Brigham Young ordered the revival of the Nauvoo Legion — a Mormon militia which included almost every able-bodied man — and declared martial law in the Utah Territory.. After taking office ...

Special Order No. 2 by Gen. Daniel Wells of the Nauvoo Legion, ordering a militia to "exterminate" any Indigenous person in the Utah Valley who shows any hostility to Mormon settlers. Image: Utah ...

Col. ALEXANDER was within 30 miles of Fort Bridger, which place is occupied by Mormon troops, when he received the following letter from BRIGHAM YOUNG, through the commander of the "Nauvoo Legion ...

This year marks the 150th anniversary of Utah’s participation in the American Civil War. A new book from the Brigham Young University Religious Studies Center, "Civil War Saints" edited by Kenneth L.

American Primeval, a new Netflix limited series about the Utah War in the 1850s, isn’t afraid to dramatize the horrors of the Old West. ... (AKA the Nauvoo Legion).

The Utah War culminated a decade of rising hostility between Mormons and the federal government over issues ranging from governance and land ownership to plural marriage and Indian affairs, during ...

As an adult, Hafen helped found the Utah Art Association and established the art department at the Brigham Young Academy. He often chose to paint Mormon subject matter, such as these ... After John ...

"We've lost one third of the honor guards in Utah over the last 20 years," said Kraig Thorne, commander of Timpanogos honor guard. Thorne has been attending funerals for 15 years, and guesses he's ...

American Primeval, a new Netflix limited series about the Utah War in the 1850s, isn’t afraid to dramatize the horrors of the Old West. ... (AKA the Nauvoo Legion).

The Brink of War One hundred fifty years ago, the U.S. Army marched into Utah prepared to battle Brigham Young and his Mormon militia ...