Latter-day Saints Militias and Military Units

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Throughout its history the Latter Day Saint movement operated multiple militias and military units. One of the first militias was the Danite. The first military unit was the Nauvoo Legion, the city militia for Nauvoo, Illinois.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Servicemember Branches". www.churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  2. ^ Fleek, Sherman L.; Freeman, Robert C. (2023-04-12). The Mormon Military Experience: 1838 to the Cold War. University Press of Kansas. ISBN 978-0-7006-3432-3.