How did the frontier military travel?
Marsha Callaway
Sedgwick, Kansas
During the Old West era, the frontier military traveled mostly by horse and foot. Many areas did not have train service until the 1880s or later. During the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848, the Mormon Battalion took the longest infantry march on record, walking from Council Bluffs, Iowa, to San Diego, California, a distance of some 2,000 miles. That’s a record that won’t be beaten. “We had a weighing frolic. I
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