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Monumental story

Published: Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 | Read story
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A reenactment of the Mormon Battalion. (Photo by Shaun D. Stahle)
Photo by Shaun D. Stahle
A reenactment of the Mormon Battalion.
When the Mormon Battalion finally reached the Pacific Ocean on Jan. 29, 1847 — their feet scarred and bloody, their rations depleted and their clothing tattered — they had completed a march of nearly 2,000 miles to what is modern-day San Diego. They endured one of the longest military marches in history, forging their way over largely uncharted territory because a prophet of God asked them to go.