The members of the Mormon Battalion are discharged at Los Angeles by Lt. A.J. Smith. Of the more than 500 men who initially volunteered, about two dozen have been lost to illness during the battalion's one-year enlistment.
About 80 men chose to re-enlist, undertaking another six months of service.
[source: Mormon Battalion Timeline, Herald Extra, March 25, 2010]
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