| LC control no. | sh 85087785 |
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| LC classification | F826 |
| Topical heading | Mountain Meadows Massacre, Utah, 1857 |
| Variant(s) | Mountain Meadows Massacre, 1857 |
| See also | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--History--19th century Massacres--Utah |
| Found in | Gibbs, J.F. The Mountain Meadows Massacre, 199-?, via WWW, Nov. 24, 2004. The 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre, via WWW, Nov. 24, 2004 (fall of 1857 in what is now southwestern Utah; "A group of men -- variously described as Southern Paiute Indians, Mormons dressed as Natives, or a combination of Natives and Mormons -- deceived and attacked a group of 137 pioneers. Their wagon train was traveling from Arkansas, through Utah, and on to California ... Apparently, many people on both sides died in the initial conflict. The pioneers then surrendered. Under a flag of truce, they were disarmed, and then slaughtered in cold blood. In all, 120 men, women and children of the wagon train were killed. 17 children under the age of 10 were considered 'too young to tell,' and were spared ... Brigham Young led a church cover-up, saying that the Natives were responsible for the massacre.") Encyc. Britannica online, Nov. 24, 2004 (Mountain Meadows massacre. (September 1857), in U.S. history, slaughter of a band of Arkansas emigrants passing through Utah on their way to California. Angered by the U.S. government's decision to send troops into the Utah territory, Mormons there were further incensed in 1857 when a band of emigrants set up camp 40 miles (64 km) from Cedar City. On September 7 or 8, the travelers were attacked by a party of Paiute Indians and some Mormon settlers led by John Doyle Lee. The attackers, promising safe conduct, persuaded the emigrants to lay down their arms. Then, as the band of 137 proceeded southward toward Cedar City, they were ambushed, and all except the young children were massacred.) The Columbia encyc., via WWW, Nov. 24, 2004 (Mountain Meadows - small valley in extreme SW Utah, where in 1857 a party of some 140 emigrants bound for California were massacred. In Sept., 1857, a party of emigrants from Arkansas, with a few from Missouri and Illinois, led by Charles Fancher, encamped at Mountain Meadows, a well-known camp site on the Spanish Trail. There they were attacked by a large band of Mormons, many disguised as members of the local Paiute tribe, allegedly accompanied by real Paiutes and apparently led by Mormon John D. Lee. After three days (Sept. 8-11) of defending themselves behind their wagons, the emigrants were approached under a flag of truce by the Mormons, who offered to protect them in a retreat to Cedar City but instructed them to go unarmed and on foot, ostensibly to allay the suspicions of the Paiute. While following these instructions, the entire party, with the exception of 18 young children, were massacred.) |
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