{"product_id":"2940016239385","title":"The Mormon Battalion (It's History and Achievements)","description":"\"The Lieutenant-Colonel commanding congratulates the Battalion on their\u003cbr\u003esafe arrival on the shores of the Pacific ocean, and the conclusion of\u003cbr\u003etheir march of over two thousand miles. History will be searched in vain\u003cbr\u003efor an equal march of infantry.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo wrote Lieutenant-Colonel P. St. George Cooke in \"Order No. I,\" from\u003cbr\u003e\"Head Quarters Mormon Battalion, Mission of San Diego\", under date of\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 30th, 1847. If Col. Cooke is accurate in his statement--and one\u003cbr\u003ehas a right to assume that he is, since he was a graduate of the United\u003cbr\u003eStates Military academy of West Point, and hence versed in the history\u003cbr\u003eof such military incidents--then the march of this Battalion is a very\u003cbr\u003ewonderful performance. For if history might be searched in vain for an\u003cbr\u003eequal march of infantry when Col. Cooke wrote his \"Order No. I,\" then\u003cbr\u003ecertainly no march of infantry since that time has equaled it.","brand":"WDS Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47164545302768,"sku":"2940016239385","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016239385_p0.jpg?v=1763631538","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016239385","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}