What the records say
- When
- 1857
- Kind
- Murder
- Killed
- 120
- Coordinates
- 37.48° N, 113.64° W
- Description
- 1857 massacre of California-bound emigrants by Mormon militiamen
Mountain Meadows Massacre
1857 massacre of California-bound immigrants by Nauvoo Legion militiamen
The Mountain Meadows Massacre was a series of attacks during the Utah War that resulted in the mass murder of at least 120 members of the Baker–Fancher wagon train. The massacre occurred in the southern Utah Territory at Mountain Meadows, and was perpetrated by settlers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints involved with the Utah Territorial Militia who recruited and were aided by some Southern Paiute…
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