Mormon History, 18 [Sept 1845]

[Brigham Young Journal] this day was spent in council and in raising a company for col. J. B. Backenstos, and about 4 o'clock the company was ready and given in charge to Gen. Geo. Miller. In the evening a not was received from Col. Markham stating that the enemy were about 300 strong and were renderoouxed at Col Levi Williams that they had boats at Warsaw and at a point below, the Sherif also sent in an order for six hundred more men and the 4 pieces of ordinance, 300 with 2 pieces to march directly to Warsaw and take possession of the town and boats as a posse commatitus in the name of the Sherif and the other 300 to come directly to him and march down to the assistance of Markham and thus endeavor to cut them all off 18 [Sept 1845]

[source: Brigham Young Journal # 4 in the handwriting of: William Clayton, Evan Greene, John D. Lee, Willard Richards. First person account kept by others. 'Lieut. Genl Brigham Young's Journal 1844']