134. Samuel Miles called to Dixie in 1862, lives rest of his life here~
THIS IS THE FINAL ENTRY OF SAMUEL MILES' JOURNAL. THIS LAST ENTRY IS RATHER LONG, AND YOU CAN TAKE YOUR TIME READING IT. THERE IS A LOT OF HISTORY OF EARLY ST. GEORGE, WHICH HE WAS A PART OF. 1862 - After closing my school in March, I resumed my farming and cultivated two city lots. On the 7th of May was born my fifth son called John Talmar. I acted as teacher in the ward and assisted Bishop Hill in settling tithing. Three hundred teams were sent to the frontiers to assist the poor saints to the valley. (These were saints on the plains who needed help to get to Utah). On Sunday the 19th of October, 1862, my name with 150 others was called to go with our families to go strengthen the cotton growing country in the southern part of the Territory. (Dixie -- now St. George) I immediately began to make preparations to go with my family. I sold my hay and pasture lots near the city. I made a good fit out wagon and two yoke of cattle and rented my house and city lots.