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Ken Verdoia's two-hour documentary BATTALION uncovers the story of the Mormon Battalion during the War With Mexico. Marching 2,000 miles through a mostly uncharted American Southwest, the 500-man battalion was a pivotal force in fulfilling the national dream of Manifest Destiny.

Release date: Monday, July 21st, 2003

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  Ken Verdoia's two-hour documentary BATTALION uncovers the story of the Mormon Battalion during the War With Mexico. Marching 2,000 miles through a mostly uncharted American Southwest, the 500-man battalion was a pivotal force in fulfilling the national dream of Manifest Destiny. Their experiences, shared in this film through personal correspondence, journals and historical accounts, changed the face and fate of the American West.  

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Funding for this program was provided, in part, by these 2 organizations:

R. Harold Burton Foundation George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation