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The Mormon Vanguard Brigade of 1847: Norton Jacob's Record. Utah State University Press, Logan, Utah 2005. ISBN 0-87421-609-5. Bennett, Richard E. We'll Find the Place: The Mormon Exodus 1846–1848. Deseret Book Company, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1997. ISBN 1-57345-286-6. Hafen, Leroy and Ann. "Handcarts to Zion". University of Nebraska Press, 1992.
"American Primeval," a new limited series premiering Thursday on Netflix, lays its (title) cards right on the table: "Utah Territory, 1857. Wild and Untamed. The United States Army, Mormon Militia ...
The original settlers and the 49ers mutually benefited from each other. The Mormons received outside supplies, i.e. consumer goods and farm implements, and the 49ers received critical aid during their rest stop in the valley. The relationship between the two was generally positive, despite some accounts of conflict.
Director Peter Berg told Tudum in January 2025 that he was inspired to make American Primeval after reading about the Utah War, a confrontation between the Mormon people and the U.S. government ...
On September 8, 1857, Captain Stewart Van Vliet, of the US Army Quartermaster Corps, arrived in Salt Lake City.Van Vliet's mission was to inform Young that the US troops then approaching Utah did not intend to attack the Mormons, but intended to establish an army base near Salt Lake City and to request Young's cooperation in procuring supplies for the army.
The real-life tragedy took place in 1857 in Utah. 120 people were murdered. Netflix's dark new Western series, ... Mormons, settlers moving West, ...
The party's journey occurred amidst hostilities between Mormon settlers and the U.S. government, with war hysteria rampant amongst the Mormons. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Acting on rumors of hostile behavior on the part of the travelers, local Mormon militia leaders, including Isaac C. Haight and John D. Lee , made plans to attack them as they camped at ...
After arriving in Salt Lake City, tension continued to rise between the US Government and the Mormons and a federal army was dispatched toward Utah on suspicion of rebellion. [8] As a result, Brigham Young recalled all settlers from Carson Valley, San Bernardino, and Las Vegas in order to better concentrate his people and defenses.