Mormon History, 1849

(Daniel H. Wells) Made commander of the Nauvoo Legionâ€"the territorial militia. He was responsible for protecting settlers against Indian depredations, and commanded the Echo Canyon Expedition against the Utah Expeditionary Force (1857).

[source: Van Wagoner, Richard and Walker, Steven C., A Book of Mormons, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]

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