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This is part eight of my ongoing series over the Mexican War of 1846-1848. In this episode I cover the only religious military unit the United States has ever created: The Mormon Battalion. I follow them as they leave Council Bluff’s Iowa, head down the Santa Fe Trail, down the Rio Grande, and across the American Southwest to California. It’s a long arduous journey and their ma...

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This is part Seven of my ongoing series over the Mexican War of 1846 to 1848. In this episode we follow General Kearny and the Army of the West from Fort Leavenworth to Santa Fe. And then from Santa Fe to San Diego where Kearny is ordered to take over from Fremont and Stockton. Upon reaching California, Kearny, Carson, and the men must race to the coast to fight the rebellious ...

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