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The '''Militia Localization Act of 1870''' was legislation that reorganized the Utah Territorial Militia (UTM) into several militia districts.
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'''".  
It established that when the UTM was federalized, the regiments would be divided into numbered "'''Utah Regiment'''(s) '''of Foot'''".  
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'''Northern Militia District''' — 1,000 Regulars, 7,000 Militia, 18 guns
'''Northern Militia District''' — 1,000 Regulars, 7,000 Militia, 18 guns


* Northern Utah Borderers
* The Utah Regiment
** 1 Regular battalion (3rd)
** 1 Regular battalion (3rd)
** 2 Militia battalions (10th/11th)
** 2 Militia battalions (10th/11th)
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== Nauvoo Acts of 1870 and 1871 ==
== Nauvoo Acts of 1870 and 1871 ==
The Nauvoo Act of 1870 allowed the LDS Church to form independant militia companies in event of war. The Nauvoo Act of 1871 allowed the Church to keep militia companies administration while at nil strength.  
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.  


=== Navuoo Legion ===
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.
'''I Corps, Navuoo Legion'''
 
* 1st Division
** 1st Brigade
*** 1st – 5th Regiment of Infantry
** 2nd Brigade
*** 6th – 10th Regiment of Infantry
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