Lot Smith Cavalry Company

Lot Smith Cavalry Company
The company patrolled along Overland Trail
Active	1861
Country	United States
Allegiance	Nauvoo Legion
Branch	Union Army
Type	Cavalry
Size	100
Engagements	American Civil War
Commanders
Captain	Lot Smith
First Lieutenant	Joseph S. Rawlings

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Mormon Militias
Lieutenant General Joseph Smith Addresses the Nauvoo Legion
Military Units Caldwell County Militia Danite Lot Smith Cavalry Company Mormon Battalion Nauvoo Legion Spartan Band State of Deseret Territorial Militia Utah Territorial Militia Whistling and Whittling Brigade Zion's Camp
Conflicts 1838 Mormon War Battle at Fort Utah Battle of Crooked River Battle Creek massacre William McBride Massacre (1851) Morrisite War Mormon War (Illinois) Utah War Wakara's War Mountain Meadows Massacre Black Hawk War (1865–1872)
Notable leaders George M. Hinkle Joseph Smith Brigham Young Sampson Avard John C. Bennett Daniel H. Wells William H. Dame Lot Smith
Related Topics Expulsion of Mormons from Jackson County, Missouri Missouri Executive Order 44
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The Lot Smith Cavalry Company was a military unit that was active during the American Civil War. It was formed from volunteers from the Nauvoo Legion, Utah's territorial militia.^[1][2][3]