The Mountain Meadows Massacre (11 September 1857) was a conflict between the Mormons (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) and the wagon train of the Baker-Fancher party, who were traveling through Utah to California, resulting in the deaths of 120 emigrants of the wagon train. The event is featured in the 2025 TV miniseries American Primeval.
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1857 - 1858Utah War: armed conflict between the Mormons of Utah and the US government.
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11 Sep 1857Mountain Meadows Massacre, the most infamous conflict of the Utah War, in which 120 emigrants from Arkansas were slaughtered.
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1859First formal investigation of the Mountain Meadows Massacre by US authorities.
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1877John D. Lee is tried, convicted, and executed for his role in the Mountain Meadows Massacre.
