Mormon Battalion Monument (Presidio Park, San Diego)

The Mormon Battalion Monument is a historic bronze statue in Presidio Park, San Diego, California.

The statue was commissioned by the Sons of Utah Pioneers as a gift to the City of San Diego.

[1] The dedication, held on November 22, 1969,[3] was attended by 200 Mormon and Sons of Utah Pioneers members.

Brown, the grandson of a Mormon Battalion veteran and a Mormon leader in his own right, gave a speech in which he reminded the audience that Brigham Young, the LDS Church's second president, had praised the battalion.

[4] According to the Smithsonian American Art Museum online catalog, "A male infantryman seen standing, dressed in western style hat and moccasin shoes.