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Mountain Meadows Massacre 1857

The Mountain Meadows Massacre was a September 1857 slaughter in southern Utah in which a Baker–Fancher emigrant wagon train was attacked and nearly all adult members killed.

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How did the Mountain Meadows Massacre occur and who was held responsible?

The was a September 1857 slaughter in in which was attacked and nearly all adult members killed; only 17 children under six were spared . Historical investigation and prosecution over decades placed p...