1857 MORMONS, Mountain Meadows Massacre Firsthand Interview Important Documents

meadows mountain massacre mormon utah southern city cedar emigrants territory period 1857 train know mormons arkansas meadow perpetrators firsthand indians history paiute militia typed joined leaders native dressed documents party women investigation children entire soon wagon series whites americans detailing participated knowledge attribute combination instigated responsibility subsequent american report original allowed local militiamen following lake baker-fancher territorial later pages document painted settlements emigrant known interview told separate camp statement story infamous district rest camped attacked important september mabel head white conduct passed complicate leadership firearms trusting fought caught provisions mcconnel miss attacks trials study nearby including dame annihilation totaling victims disguised strident senior manuscripts 1860 provides towns salt circa record recount away gone crisp turbulent teachings size great haight newspaper immediately purple families south attack older younger surviving transcripts lived raised iron isaac plenty property region members appearance larger order historic plus gladys great-grandfather measuring born jehial settlers mass commander enter seventeen post investigator familiar bound county accepted killed recounts shot valuable documentation church plan complicity rivet submitted culminated composed civil autographs february conducted recollections kanosh paper grandfather background proceedings flag explaining sincerity sharp wealth aggression assault militia's sight probably help interrupted convicted factors hysteria brigham historical features correct bishop consented slaughter persuade assured prevent lies 1940 navajo witness legal margin light-blue cover house compiled stories understand william rogers lightly onionskin clean highly jesus saints entirely california eventually resulted distance hiding adults hastily buried leaving took 1860-dated page learn group manuscript given fully stopping john fear possessions content great-uncle daughter chief adopted sacred ceremonies having text parowan built people terrified swore truce talk titled valley folded carbon copy hills arms lee's honor signal fled different directions quickly exhibit trivial wear covers edges black christ latter-day route arriving intending join five-day spread discovered safety escorted auxiliary forces leave witnesses reprisals bodies vulnerable wild indictments young directly anthropologist information able true ever-lasting disgraceful mile higby began pursued plans siege attackers water hasty seven animals temporarily jury historians debate wetherill approximately concerns stating belief absolutely likely secrecy thing second terms proceeded dispatched legible appears initial ensued really running fortification walking spared climate auctioned investigations 1874 indicted executed today scholars tried court reads items