On 1 July 1846 Captain James Allen, dispatched by Colonel (later Brigadier General) Stephen Kearny, arrived in the Mormons' Mosquito Creek camp with a request from President Polk to enlist a battalion of 500 volunteers to fight in the Mexican War.
July 1846 Captain James Allen arrived in the Mormons' Mosquito Creek camp with a request from President Polk. This was on 1. This was to enlist a battalion of 500 volunteers to fight in the Mexican War. Captain James Allen was dispatched by Colonel (later Brigadier General) Stephen Kearny.