conflict in utah
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Conflict in Utah. The Utah War. Utah Territory. U.S. government appointed half of the government posts in Utah. Most non- Utahns got along with the Utahns . Some did not. Rumors. Some federal government workers that didn’t get along with the Mormons took rumors of rebellion back to D.C. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Conflict in UtahThe Utah War
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Utah Territory
• U.S. government appointed half of the government posts in Utah.
• Most non-Utahns got along with the Utahns.• Some did not
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Rumors
• Some federal government workers that didn’t get along with the Mormons took rumors of rebellion back to D.C.
• Judge William Drummond spread rumors of corruption, an Indian/Mormon alliance and plans to take over the U.S. government
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President James Buchanan
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1857• President Buchanan
sends troops from Kansas to Utah.
• Troops are led by Colonel Albert Sidney Johnston
• Bring Alfred Cumming: Brigham Young’s replacement as governor
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Utah prepares for war
• Utah militia swells from a few hundred to over 5,000 soldiers
• Why were Utahns so quick to raise an army if they were innocent?
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Echo Canyon
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Lot’s Army
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Winter 1857
• Johnston’s army is stopped in Wyoming by heavy snow and freezing temperatures.
• Stop at Fort Bridger, Wyoming and wait for Spring
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Buchanan’s Blunder
• People in Washington question President Buchanan’s decision to send an army to Utah without investigating the situation.
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Move South
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Thomas Kane
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Camp Floyd
• Established by Johnston’s army• Brought the “Wild West” to Utah• Brought supplies to Utahns as the soldiers
sold their Eastern supplies for very low prices.
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Civil War
• In 1861 the Civil War started and Abraham Lincoln called Johnston’s army back to the East.
• Johnston’s army (2,500) was ¼ of the total of the U.S. army.
• 98 of Johnston’s army became generals for the Civil War. 50 for the South. 48 for the North.
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Utah War Result
• Utah War brought soldiers, merchants, suppliers, miners and railroaders to Utah.
• Gave Utah a bad reputation in East.• Made gaining statehood more difficult.