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On September 11, 1857, a band of Mormon militia, under a flag of truce, lured unarmed people of a party of emigrants off their fortified encampment and, with the Paiute allies, wiped out them. A lot more than 120 men, women, and children perished in the slaughter.
Massacre at Hill Meadows offers the most extensively researched accounts of the massacre ever written. Drawn from documents previously unavailable to scholars and a careful re-reading of traditional sources, this gripping narrative offers fascinating new understanding into why Mormons settlers in isolated southern Utah deceived the emigrant get together with a assurance of safe practices and then wiped out the adults and everything but seventeen of the youngest children. The e book sheds light on factors adding to the tragic event, including the battle hysteria that overcame the Mormons after President James Buchanan dispatched federal troops to Utah Territory to place down a expected rebellion, the suspicion and issues that polarized the perpetrators and subjects, and the reminders of episodes on Mormons in previous settlements in Missouri and Illinois. It also analyzes the effect of Brigham Young's rhetoric and armed service strategy through the infamous "Utah War" and the role of local Mormon militia leaders in appealing Paiute Indians to join in the invasion. Throughout the e book, the authors color finely drawn portraits of the main element players in the theatre, their backgrounds, personalities, and assignments in the unfolding tale of misunderstanding, misinformation, indecision, and personal vendettas.
The Hill Meadows Massacre stands as one of the darkest occurrences in Mormon record. Neither a whitewash nor an exposé, Massacre at Hill Meadows provides the clearest and most accurate accounts of a key event in American spiritual history.
