https://www.mormonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Hodgetts_and_Hunt_Wagon_Companies&feed=atom&action=history Hodgetts and Hunt Wagon Companies - Revision history 2024-03-29T06:08:05Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.29.1 https://www.mormonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Hodgetts_and_Hunt_Wagon_Companies&diff=59332&oldid=prev Phicken: /* Timeline */ 2021-05-24T23:26:08Z <p>‎<span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Timeline</span></span></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr style='vertical-align: top;' lang='en'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 23:26, 24 May 2021</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l43" >Line 43:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 43:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*By the 10th, the last of the Hodgetts and Hunt companies began leaving Fort Bridger with the assistance of those rescuers who came from Salt Lake. 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Some of the members of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">these </del>companies had traveled to Boston together on the ship <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">‘’Horizon</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">’’</del>[https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/timeline/historic-sites/wyoming/sixth-crossing?lang=eng]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The '''Hodgetts and Hunt''' wagon companies’ hardships intertwine with the more well-known [[Willie and Martin Handcart Companies]]. 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Close to 1,500 people were stranded along the trail, approximately 250 of whom died after suffering exposure, frostbite, and starvation. A rescue effort enlisted thousands of Church members in Utah to provide food and aid, and over 300 rescuers risked their own safety to meet the companies en route and help them reach the Salt Lake Valley, saving over 1,200 lives. Although some accounts of the rescue and its aftermath exaggerated details of the story, this rescue has inspired generations of Latter-day Saints for the Saints’ rapid response, the rescuers’ heroic willingness to take personal risks, and the community’s support and care for the survivors.[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/handcart-companies?lang=eng]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>: In 1856 winter storms trapped the Willie and Martin companies, along with the Hunt and Hodgetts wagon companies, on the plains of present-day Wyoming. Close to 1,500 people were stranded along the trail, approximately 250 of whom died after suffering exposure, frostbite, and starvation. A rescue effort enlisted thousands of Church members in Utah to provide food and aid, and over 300 rescuers risked their own safety to meet the companies en route and help them reach the Salt Lake Valley, saving over 1,200 lives. Although some accounts of the rescue and its aftermath exaggerated details of the story, this rescue has inspired generations of Latter-day Saints for the Saints’ rapid response, the rescuers’ heroic willingness to take personal risks, and the community’s support and care for the survivors.[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/handcart-companies?lang=eng]</div></td></tr> </table> Phicken https://www.mormonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Hodgetts_and_Hunt_Wagon_Companies&diff=58976&oldid=prev Phicken at 04:55, 10 May 2021 2021-05-10T04:55:23Z <p></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr style='vertical-align: top;' lang='en'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 04:55, 10 May 2021</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1" >Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The '''Hodgetts and Hunt wagon companies’<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'' </del>hardships intertwine with the more well-known [[Willie and Martin Handcart Companies]]. 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Although some accounts of the rescue and its aftermath exaggerated details of the story, this rescue has inspired generations of Latter-day Saints for the Saints’ rapid response, the rescuers’ heroic willingness to take personal risks, and the community’s support and care for the survivors.[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/handcart-companies?lang=eng]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>: In 1856 winter storms trapped the Willie and Martin companies, along with the Hunt and Hodgetts wagon companies, on the plains of present-day Wyoming. Close to 1,500 people were stranded along the trail, approximately 250 of whom died after suffering exposure, frostbite, and starvation. A rescue effort enlisted thousands of Church members in Utah to provide food and aid, and over 300 rescuers risked their own safety to meet the companies en route and help them reach the Salt Lake Valley, saving over 1,200 lives. Although some accounts of the rescue and its aftermath exaggerated details of the story, this rescue has inspired generations of Latter-day Saints for the Saints’ rapid response, the rescuers’ heroic willingness to take personal risks, and the community’s support and care for the survivors.[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/handcart-companies?lang=eng]</div></td></tr> </table> Phicken https://www.mormonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Hodgetts_and_Hunt_Wagon_Companies&diff=58975&oldid=prev Phicken at 04:55, 10 May 2021 2021-05-10T04:55:03Z <p></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr style='vertical-align: top;' lang='en'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 04:55, 10 May 2021</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1" >Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Hodgetts and Hunt wagon companies’ hardships intertwine with the more well-known [[Willie and Martin Handcart Companies]]. Some of the members of these companies had traveled to Boston together on the ship ‘’Horizon.’’[https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/timeline/historic-sites/wyoming/sixth-crossing?lang=eng]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'''</ins>Hodgetts and Hunt wagon companies’<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'' </ins>hardships intertwine with the more well-known [[Willie and Martin Handcart Companies]]. Some of the members of these companies had traveled to Boston together on the ship ‘’Horizon.’’[https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/timeline/historic-sites/wyoming/sixth-crossing?lang=eng]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>: In 1856 winter storms trapped the Willie and Martin companies, along with the Hunt and Hodgetts wagon companies, on the plains of present-day Wyoming. Close to 1,500 people were stranded along the trail, approximately 250 of whom died after suffering exposure, frostbite, and starvation. A rescue effort enlisted thousands of Church members in Utah to provide food and aid, and over 300 rescuers risked their own safety to meet the companies en route and help them reach the Salt Lake Valley, saving over 1,200 lives. Although some accounts of the rescue and its aftermath exaggerated details of the story, this rescue has inspired generations of Latter-day Saints for the Saints’ rapid response, the rescuers’ heroic willingness to take personal risks, and the community’s support and care for the survivors.[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/handcart-companies?lang=eng]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>: In 1856 winter storms trapped the Willie and Martin companies, along with the Hunt and Hodgetts wagon companies, on the plains of present-day Wyoming. Close to 1,500 people were stranded along the trail, approximately 250 of whom died after suffering exposure, frostbite, and starvation. A rescue effort enlisted thousands of Church members in Utah to provide food and aid, and over 300 rescuers risked their own safety to meet the companies en route and help them reach the Salt Lake Valley, saving over 1,200 lives. Although some accounts of the rescue and its aftermath exaggerated details of the story, this rescue has inspired generations of Latter-day Saints for the Saints’ rapid response, the rescuers’ heroic willingness to take personal risks, and the community’s support and care for the survivors.[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/handcart-companies?lang=eng]</div></td></tr> </table> Phicken https://www.mormonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Hodgetts_and_Hunt_Wagon_Companies&diff=58974&oldid=prev Phicken: Created page with "The Hodgetts and Hunt wagon companies’ hardships intertwine with the more well-known Willie and Martin Handcart Companies. Some of the members of these companies had tra..." 2021-05-10T04:54:34Z <p>Created page with &quot;The Hodgetts and Hunt wagon companies’ hardships intertwine with the more well-known <a href="/Willie_and_Martin_Handcart_Companies" title="Willie and Martin Handcart Companies">Willie and Martin Handcart Companies</a>. Some of the members of these companies had tra...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>The Hodgetts and Hunt wagon companies’ hardships intertwine with the more well-known [[Willie and Martin Handcart Companies]]. Some of the members of these companies had traveled to Boston together on the ship ‘’Horizon.’’[https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/timeline/historic-sites/wyoming/sixth-crossing?lang=eng]<br /> <br /> : In 1856 winter storms trapped the Willie and Martin companies, along with the Hunt and Hodgetts wagon companies, on the plains of present-day Wyoming. Close to 1,500 people were stranded along the trail, approximately 250 of whom died after suffering exposure, frostbite, and starvation. A rescue effort enlisted thousands of Church members in Utah to provide food and aid, and over 300 rescuers risked their own safety to meet the companies en route and help them reach the Salt Lake Valley, saving over 1,200 lives. Although some accounts of the rescue and its aftermath exaggerated details of the story, this rescue has inspired generations of Latter-day Saints for the Saints’ rapid response, the rescuers’ heroic willingness to take personal risks, and the community’s support and care for the survivors.[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/handcart-companies?lang=eng]<br /> <br /> The Hodgetts company consisted of 160 individuals and about 33 wagons when they left from the outfitting post located at Iowa City, Iowa. William Benjamin Hodgetts was the captain of the company.<br /> <br /> The Hart company comprised 272 individuals and 56 wagons. Dan Jones originally led the company for two weeks. John Alexander Hunt became the captain of the company.<br /> <br /> The Hodgetts and Hunt companies arrived at Devil’s Gate at about the same time. One account indicates that the people with the wagon companies were also “in bad shape and nearly out of food, though better off than the handcarters.”[https://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/journey-martins-cove-mormon-handcart-tragedy-1856]<br /> <br /> ==Timeline==<br /> <br /> The following timeline chronicles their journey west.<br /> <br /> *The Hodgetts wagon company left Iowa City on July 30, 1856, and the Hunt wagon company left on August 4, 1856.<br /> <br /> *The Hodgetts company reached Florence, Nebraska, on August 27, 1856, and departed on August 31.<br /> <br /> *The Hunt company arrived at Florence, Nebraska, beginning on August 28, 1856, and departed on August 31. <br /> <br /> *The Hodgetts company arrived at Fort Laramie at the same time as the Martin Handcart company on October 8.<br /> <br /> *The Hunt company reached Fort Laramie on October 9. <br /> <br /> *The Martin and Hodgetts companies cross the Platte River on October 19 during the season’s first snow storm. The next day, the Hodgetts company travels 10 miles to Red Buttes. <br /> <br /> *The Hunt company reaches the Platt River crossing on October 19 but does not cross. The following day, with snow on the ground, the Hunt company does not travel. On October 22, the company finally crosses the Platte River and make camp one mile beyond the crossing.<br /> <br /> *On October 28, express riders reach the Martin and Hodgetts companies camped at Red Buttes as well as the Hunt company still near the last Platte crossing. They bring news that supplies and help have been sent. On the 29th, all three companies continue their journey west. On the 30th, the Martin and Hodgetts companies camp at Willow Springs and the Hunt company arrives at Red Buttes.<br /> <br /> *On October 31, the Martin and Hodgetts companies meet rescue wagons at Greasewood Creek. By November 2 they reach Fort Seminoe. The Hunt company arrives at Greasewood Creek on November 3.<br /> <br /> *On November 4, the Hodgetts company, with the help of rescuers who had reached them, begin to empty their wagons and store goods at Fort Seminoe to make room for people to ride in the wagons. The Hunt company did the same on November 6. By the 9th, the wagons arrive at the cove to pick up members of the Martin company. Most of the handcarts are left behind but many people still have to walk. <br /> <br /> *Daniel W. Jones and 19 other men stay at Fort Seminoe to guard the belongings of the people in the Hodgetts and Hunt companies until spring.<br /> <br /> *By November 19, the Hodgetts company crossed South Pass and by the 22nd, oxen sent from Fort Bridger arrive to help pull their wagons.<br /> <br /> *On November 21, the Hunt company meets four rescue wagons that take in 10 company members per wagon.<br /> <br /> *On December 2, the Hodgetts and Hunt companies begin to arrive at Fort Bridger. The same day, 60 more wagons leave Salt Lake City to go to the aid of these companies. The last of the companies read the fort on December 4. The first of the aid wagons arrive at Fort Bridger on December 7. <br /> <br /> *By the 10th, the last of the Hodgetts and Hunt companies begin leaving Fort Bridger with the assistance of those rescuers who came from Salt Lake. They arrive in Salt Lake on December 15.<br /> <br /> * [https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/timeline/historic-sites/wyoming/sixth-crossing?lang=eng Timeline courtesy Church History]<br /> <br /> ==Rescuers==<br /> <br /> As with the Willie and Martin Handcart companies, rescuers were sent from Salt Lake City to aid the travelers. Both wagon companies arrived in Salt Lake City on December 15, 1856.<br /> <br /> * [https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/timeline/historic-sites/wyoming/sixth-crossing?lang=eng Time Line: Rescues of the Willie and Martin Handcart Companies and the Hodgetts and Hunt Wagon Companies]<br /> * [https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/content/historic-sites/wyoming/five-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-handcart-rescue?lang=eng “Five Things You Might Not Know about the Handcart Rescue” by Chad Orton and Curtis Ashton]<br /> <br /> * [https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/overlandtravel/companies/148/william-b-hodgetts-company Members of the Hodgetts Wagon Company]<br /> <br /> * [https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/overlandtravel/companies/174/john-a-hunt-company Members of the Hunt Wagon Company]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Church History: Miscellaneous Topics]]</div> Phicken