Utah War

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The Utah War was an 1857–1858 armed confrontation between the United States government and Mormon settlers in Utah Territory, sparked by tensions over federal authority and local governance.

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Utah War canonical 8

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instanceOf 19th-century war
armed conflict
military campaign
alsoKnownAs Buchanan’s Blunder
Utah Expedition
belligerent Mormon settlers in Utah Territory
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
United States federal government
commander Albert Sidney Johnston
Brigham Young
Daniel H. Wells
conflictType federal–territorial dispute
internal U.S. conflict
countryInvolved United States of America
endTime 1858
followedBy increased federal oversight of Utah Territory
hasCause conflict over local governance in Utah Territory
controversy over plural marriage among Mormons
fears of theocracy in Utah Territory
reports of Mormon rebellion against U.S. authority
tensions over federal authority in Utah Territory
hasParticipant Albert Sidney Johnston
Alfred Cumming
Brigham Young
James Buchanan
Nauvoo Legion
linked to: Illinois militia

U.S. Army
linked to: United States Army
historicalSignificance shaped later federal policy toward Utah statehood
tested limits of federal power over U.S. territories
initiatedBy James Buchanan
location Utah Territory
notableEvent Mormon strategy of scorched earth and harassment
Mountain Meadows Massacre
advance of U.S. Army Utah Expedition
partOf history of Mormonism
history of the American West
precededBy Mormon Reformation
primaryTheater South Pass–Fort Bridger route
linked to: California Trail

Wasatch Front
relatedTo Latter-day Saint migration to Utah
linked to: Mormon pioneers

Mormon–U.S. government relations
result appointment of Alfred Cumming as governor of Utah Territory
formal submission of Utah Territory to federal authority
granting of a general pardon to Utah inhabitants
negotiated settlement
peaceful resolution without major pitched battles
replacement of Brigham Young as territorial governor
startTime 1857
timePeriod Antebellum United States
linked to: Antebellum period

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Echo Canyon, Utah usedDuring Utah War
Edward J. Steptoe conflict Utah War
subject linked to: Colonel Edward J. Steptoe