Appendix A: Mormons Receiving Commissions or Elected as Officers in the Caldwell/Daviess County Militias
Philo Allen: Corporal—commission or election not known. (SBC, 1.)
William Allred: Captain—commission or election not known. (DTI, 33; PJS 2:286; HC 3:74.)
Milo Anders: Ensign—commission or election not known. (SBC, 1)
Jerome Bennett: Lieutenant—commission or election not known. (SBC, 1; SBM, 1.) Note: In the second document, Bennett is given as Jerome Brunson.
Seymour Brunson: Captain—commissioned. (HCLC, 139; SBC, 1.) Another source has him as a major. (PD, 88.) Later he was made captain (probably elected) of the calvary at Adam-ondi-Ahman. (DOC, 100.)
Eli Chase: Sergeant—commission or election not known. (SBC, 1.)
Stephen Chase: Ensign—commission or election not known. (SBM, 1.)
William R. Cole: Sergeant—commission or election not known. (SBC, 1.)
James Daily: Sergeant—commission or election not known. (SBC, 1.)
Philo Dibble: Lieutenant Colonel—elected. (PD, 88.)
Chapman Duncan: Adjutant—elected. (CD, 8.) Another source has him listed as a sergeant. (SBM, 1.)
George P. Dykes: Lieutenant—commissioned. (HCLC, 139.)
Asa C. Earl: Sergeant—commission or election not known. (SBC, 1.)
David Evans: Captain—elected. (MRP, 267.)
Jacob Gates: Ensign—commissioned. (HCLC, 139.) [384]
George M. Hinkle: Colonel in the state militia—commissioned. (DOC, 127; EJ, 30; ES, 106; FWR, 123; HCLC, 139; PD, 88; RJ, 34.)
Joseph Holbrook: First Lieutenant—elected and commissioned. (JH, 39.)
Jefferson Hunt: Major—commissioned. (HCLC, 139.)
William Jay: Corporal—commission or election not known. (SBC, 1.)
John Killian: Captain—commission or election not known. (DTR, 95; HLP, 33; MRP, 78, 672–73.)
Amasa Lyman: Captain—elected and commissioned. (HCLC, 139; JH, 39.)
William E. McLellin: Captain in the 1st Company, 59th Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 3rd division of the Missouri state militia—commissioned. (CMC, JWEM, 322; and endnote #172.)
Nelson Mainard: Corporal—commission or election not known. (SBC, 1.)
Arthur Morrison: Captain in the Caldwell County militia—commissioned. (BH, 41; MRP, 293.)
Ephraim Owen: Captain—commission or election not known. (GAS, 15.)
David W. Patten: Captain—probably elected. (ER, 189.) Later he commanded the cavalry at Far West. (DOC, 100.)
Reed Peck: Adjutant in the 59th Regiment of the Missouri Militia—commissioned. (PD, 88; RPM, 10.)
William W. Phelps: Commissioned, no rank specified. (PD, 88.)
Uriah B. Powell: Corporal—commission or election not known. (SBC, 1.)
Parley P. Pratt: First Lieutenant—probably elected. (ER, 189.)
Ebenezer Robinson: Second Lieutenant—probably elected. (ER, 189.)
George W. Robinson: Colonel—elected. (PD, 88.)
Lyman Wight: Colonel—commissioned. (HC 4:440; HCLC, 117, 139; LWH, 457; LWJ, 114; OLW, 13; PD, 88.) [385]
Abbreviated References
BH : John Corrill, A Brief History of the Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints (Commonly Called Mormons, Including an Account of their Doctrine and Discipline, with the Reasons of the Author for Leaving the Church). St. Louis, n.p., 1839.
CD: Chapman Duncan, “Autobiography of Chapman Duncan,” typescript, Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University Library, Provo, Utah.
CMC: “Certificate of Militia Commission of the State of Missouri,” photocopy, original in the possession of Franklin Miller, Jr., Gambier, Ohio, copy in the possession of the writer.
DOC: Document Containing the Correspondence, Orders, &C, in Relation to the Disturbances With the Mormons; and the Evidence Given Before thHon. Austin A. King, Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit of the State of Missouri, at the Court-House in Richmond, in a Criminal Court of Inquiry, Begun November 12, 1838, on the Trial of Joseph Smith, Jr., and Others, for High Treason and Other Crimes Against the State. Fayette, Missouri: Boon’s Lick Democrat, 1841.
DTI: Daniel Tyler, “Incidents of Experience,” in Scraps of Biography: Tenth Book of the Faith-Promoting Series. Salt Lake City: Juvenile Instructor Office, 1883. Reprinted in Classic Experiences and Adventures. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1969, Part 3.
DTR: Daniel Tyler, “Recollections of the Prophet Joseph Smith,” Juvenile Instructor 27 (1 February 1892).
EJ: Elder’s Journal, November 1837.
ER: Ebenezer Robinson, “Items of Personal History,” The Return 1 (December 1889).
ES: Edward Stevenson, “The Life and History of Elder Edward Stevenson,” manuscript (copy), Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
FWR: Donald Q. Cannon and Lyndon W. Cook, eds., The Far West Record: Minutes of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830–1844. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1983.
GAS: George A. Smith, “My Journal,” The Instructor 82 (January 1947).
HC: Joseph Smith, Jr., History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 7 vols., 2d. ed. rev., edited by B. H. Roberts. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1932–51. [386]
HCLC: History of Caldwell and Livingston Counties, Missouri, Written and Compiled From the Most Authentic Official and Private Sources, Including a History of Their Townships and Villages, Together With a Condensed History of Missouri; a Reliable and Detailed History of Caldwell and Livingston Counties—Their Pioneer Record, Resources, Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens; General and Local Statistics of Great Value; Incidents and Reminiscences. St. Louis: National Historical Company, 1886.
HLP: Parley P. Pratt, History of the Late Persecution Inflicted by the State of Missouri Upon the Mormons, in Which Ten Thousand American Citizens Were Robbed, Plundered, and Driven From the State, and Many Others Imprisoned, Martyered, &c. for Their Religion, and All This by Military Force, by Order of the Executive. Detroit: Dawson and Bates, 1839.
JH: Joseph Holbrook, “The Life of Joseph Holbrook,” typescript, Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
JWEM: Jan Shipps and John W. Welch, eds., The Journals of William E. McLellin, 1831–1836. Provo: BYU Studies; and Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1994.
LWH: Lyman Wight, “History of Lyman Wight, Millennial Star 27 (22 July 1865).
LWJ: Lyman Wight, “Journal,” cited in Joseph Smith III, and Heman C. Smith, History of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Vol. 2, 1836–1844. Independence: Herald House, 1967.
MRP: Clark V. Johnson, ed. Mormon Redress Petitions: Documents of the 1833–1838 Missouri Conflict. Provo: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1992.
OLW: Orange L. Wight, “Recollections of Orange L. Wight, Son of Lyman Wight,” to Joseph I. Earl, 4 May 1903, typescript, Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
PD: Philo Dibble, “Philo Dibble’s Narrative,” in Early Scenes in Church History: Eighth Book of the Faith-Promoting Series. Salt Lake City: Juvenile Instructor Office, 1882. Reprinted in Four Faith Promoting Classics, Part 4. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1968.
PJS: Dean C. Jessee, ed., The Papers of Joseph Smith, Volume 2: Journal, 1832–1842. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1992.
RJ: Edward Stevenson, Reminiscences of Joseph, the Prophet, and the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Published by the author, 1893.
RPM: Reed Peck, “The Reed Peck Manuscript,” typescript, Salt Lake City: Utah Lighthouse Ministry. n.d. [387]
SBC: Seymour Brunson, “List of Names in Capt[.] Brunson’s Co[.],” 3 October 1838, manuscript #2, LDS Church Archives, Salt Lake City, Utah.
SBM: Seymour Brunson, “Caldwell County Militia List,” n.d., manuscript, LDS Church Archives, Salt Lake City, Utah. [388]
