May 23, 1834
Joseph led the Zion's Camp march from Belleville to Greencastle, Indiana, and after a hard drive, the group encamped about four miles from Greencastle.
Travels
May 24, 1834
The ongoing Zion’s Camp march, led by Joseph Smith, left Greencastle, crossed the Wabash River in ferry boats, and pushed on to the Illinois state line at Edgar County.
May 25, 1834
Joseph Smith and the other brethren on the Zion's Camp march spent Sunday in camp, not on the road.
May 26, 1834
Joseph Smith demonstrated great care for the wild animals the brethren encountered on the Zion's Camp march and then tested the readiness of the brethren by sounding a false alarm.
May 27, 1834
As Joseph Smith's history records, he and the brethren of Zion's Camp experienced the protection of angels on their journey.
May 28, 1834
Joseph Smith continued to lead the brethren on the Zion's Camp march, even though they suffered from want of food and water.
May 29, 1834
Joseph Smith organized a sham battle for the Zion's Camp marchers in order to alleviate growing tension and unrest due to low provisions in the camp.
May 30, 1834
Zion's Camp passed through Springfield, and Ezra Thayre administered his own concocted medicine to the sick horses.
May 31, 1834
Zion's Camp moved on to Jacksonville after a man from Springfield, Illinois, gave Joseph Smith $100 for their march.
June 2, 1834
Joseph Smith and the Zion's Camp marchers went from Jacksonville to the banks of the Illinois River and ferried over without difficulty, despite threats from enemies that the company would not cross the river.
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