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During these years since the Mormons had settled the Utah 'I'crritory, there had heen continuous friction between the Mormon pioneer leaders and the U. S. Government. Two federal appointees who caused the most trouble, arrived in Salt Lake City in 1855. They were Judge George P. Stiles, an apostate Mormon, and William \V. I)r~nnmond, a gentile. Both of these men were immoral and unprincipled in their conduct. Their false report to President Buchanan stated that all of the people of Utah were in open rebellion against the laws and government of the United States. Governor Young denied these reports hut misunderstandings continued. Without thoroughly investigating the situation, President Buchanan sent 2,500 soldiers, under the command of General Alhert Sidney Johnston, to Utah in 1857. The first word that the people of Utah received of the approach of federal troops was on July 24, 1857, during a celehration at Silver Lake, at the head of Big Cottonwood Canyon. When Governor Young was informed, he called a Council and a decision was reached to resist the entrance of the troops in the Great Basin. 'They were determined not to be dislodged from their homes again, after being driven from their homes several times before.' Xot knowing what the outcome of the "Utah War" would he, the pioneer leaders prepared for the defense of the people. The Utah hIilitia. under Daniel H. Wells, was mustered into service; the people at the outpost settlements were called hack to the Basin; aud the residents of Salt Lake and neighboring valleys prepared to burn their homes and all their property and move south. During the winter, homes and buildings were
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| Title | Lehi Willard Jones: Biography |
| Creator | Jones, York F., 1925-; Jones, Evelyn K. |
| Subject | Jones, Lehi Willard, 1854-1947; Cedar City (Utah) -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- History; Mormon Church -- Utah |
| Description | Life of Lehi Willard Jones, centering in Cedar City, Utah, 1854-1947, and history of much of the development of Southern Utah |
| Source | Lehi Willard Jones |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1972 |
| Type | Image; Still image |
| Format | image/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Digitized by: Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Publisher | Woodruff Printing Company |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/lehiwillardjones.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1334.cpd |
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