@kryswood.bsky.social#OnThisDay 1857
The #MountainMeadowsMassacre occurred, when a group of Mormons from the Nauvoo Legion Militia gunned down more than 120 settlers in cold blood. They attacked believing they were part of a larger effort on the part of the U.S. Government to invade the region as part of the #MormonWar
@thedailyhistorian.bsky.socialFear, political conflict, religious tension and violence combined with devastating consequences.
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@liamomaraiv.bsky.socialThe #MountainMeadowsMassacre, a #Mormon atrocity of the #UtahWar, began on #ThisDayInHistory in 1857. 120 settlers of the #BakerFancher wagon train, moving to #California from Arkansas, were killed by the #NauvooLegion & left for the animals. Only one perpetrator faced justice.
