Five Hundred Wagons Stood Still
 This
paperback book
is a compilation of the lives of 150 wives of the men who served in the
Mormon Battalion during the Mexican War conflict as shown in journals and
histories from the respective families. The Stories usually begin at the time of
birth of the wives and ends at the time of their death. It lists the burial
places of most of the women and their husbands. Also, their children are listed.
The stories follow the hardships and trials
encountered by the families as they were driven from state to state until they
finally reached Iowa and the men were enlisted into the Mormon Battalion. Some
of the stories reveal how the women survived on the prairies while their
husbands were away.
The book also gives an account of the Mormon
Battalion after they were mustered out of service in July of 1847,
and the various ways in which they traveled to locate their families. Some of
the wives and other family members had died while the men were away. A few of
the men were fortunate enough to meet their wives in the Salt Lake Valley.
However, most of the wives were waiting for their husbands to return to them in
Iowa, Nebraska or Missouri. Not all of the families came to the Salt Lake
Valley. The stories continue on by relating the events in their lives after the
Mexican War.
It has taken several years of research and
histories from many sources to bring about the stories in this book.
About the Author
Shirley Nelson Maynes
was born in Murray, Utah and has lived her entire life in Sandy, Utah. She has
attended both the University of Utah and Brigham Young University and has
studied many Utah and Church history classes.
For the last nine years she has
served as National Auxiliary President of the U. S. Mormon Battalion, Inc. When
she found that very little had been written about the women of the Mormon
Battalion soldiers, she was determined to search out and find the needed
information in order to give these women the honor and identity that they so
deserve to receive.
She and Carl Larson co-authored a book entitled "Women of the
Mormon Battalion". It is now in it's third printing. Married to Gaylen Despain Maynes, they are the parents to three sons and seven
grandchildren. Shirley passed away December 28, 2009.
View the Table of Contents
(PDF).
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