While in St. George we learned of a tragedy that happen here.
History is a wonderful thing to read. We can learn so much by reading the events from history books. But alas, many of the history books were written incorrectly. Or, were written one sided.
Is it true that history repeats itself? Well, I will let you be the judge of that.
The date is somewhere between September 7–11, 1857. The place was in the southern part of Utah Territory at Mountain Meadows. The people or group were the Baker–Fancher emigrant wagon train. The wagon train, made up mostly of families from Arkansas, was bound for California, traveling on the Old Spanish Trail that passed through the Territory.
After arriving in Salt Lake City, the Baker–Fancher party made their way south along the Mormon Road, eventually stopping to rest at Mountain Meadows. As the party was traveling west there were rumors about the party's behavior towards Mormon settlers and war hysteria towards outsiders was rampant as a result of a military expedition dispatched by President Buchanan, and Territorial Governor Brigham Young's declaration of martial law in response.[3][4][5] While the emigrants were camped at the meadow, local militia leaders, including Isaac C. Haight and John D. Lee, made plans to attack the wagon train. The leaders of the militia, wanting to give the impression of tribal hostilities, persuaded Southern Paiutes to join with a larger party of militiamen disguised as Native Americans in an attack. During the militia's first assault on the wagon train, the emigrants fought back, and a five-day siege ensued. Eventually, fear spread among the militia's leaders that some emigrants had caught sight of the white men, likely discerning the actual identity of a majority of the attackers. As a result, militia commander William H. Dame ordered his forces to kill the emigrants. By this time, the emigrants were running low on water and provisions, and allowed some members of the militia—who approached under a white flag—to enter their camp. The militia members assured the emigrants they were protected, and after handing over their weapons, the emigrants were escorted away from their defensive position. After walking a distance from the camp, the militiamen, with the help of auxiliary forces hiding nearby, attacked the emigrants. The perpetrators killed all the adults and older children in the group, in the end sparing only seventeen young children under the age of seven.[a]
I sometimes wonder with all the same hysteria running ramped, fear, books being banded, people sowing hate as see on social media and in the news.
History is a wonderful thing to read. We can learn so much by reading the events from history books. But alas, many of the history books were written incorrectly. Or, were written one sided.
Is it true that history repeats itself? Well, I will let you be the judge of that.
The date is somewhere between September 7–11, 1857. The place was in the southern part of Utah Territory at Mountain Meadows. The people or group were the Baker–Fancher emigrant wagon train. The wagon train, made up mostly of families from Arkansas, was bound for California, traveling on the Old Spanish Trail that passed through the Territory.
After arriving in Salt Lake City, the Baker–Fancher party made their way south along the Mormon Road, eventually stopping to rest at Mountain Meadows. As the party was traveling west there were rumors about the party's behavior towards Mormon settlers and war hysteria towards outsiders was rampant as a result of a military expedition dispatched by President Buchanan, and Territorial Governor Brigham Young's declaration of martial law in response.[3][4][5] While the emigrants were camped at the meadow, local militia leaders, including Isaac C. Haight and John D. Lee, made plans to attack the wagon train. The leaders of the militia, wanting to give the impression of tribal hostilities, persuaded Southern Paiutes to join with a larger party of militiamen disguised as Native Americans in an attack. During the militia's first assault on the wagon train, the emigrants fought back, and a five-day siege ensued. Eventually, fear spread among the militia's leaders that some emigrants had caught sight of the white men, likely discerning the actual identity of a majority of the attackers. As a result, militia commander William H. Dame ordered his forces to kill the emigrants. By this time, the emigrants were running low on water and provisions, and allowed some members of the militia—who approached under a white flag—to enter their camp. The militia members assured the emigrants they were protected, and after handing over their weapons, the emigrants were escorted away from their defensive position. After walking a distance from the camp, the militiamen, with the help of auxiliary forces hiding nearby, attacked the emigrants. The perpetrators killed all the adults and older children in the group, in the end sparing only seventeen young children under the age of seven.[a]
I sometimes wonder with all the same hysteria running ramped, fear, books being banded, people sowing hate as see on social media and in the news.
If History really is repeating itself. I find myself remembering many of the words I read in my history books. Which years later, I found to be incomplete or just completely incorrect.
So, I leave these words with you: Is History Repeating Itself?
Look around you what do you see and read.
Know this. Only You can make a difference
Susan is always reminding me of the
T- Is it True
H- Is It Helpful
I - Is It Inspiring
N -Is It Necessary
K - Is It Kind
Let me state this the LDS has made it there mission to ensure of this:
Remembrance -
The Mountain Meadows Massacre Site National Historic Monument is located just off State Route 18 between Enterprise and St. George, Utah. The monument is spread across four different sites: a memorial to the women, children and wounded; a memorial to the men and older boys; the overlook memorial and memorial wall; and the gravesite memorial. You’ll have to drive between sites.
thanks to Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Meadows_Massacre
The Mountain Meadows Massacre Site National Historic Monument is located just off State Route 18 between Enterprise and St. George, Utah. The monument is spread across four different sites: a memorial to the women, children and wounded; a memorial to the men and older boys; the overlook memorial and memorial wall; and the gravesite memorial. You’ll have to drive between sites.
thanks to Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Meadows_Massacre
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