Morrisite War
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The Morrisite War was a skirmish between a Latter Day Saint sect known as the "Morrisites" and the Utah territorial government in June 1862.
Utah Milita to firing warning shots at the Morrisite camp
Robert Burton, deputy marshal of the territorial marshal service and Commander of the territorial militia
While Burton entered the fort, soldiers of the Utah Militia advanced on the Morrisite camp, using a makeshift shield, pushing up while returning fire
Morrisite meetinghouse visible on the west side of Interstate 90 south of Deer Lodge
Deer Lodge County, Montana
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Deer Lodge County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,421. It forms a consolidated city-county government with its county seat of Anaconda. The county
Morrisite War
…territorial governor, pardoned them all three days after the conviction. The Morrisites scattered across the west, but many of them ended up in Deer Lodge County, Montana. A house of worship used by the Morrisites in Racetrack, Montana, still stands though in some disrepair (). Seven years later, Robert T. Burton was…
Deer Lodge County Courthouse
Warm Springs State Hospital