The Utah Expedition of 1857-58 was the most important U.S. Army campaign
between the Mexican War and the outbreak of the Civil War. In fact, it
involved almost half the then-current standing Army. At the time, more
than 5,500 solders were involved; the total size of our then-small
standing Army was only about 12,000.
William Passmore Carlin, who had graduated from West Point with the
class of 1850, was a young lieutenant during the Utah Expedition. Within
seven years, he was a brevet major general in the Union Army, returning
to a permanent colonelcy in the regular Army after the war.
I've written a short analysis of the Army's expedition to the Utah
Territory (40 years before Utah, a small part of the vast Utah
Territory, became a state). It appears on The Carlin Archives at
http://www.carlinarchives.com/utahexpedition.htm . I've done some not
inconsiderable research on this matter, and believe that my small essay
is objective and accurate. Please let me know if you have any views
which differ from those expressed.
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On an unrelated matter, our list of "Carlins in Computing" has been
revised and updated. The new URL is
http://www.carlinarchives.com/computing.htm
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Our Purple Heart webpage, listing Carlins and Carlons who've earned the
Purple Heart, has also been updated. The URL is
http://www.carlinarchives.com/purpleheart.htm
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Thanks.
Fred