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To: Skenderbej

What about all the massacres of Indians happening around the same time, by settlers and military who WERE Mormon?

The Bear River Masssacre, Utah Territory, (Idaho) 1863

The Circleville Massacre, Utah Territory, (Utah) 1866


7 posted on 05/20/2009 7:35:02 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Tennessee Nana

Bear River was done by the U.S. Military sent there to protect the overland route. Col. Conner was promoted to General after he slaughtered 250 indians, including women and children. Connor was not Mormon, neither were the participants.

I can’t speak about the Circleville massacre, don’t know anything about it.


18 posted on 05/20/2009 8:07:01 PM PDT by Skenderbej
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To: Tennessee Nana; Skenderbej
What about all the massacres of Indians happening around the same time, by settlers and military who WERE Mormon? The Bear River Masssacre, Utah Territory, (Idaho) 1863 The Circleville Massacre, Utah Territory, (Utah) 1866

And of course, Christian leaders were occasionally culpable in the slaughter of Native Americans. For example, I believe the massacre @ Sand Creek (1864) was led by a Methodist minister. But that was an Army attack...a bit distinct from a group of religious people banding together under a single sect umbrella -- and then attacking & slaughtering 120+ men, women & children.

21 posted on 05/20/2009 8:26:02 PM PDT by Colofornian
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To: Tennessee Nana

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_River_Massacre


41 posted on 05/20/2009 9:22:36 PM PDT by packrat35 (Nancy Pelosi is a liar!)
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To: Tennessee Nana

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hawk_War_(Utah)


43 posted on 05/20/2009 9:25:46 PM PDT by packrat35 (Nancy Pelosi is a liar!)
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