Brevet Major, 4th Artillery Regiment, veteran of the Mexican War. US Military Academy, Class of 1831. Cited for gallant and meritorous conduct in the battles of Contreras and Cherubusco, Mexico, during the Mexican War. Died in Washington, DC, while on detached duty; buried in Utah where his regiment was then stationed.
In 1857, President James Buchanan decided to bring federal control to Utah Territory. President Buchanan ordered the US Army to enter Utah, to restore peace and federal control. Under the command of Colonel Albert Sydney Johnston, a force of 3,500 men (nearly half the US Army of the period) marched from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1858, and established Camp Floyd, Utah, near Fairfield. They remained there until July 1861, when the Civil War broke out and they were ordered back to Kansas. During this time, relations between the soldiers and the Mormons were strained at best. When Major Ridgely died, his body was shipped to Fort Floyd where his unit was then stationed, for burial.
In 1857, President James Buchanan decided to bring federal control to Utah Territory. President Buchanan ordered the US Army to enter Utah, to restore peace and federal control. Under the command of Colonel Albert Sydney Johnston, a force of 3,500 men (nearly half the US Army of the period) marched from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1858, and established Camp Floyd, Utah, near Fairfield. They remained there until July 1861, when the Civil War broke out and they were ordered back to Kansas. During this time, relations between the soldiers and the Mormons were strained at best. When Major Ridgely died, his body was shipped to Fort Floyd where his unit was then stationed, for burial.
Brevet Major, 4th Artillery Regiment, veteran of the Mexican War. US Military Academy, Class of 1831. Cited for gallant and meritorous conduct in the battles of Contreras and Cherubusco, Mexico, during the Mexican War. Died in Washington, DC, while on detached duty; buried in Utah where his regiment was then stationed.
In 1857, President James Buchanan decided to bring federal control to Utah Territory. President Buchanan ordered the US Army to enter Utah, to restore peace and federal control. Under the command of Colonel Albert Sydney Johnston, a force of 3,500 men (nearly half the US Army of the period) marched from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1858, and established Camp Floyd, Utah, near Fairfield. They remained there until July 1861, when the Civil War broke out and they were ordered back to Kansas. During this time, relations between the soldiers and the Mormons were strained at best. When Major Ridgely died, his body was shipped to Fort Floyd where his unit was then stationed, for burial.
In 1857, President James Buchanan decided to bring federal control to Utah Territory. President Buchanan ordered the US Army to enter Utah, to restore peace and federal control. Under the command of Colonel Albert Sydney Johnston, a force of 3,500 men (nearly half the US Army of the period) marched from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1858, and established Camp Floyd, Utah, near Fairfield. They remained there until July 1861, when the Civil War broke out and they were ordered back to Kansas. During this time, relations between the soldiers and the Mormons were strained at best. When Major Ridgely died, his body was shipped to Fort Floyd where his unit was then stationed, for burial.
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