Thomas L. Kane
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Thomas Leiper Kane was an American attorney, abolitionist, philanthropist, and military officer who was influential in the western migration of the Latter-day Saint movement and served as a Union Army
Kane in 1861 or 1862
Statue of Thomas L. Kane, Kane Memorial Chapel, Kane, Pennsylvania
Thomas L. Kane Memorial Chapel
Utah War
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The Utah War, also known as the Utah Expedition, the Utah Campaign, Buchanan's Blunder, the Mormon War, or the Mormon Rebellion, was an armed confrontation between the armed forces of the US governmen
American officers during the Utah War
Governor Brigham Young was appointed to office by President Millard Fillmore in 1850.
President James Buchanan was inaugurated in March 1857. The Presidential campaign of 1856 featured extensive denunciation of polygamy and Mormon governance in Utah.
Senator Stephen A. Douglas was a leading proponent of popular sovereignty.