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| long_title = An Act to consolidate regiments of the Utah Territorial | | long_title = An Act to consolidate regiments of the Utah Territorial Militia into localized battalions for recruitment of militia and Regulars | ||
| enacted_by = [[Utah Territorial Legislature]] | | enacted_by = [[Utah Territorial Legislature]] | ||
| date_enacted = 21 May 1870 | | date_enacted = 21 May 1870 | ||
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}} | }} | ||
The '''Militia Localization Act of 1870''', officially titled the '''Territorial Militia Act (Localization), 1870''', was legislation that reorganized the Utah Territorial Militia (UTM) from decentralized militia into several organized militia districts. | |||
It established that when the UTM was federalized, the regiments would be divided into numbered "'''Utah Regiment'''(s) '''of Foot'''". | |||
== New Militia Districts (1870) == | |||
86,000 total strength | |||
* 18,000 full-time Regulars | |||
** 9,000 Infantry | |||
** 9,000 Cavalry | |||
* 68,000 trained militia | |||
'''Northern Militia District''' — 1,000 Regulars, 7,000 Militia, 18 guns | |||
* The Utah Regiment | |||
** 1 Regular battalion (3rd) | |||
** 2 Militia battalions (10th/11th) | |||
* Cache Valley Regiment | |||
** 3 Militia battalions (58th/59th/60th) | |||
* Brigham City Regiment | |||
** 3 Militia squadrons (16th/17th/18th) | |||
* 3rd (Logan) Regiment of Utah Artillery | |||
** "G" Battery | |||
** "H" (Militia) Battery | |||
** "I" (Militia) Battery | |||
'''Salt Lake Miltia District''' — 5,000 Regulars, 19,000 Militia, 36 guns | |||
* [[Utah Volunteer Regiment]] | |||
** 2 Regular battalions (1st/2nd) | |||
** 1 Militia battalion (9th) | |||
* Utah Grenadier Regiment | |||
** 3 Militia battalions (20th/21st/22nd) | |||
* Highland Regiment of Utah | |||
** 3 Militia battalions (23rd/24th/25th) | |||
* Governor's Foot Guards | |||
** 3 Militia battalions (26th/27th/28th) | |||
* Salt Lake Guards Regiment | |||
** 1 Regular battalion (29th) | |||
** 2 Militia battalions (30th/31st) | |||
* Salt Lake Scottish Regiment | |||
** 3 Miltia battalions (32nd/33rd/34th) | |||
* Utah Dragoon Guards | |||
** 3 Militia squadrons (19th/20th/21st) | |||
* Young's Life Guards | |||
** 2 Regular squadron (1st/2nd) | |||
** 1 Milita squadrons (10th) | |||
* 1st (Salt Lake) Regiment of Utah Artillery | |||
** "A" Battery | |||
** "B" (Militia) Battery | |||
** "C" (Militia) Battery | |||
* 2nd (Provo) Regiment of Utah Artillery | |||
** "D" Battery | |||
** "E" (Militia) Battery | |||
** "F" (Militia) Battery | |||
'''Western Militia District''' — 3,000 Regulars, 6,000 Militia, 18 guns | |||
* Tooele Regiment | |||
** 1 Regular battalion (4th) | |||
** 2 Militia battalions (12th/13th) | |||
* Fillmore and Beaver Regiment | |||
** 3 Militia battalions (35th/36th/37th) | |||
* Loyal Utah Dragoons | |||
** 2 Regular sqadrons (5th/6th) | |||
** 1 Militia squadrons (15th) | |||
* 4th (Millford) Regiment of Utah Artillery | |||
** "J" Battery | |||
** "K" (Militia) Battery | |||
** "L" (Militia) Battery | |||
'''Southwestern Militia District''' — 4,000 Regulars, 14,000 Militia, 36 guns | |||
* Cedar City Rifle Corps | |||
** 1 Regular battalion (5th) | |||
** 2 Militia battalions (14th/15th) | |||
* Cedar City and Parowan Regiment | |||
** 3 Militia battalions (38th/39th/40th) | |||
* Southern Utah Light Horse | |||
** 3 Militia squadrons | |||
* St. George Regiment | |||
** 1 Regular battalion (6th) | |||
** 2 Militia battalions (16th/17th) | |||
* Les Voltigeurs de Utah | |||
** 3 Militia battalions (41st/42nd/43rd) | |||
* Gardes Vie Suisses | |||
** 2 Regular squadron (3rd/4th) | |||
** 1 Militia squadron (11th) | |||
* 5th (Cedar City) Regiment of Utah Artillery | |||
** "A" Battery | |||
** "B" (Militia) Battery | |||
** "C" (Militia) Battery | |||
* 6th (St. George) Regiment of Utah Artillery | |||
** "M" Battery | |||
** "N" (Militia) Battery | |||
** "O" (Militia) Battery | |||
'''Eastern Militia District''' — 2,000 Regulars, 10,000 Militia, 18 guns | |||
* Central Utah Regiment | |||
** 1 Regular battalion (7th) | |||
** 2 Militia battalions (18th/19th) | |||
* Vernal and Roosevelt Fusiliers | |||
** 3 Militia battalions (61st/62nd/63rd) | |||
* Heber and Coalville Light Infantry | |||
** 3 Militia battalions (44th/45th/46th) | |||
* Vernal Dragoons | |||
** 1 Regular squadrons (9th) | |||
** 2 Militia squadron (13th/14th) | |||
* 7th (Heber City) Regiment of Utah Artillery | |||
** "P" Battery | |||
** "Q" (Militia) Battery | |||
** "R" (Militia) Battery | |||
'''Southeastern Militia District''' — 3,000 Regulars, 12,000 Militia, 18 guns | |||
* Southeastern Borderers Regiment | |||
** 1 Regular battalion (8th) | |||
** 2 Militia battalions (47th/48th) | |||
* Southern Utah Irish | |||
** 3 Militia battalions (49th/50th/51st) | |||
* Utah Navajo Regiment | |||
** 3 Militia battalions (52nd/53rd/54th) | |||
* Panguitch Pioneer Regiment | |||
** 3 Militia battalions (55th/56th/57th) | |||
* Junction Cavalliers (5th/6th Utah Cavalry) | |||
** 2 Regular squadrons (7th/8th) | |||
** 1 Militia squadron (12th) | |||
* 8th (Kanab) Regiment of Utah Artillery | |||
** "S" Battery | |||
** "T" (Militia) Battery | |||
** "U" (Militia) Battery | |||
== Nauvoo Acts of 1870 and 1871 == | |||
The '''Nauvoo Acts of 1870''' and '''1871''', established the precedent that the State of Utah could use the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) to call up volunteers to serve in a varity of non-combat roles. | |||
These acts would be used once during the [[British-American War of 1885]] to man the [[Utah Corps of Engineers and Mining]]. At its height, the UCEM enlisted 120,000 men to build railroads from Salt Lake City to Calgary. | |||