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- GLC#
- GLC09539
- Type
- Books & pamphlets
- Date
- 1902
- Author/Creator
- Carleton, James H., 1814-1873
- Title
- Special Report of the Mountain Meadow Massacre
- Place Written
- s.l.
- Pagination
- 1 pamphlet 17 pp. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 15 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- Age of Jackson
One report related to the Mountain Meadow Massacre printed in 1902. It contains the testimonial of J. H. Carleton's investigation of the Mountain Meadow Massacre which took place September 7 -11, 1857. He details the death of 120 people who were travelling from Arkansas to California, travelling in 40 wagons. His instructions were to bury the bones of the men, women and children who had not been buried properly. Text also gives his character reference of a Mormon family, the Hamblins who interacted with those murdered.
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