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title: Mountain Meadows Massacre
author: T. B. H. Stenhouse
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19894/mountain-meadows-massacre/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-01-20
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# Mountain Meadows Massacre
_Authored by T. B. H. Stenhouse_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19894.png)
## Image Caption
[Mountain Meadows Massacre](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mountain_Meadows_Massacre/) (11 September 1857), in which the Baker-Fancher party, a wagon train of non-Mormon settlers crossing southern Utah Territory, were attacked by the Utah Mormon Territorial Militia during the Utah [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/). Illustration by T. B. H. Stenhouse, published in *The Rocky Mountain Saints: a Full and Complete History of the Mormons, from the First Vision of Joseph Smith to the Last Courtship of Brigham Young*, New York: D. Appleton, 1873.
## Cite This Work
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Stenhouse, T. B. H. (2025, January 20). Mountain Meadows Massacre. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Stenhouse, T. B. H.. "Mountain Meadows Massacre." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 20, 2025. .
### MLA
Stenhouse, T. B. H.. "Mountain Meadows Massacre." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Jan 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mountain_Meadows_massacre_(Stenhouse).png) by [**T. B. H. Stenhouse**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mountain_Meadows_massacre_(Stenhouse).png). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 20 January 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.