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State of Deseret floated in the advance; then came the standard of the old Nauvoo Legion; and as the procession neared the parade-ground, the
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Lieutenant-General Commanding the Militia of Utah and a brilliant staff (chiefly of Brigadier-Generals) moved out to meet and escort the hierarchs in. In the carriages, were most of the leading Mormons then at Salt Lake. Brigham himself was reported absent sick, but he sent his state-carriage instead, with Bishops Kimball and Cannon in it. The Lieutenant-General and staff, with the carriages following, now rode by in review, after which the troops formed column and marched by in review. They moved by company front, and being near the reviewing station, we made a rough count as they straggled by, and estimated the total force at about a thousand infantry, five hundred cavalry, and a battery of artillery. The cavalry was tolerably mounted; but the artillery was
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with mules, and consisted of mere howitzers, no two of like calibre. The personnel of the force was certainly good; but everything betrayed an utter lack of discipline and drill. Nevertheless the Mormon officials seemed greatly elated by the martial array, and much disposed to exaggerate its numbers. Having been introduced to his excellency the Commander-in-chief,
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Lieutenant-General etc., I took occasion incidentally to ask him how many troops were on the field. He replied, he could not exactly tell, but he
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about three thousand! Afterwards, in reply to a similar question, his Adjutant-General--a son-in-law of Brigham Young's, and, of course, a Brigadier-General--answered, he guessed about four thousand! Other Mormon dignitaries computed them at from five to six thousand, even. I said nothing, of course, about my own passing