The General and the Jaguar (64 page)

Lem Spilsbury, a Mormon guide, was captured along with numerous U.S. soldiers following the disastrous battle at Carrizal.
Spils-bury believed the U.S. Army was deliberately trying to provoke a war with the de facto Mexican government.
(El Paso Public Library)

Mormon children living near Colonia Dublán, the expedition’s main headquarters, visit the U.S. Army camp. Many Mormons emigrated
to Mexico after polygamy was banned in the United States.
(Gallery of the Open Frontier)