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.

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 ...

Young reportedly declared martial law over the territory after Buchanan allowed settlers to pass through, leading to violence from the Utah Territorial Militia (AKA the Nauvoo Legion).

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 ...

The authors share Civil War comments and correspondence by 19th century Latter-day Saint Church leaders, and discuss the Nauvoo Legion's service in Utah during the war.

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 portraits of ...

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 ...

Young reportedly declared martial law over the territory after Buchanan allowed settlers to pass through, leading to violence from the Utah Territorial Militia (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 ...