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Carleton later said it was "a sight which can never be forgotten." After gathering up the skulls and bones of those who had died, Carleton's troops buried them and erected a cairn and cross. [41] Carleton interviewed a few local Mormon settlers and Paiute Native American chiefs and concluded that there was Mormon involvement in the massacre.
Mormon pioneers, in the midst of their journey west, "respectfully and even reverently" buried their dead along the trail. [23] Graves were blessed as "resting place[s] of the dead until the resurrection." [9]: 137 Cemeteries were considered holy, and burial in such sites was extremely important to many Mormons.
Mormon leaders stated that this practice was not yet "in full force,"(Young 1857b, pp. 219–220) but the time was "not far distant" that Mormons would be sacrificed out of love to ensure their eternal reward. [12] Brigham Young: LDS Church President, governor and American Indian superintendent of Utah Territory
The Hawn's Mill Massacre was dramatized in the 1977 American film Brigham a biopic of American religious figure Brigham Young, directed by Tom McGowan from a script by Philip Yordan. It was also depicted in the Latter-day Saint film Legacy: A Mormon Journey (1993), as well as in the Hulu series, Under the Banner of Heaven (2022).
Modern biographers and scholars—Mormon and non-Mormon alike—agree that Smith was one of the most influential, charismatic, and innovative figures in American religious history. [170] In a 2015 compilation of the 100 Most Significant Americans of All Time, Smithsonian ranked Smith first in the category of religious figures. [ 171 ]
James C. Sly. James C. Sly (August 8, 1807 – August 31, 1864) was a Mormon pioneer, member of the Mormon Battalion in the Mexican–American War, [1] scout for early west trails [2] used during the California gold rush, journal keeper in 1848 and 1849, early US western settler of several communities, and Mormon missionary to Canada.
It was named after an incident on June 27, 1848, in which three Mormon men were killed adjacent to the spring, allegedly by Native Americans, and their bodies burned and buried. The names of the men were carved on a large tree in this location. The men killed were Henderson Cox (1829-1848), Ezra Hela Allen (1814-1848), and Daniel Browett (1809 ...
Moroni told Smith that the plates could be found buried in a prominent hill near his home, later called Cumorah, a name found in the Book of Mormon. [36] Before dawn, Moroni reappeared two more times and repeated the information. [37] However, the angel would not allow Smith to take the plates until he obeyed certain "commandments". [38]