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.
Mormon Trail
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The Mormon Trail is the 1,300-mile route from Illinois to Utah on which Mormon pioneers traveled from 1846 to 1869. The Mormon Trail is a part of the United States National Trails System, known as the
Echo Canyon, Utah on Mormon Trail
Route of the Mormon pioneers from Nauvoo to Great Salt Lake
Mormon Battalion Trail Marker in Oatman Flats, Dateland, Arizona
Historic Information along the National Historic Trail