2 4 th ▁Engine er ▁Company ▁( Vertical ) ▁Det achment ▁ 2 ▁– ▁V ernal , ▁U T ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁one ▁sense ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁Army ▁National ▁Guard ▁was ▁originally ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁as ▁M orm on ▁sett lers ▁began ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁what ▁become ▁known ▁as ▁Ut ah , ▁it ▁was ▁realized ▁that ▁some ▁sort ▁of ▁milit ia ▁would ▁be ▁needed ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁new ▁settlement s . ▁The ▁core ▁of ▁this ▁new ▁milit ia ▁were ▁former ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Nau vo o ▁Leg ion , ▁which ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁Nau vo o , ▁Illinois ▁around ▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁For ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁years ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Ut ah - based ▁milit ia ▁could ▁be ▁seen ▁we aring ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁Nau vo o ▁Leg ion ▁uniform s . ▁This ▁new ▁Ut ah ▁based ▁milit ia ▁would ▁also ▁be ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Nau vo o ▁Leg ion . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁Ut ah - based ▁Nau vo o ▁Leg ion ▁would ▁carry ▁l ances , ▁giving ▁them ▁a ▁unique ▁look ▁when ▁on ▁horse back . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁M orm on ▁Battalion , ▁after ▁finally ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁Ut ah ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Mexican – American ▁War , ▁would ▁also ▁join ▁the ▁new ▁Nau vo o ▁Leg ion . ▁ ▁The ▁Nau vo o ▁Leg ion ▁was ▁necessarily ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁would - be ▁conflict ▁between ▁M orm ons