
- Military Order to Jonathan Dunham, 17 June 1844–A, Willard Richards Copy
- Military Order to Jonathan Dunham, 17 June 1844–B
- Military Order to Jonathan Dunham, 17 June 1844–B, Willard Richards Copy
- Military Order to Jonathan Dunham, 22 June 1844
- Military Order to Wilson Law, 18 December 1843–A
- Military Order to Wilson Law, 18 December 1843–B
- Military Order to Wilson Law, 8 December 1843
- Minutes and Discourse, 3–5 October 1840
- Minutes and Discourses, 6–8 April 1842
- Minutes, 12 March 1842
- Minutes, 19 May 1842
- Minutes, 1 May 1841, Copy
- Minutes, 26 May 1842
- Minutes, 3 February 1841
- Minutes, 30 October 1841, Copy
- Minutes, 3 February 1841, Copy
- Minutes, 4 February 1841
- Minutes, 7–11 April 1841
- Minutes, 8 December 1843
- Minutes, Nauvoo Legion, 13 January 1844
- Minutes, Nauvoo Legion, 8 July 1843
- Motion from Gustavus Hills, 11 June 1842
- Motion, 12 March 1842
- Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 1841–1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February–December 1841
- Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger
- Nauvoo Legion Minute Book, February 1841–October 1844
- Note to Hiram Kimball, circa 23 October 1841
- Ordinance, 12 July 1842–B
- Ordinance, 12 July 1842–B, as Published in the Wasp
- Ordinance, 12 July 1842–B, as Recorded in Nauvoo Legion Minute Book
- Ordinance, 3 February 1841–A, as Published in T imes and Seasons
- Ordinance, 3 February 1841–A, as Recorded in Nauvoo Legion Minute Book
- Ordinances, 30 January 1843
- Pay Order to Nauvoo City Treasurer, 12 July 1842
- Pay Order to William Clayton for Stephen Markham and Charles C. Rich, 9 December 1843
- Petition from Aaron Johnson, 18 December 1843
- Petition from James Hamilton and Others, circa 22 June 1844
- Petition to Chauncey Robison, 26 December 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition to Nauvoo Municipal Court, 30 June 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Petition to the United States Circuit Court for the District of Illinois, 31 December 1842, William Clayton Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Proclamation, 15 January 1841
- Proclamation, 18 June 1844
- Reflections and Blessings, 16 and 23 August 1842
- Report of Nauvoo Legion General Court-Martial, 30 November 1841
- Report of Nauvoo Legion General Court-Martial, 30 November 1841, as Published in Wasp
- Report of the First Presidency to the Church, circa 7 April 1841
- Requisition from Henry G. Sherwood, 8 December 1843
- Requisition from Henry G. Sherwood, 8 December 1843, Thomas Bullock Copy
- Resolution, 12 March 1842
- Revised Minutes, 17 June 1844
- Revised Minutes, 17 June 1844, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
- Song, 7 January 1843
- Statement of Account from G. Williams, circa 21 June 1844
- Statement of Account from Grubb & Ritchie, 18 November 1844
- Statement of Account from William Rollosson, 6 July 1844
- The Book of the Law of the Lord, Book A
- Tithing Daybook B
- Trial Report, 8–26 July 1843, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- “Church History,” 1 March 1842