Danite - Knowledge

723:

hostility from the native Missourians. These tensions were escalated by the fact that Joseph Smith had been issuing prophecies that Missouri was meant to be the chosen place for Zion and the gathering of the Saints. Joseph Smith encouraged the Saints to be unafraid and referred to a passage in the 18th chapter of Judges about the tribe of Dan, "If the enemy comes, the Danites will be after them, meaning the brethren in self-defense." One of those who heard Joseph speak of the Danites was Sampson Avard. Sampson Avard secretly organized some of the brethren into companies for mutual defense and protection. He said he had the sanction of the First Presidency. He also taught those who would follow him that they should lead their companies against the gentiles, to rob and plunder them, and waste them away. With the loot, the kingdom of God would be built. The majority of Avard's followers left him in disgust, and soon Avard was excommunicated.

1096:

known as "Bunkham's Strip" or "Buncombe Strip." This unincorporated strip was attached to Ray County for administrative and military purposes. The citizens of Ray County and their neighbors to the west in Clay County, first began to have concerns about the Mormons to the north when a group of "dissenters" from the church were expelled from Caldwell County. These dissenters, including David Whitmer, W.W. Phelps, John Whitmer and Oliver Cowdery had been the leaders of the Latter Day Saint church in Missouri. They relocated their families to Richmond and Liberty, the county seats of Ray and Clay, respectively, and said that their lives had been threatened and their property had been stolen by the Mormons.

288: 1567:

divinely inspired assassins" introduced "the ritualized form of murder called blood atonement--providing the victim with eternal salvation by slitting his throat." Denton said that "blood atonement" was one of the doctrines which Mormons held "most sacred" and that "hose who dared to flee Zion were hunted down and killed." Denton implies that large numbers of such "atonements" occurred during the Mormon reformation of 1856, although "none of the crimes were ever reported in the Deseret News", and that the "bloody regime…ended with Grant's sudden death, on December 1, 1856."

790:, by the Mormons. He was present at early Danite meetings and said that the Danites swore oaths "to support the heads of the church in all things that they say or do, whether right or wrong." The newly formed Danites disagreed initially on what steps to take against the dissenters, who had left the church but still lived nearby on land that had murky legal status. The properties had been purchased with a mixture of common and private funds, and in the name of both the LDS Church and private individuals. Reed Peck, another ex-Mormon, alleged that Carter and 867:

beating tempest; but you have affected to despise our warnings, and pass them off with a sneer, or a grin, or a threat, and pursued your former course; and vengeance sleepeth not, neither does it slumber; and unless you heed us this time, and attend to our request, it will overtake you at an hour when you do not expect, and at a day when you do not look for it; and for you there shall be no escape; for there is but one decree for you, which is depart, depart, or a more fatal calamity shall befall you.

3815: 1100:

the Twelve Apostles, arrived in Richmond and reported that the Mormons had invaded Daviess County and sacked the county seat of Gallatin. They also charged that a Mormon group known as the Danites planned to burn Richmond and Liberty to the ground. This testimony sent the worried citizens into a near frenzy. Women, children and property were ferried across the Missouri River for protection against an imminent Mormon invasion, and the state militia was put on alert.

927:", an allusion to a nefarious society as discussed in the Book of Mormon. Smith further stated that Avard's pride and zeal prompted him to organize the group contrary to the will of Smith and the other leaders of the Church. According to this view, Avard illegitimately claimed to be the Lord's agent, and according to a quote Smith attributed to Avard, he wanted to profit from vigilantism by taking "spoils of the goods of ungodly Gentiles ." 1275:

they (according to Smith) "took warning, and Soon they were Seen bounding over the prairie like the Scape Goat to carry of their own Sins we have not Seen them Since, their influence is gone, and they are in a miserable condition. So also it with all who turn from the truth to Lying Cheating defrauding & Swindeling." It has been alleged by some historians that these comments evidenced Smith's approval of the Danites' actions.

1271:

organization since its constitution states, "All officers shall be subject to the commands of the Captain General, given through the Secretary of War". Smith had the title of Secretary of War during the three years prior to the year in which it is widely believed the Danites were first organized. However, Smith did not attest to any affiliation with the Danite band, and none of the close contemporaries of Smith alleged otherwise.

821:, in which he likened the dissenters to "salt that had lost its savor." He went on to state that the dissenters would be "trodden under the foot of men." Corrill stated that "although did not give names in his sermon, yet it was plainly understood that he meant the dissenters or those who had denied the faith." Rigdon's strongly worded sermon may have played a significant role in encouraging the dissenters to leave the county. 1523:. Danites are represented as a world-wide secret organization of spies and assassins, dedicated to enforcing the edicts of Brigham Young. They are described as the force that makes Utah a "strong prison who can escape the watch of that unsleeping eye of Utah?" They are described as bloodthirsty murderers, planning the "massacre of sixty German immigrants" and with the ability of making dissenters disappear without a trace. 1155:

firefight commenced, but the militia were situated behind the riverbank and held the strategically superior position. Patten decided to charge the militia position, shouting the Mormon battle cry of "God and Liberty!" The Missourians were without swords and so broke their lines and fled across the river in all directions. During the retreat, the Mormons continued to fire and one of the militiamen, Moses Rowland, was killed.

727:

as had occurred in Jackson County during the summer and fall of 1833—with force. This however encouraged the Danites to offer resistance to the mobs that had driven them out of their homes in Jackson County. Latter Day Saints claims to rights to Missouri were countered back and forth with hostile rhetoric from non-Mormon news sources and politicians. Eventually the situation became dire, with one government agent writing:

1069:, Millport, and Grindstone Forks. The cannon with which the mob had promised to attack Far West was found buried in the ground, and the towns were basically deserted; remaining non-Mormons were expelled, and some stores and homes were burned. Additionally, the property left by the fleeing mobs was "consecrated" by the raiding parties and brought back to the bishop's storehouse in Adam-ondi-Ahman. These actions caused 1279:

associate and a public expression is taken against their remaining among them and such individuals do not remove it is the principle of republicanism itself that gives that community a right to expel them forcibly and no law will prevent it." Again, like the statements made by Smith, that such statements made by Rigdon could be said to be made in reference to the Danites is only suggestive.

1251:

that self-identifies as secret and unofficial is problematic and has made establishing an accurate history surrounding the Danites difficult. While there are some primary accounts of the Danites and their activities, scholars of LDS church history largely hold that these sources are partisan (and quite often contradictory), with nearly all reports coming from disaffected Mormons such as

1139: 1330:

Avard's excommunication and disaffection from the Latter Day Saint community, Smith continued to publicly condemn both Avard individually and the Danite organization as a whole. No known documents show that the Danite band operated at any time during its history under official Latter Day Saint sanction, nor that the Danite band existed after Avard's excommunication and after 1838.

1178:, known as the "Extermination Order," which stated that "he Mormons must be treated as enemies, and must be exterminated or driven from the state." Boggs called out 2,500 state militiamen to put down what he perceived to be open rebellion by the Mormons. In the end, the leaders of the church were captured and the bulk of the membership were forced to leave the state. 1238:, who said that "the whole of the Military Force" at Far West belonged to the Danite organization. Based on these and other statements, Quinn concludes that nearly the entire fighting force of some 900 Mormon men in Caldwell and Daviess counties had become Danites, and that by end of summer 1838, to be a member in full standing a Mormon must also have been a Danite. 567:. They remained an important part of Mormon and non-Mormon folklore, polemics, and propaganda for the remainder of the 19th century, waning in ideological prominence after Utah gained statehood. Notwithstanding public excommunications of Danite leaders by the Church and both public and private statements from 1566:

had a prominent role in 19th century Utah society. Denton attributes the creation of the Danites to Joseph Smith as his "secret group of loyalists" and suggests that they became "one of the most legendarily feared bands in frontier America." According to Denton, this "consecrated, clandestine unit of

1552:

made acceptance of the "authoritative" Sherlock story a simple matter for English readers. However, after a visit to Utah in 1923, Doyle is reported to have said "...he had been misled by writings of the time about the church." In 1991, Doyle's daughter stated that "Father would be the first to admit

1304:

Hyrum Smith, brother of Joseph Smith, was a member of the First Presidency of the church at the time that his signature appeared on the document known as the "Danite Manifesto." There has been dispute about if he in fact signed the document, or if instead others used his name because of his prominent

1278:

Further, LDS Church leader Sidney Rigdon expressed disapproval of Danites, although he asserted his belief that the Mormons were within their rights to forcibly expel dissenters from their midst, saying that: "When a country, or body of people have individuals among them with whom they do not wish to

1150:

On the night of October 24, 1838, Captain Bogart's unit had camped along the banks of Crooked River in Bunkham's Strip. Patten and the Mormon rescue company approached from the north along the main road. At daybreak on the 25th, the Mormons encountered the militia's sentries. A brief firefight ensued

1129:

in charge of the force. Patten, who had come to be known as "Captain Fear-not", for his part in the attacks in Daviess County, was apparently a leader in the Danite organization, and the choice of him over Hinkle may indicate the rescue was planned as an unofficial excursion. The Mormon force quickly

1116:

of Clay County to patrol Bunkham's strip to "prevent, if possible, any invasion of Ray county by persons in arms whatever". Bogart was not necessarily the best man for the job. According to Peter Burnett, a resident of Liberty, "Captain Bogart was not a very discreet man, and his men were of much the

1099:

Conflicts between the Mormons and non-Mormons in Carroll County and Daviess County throughout the summer put settlers in the more settled counties of Ray and Clay increasingly on edge. This unease reached a bursting point when further dissenters, Thomas B. Marsh and Orson Hyde of the Mormon Quorum of

902:

counties. Despite the harsh treatment of the few vocal dissidents, a dozen others were permitted to peacefully remain in the community. One of the expelled dissenters, John Whitmer, said that they had been "driven from their homes" and robbed "of all their goods save clothing & bedding &c."

866:

We have solemnly warned you, and that in the most determined manner, that if you do not cease that course of wanton abuse of the citizens of this county, that vengeance would overtake you sooner or later, and that when it did come it would be as furious as the mountain torrent, and as terrible as the

726:

On the fourth of July in 1838, Mormon leader Sidney Rigdon delivered an oration in Far West, the county seat of Caldwell County. While not wishing or intending to start any trouble with his non-Mormon neighbors, Rigdon wanted to make clear that the Mormons would meet any further attacks on them—-such

654:

And now verily I say unto you, concerning the laws of the land, it is my will that my people should observe all things whatsoever I command them. And that law of the land which is constitutional, supporting that principle of freedom in maintaining rights and privileges, belongs to all mankind, and is

3210:

Document Containing the Correspondence, Orders &c. in Relation to the Disturbances with the Mormons; And the Evidence Given Before the Hon. Austin A. King, Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit of the State of Missouri, at the Court-House in Richmond, in a Criminal Court of Inquiry, Begun November

1485:

Beginning in the 19th century, a number of authors, including the notable British fiction writers Arthur Conan Doyle and Robert Louis Stevenson, make references to "Danites" as a shadowy, secret group who terrorized the early LDS Church settlements in Utah. These references usually appear in popular

1468:

in 1857, Young also stated: "There have been men here who have had their plans to arrange for robbing; and I will take the liberty to say that, when we find them, 'judgement will be laid to the line and righteousness to the plummet.' Those are my feelings, and I express them plainly, that the good

1425:

Otherwise, Young persistently denied the existence of Danitism in Utah. For instance, in June 1857, he said in a public address: " are in every town and city throughout the whole of the United States, and that their object is not known by the people. That they are all over the world; that there are

1421:

of 1856, an organization that one writer called "the largest and most influential vigilante group in American history." Young also declared that any such men would find "not only the Danites, whom they talk so much about, biting the horses (sic) heels, but the scoundrels will find something biting

1317:

Avard went on to implicate Smith as the overall commander of the Daviess Expedition and other Danite vigilante activities. He included a recitation of a Danite Constitution with eight articles, specifying that the "executive power" of the Danite society would be "vested in the president of the whole

1313:

Sampson Avard became the lead witness for the prosecution in a trial of Joseph Smith and other church leaders. As Avard was well known as the leader of the Danites, his role as a witness was a surprise to both the church and Missourians. Avard testified that he considered "Joseph Smith, as the prime

1120:

Bogart quickly exceeded his orders. He and his men began visiting the homes of Latter Day Saints living in Bunkham's Strip, forcibly disarming them and ordering them to leave Ray County. Bogart then apparently penetrated into Caldwell County and began to similarly harass Mormons there, advising them

911:

The Danites' role shifted from internal enforcement to external defense when the non-Mormon Missourian majority asked the Mormons to leave, at first making a request without threat of force. In coming months, hostilities between Mormons and Missourians would grow to the point that the Missouri State

857:

for out of the county you shall go, and no power shall save you. And you shall have three days after you receive this communication to you, including twenty-four hours in each day, for you to depart with your families peaceably; which you may do undisturbed by any person; but in that time, if you do

1450:

and other authors had also popularized the idea of blood-thirsty Danites riding rough-shod through Utah in various fictional works. At the same time, there is evidence that, purportedly in order to deter and punish crime in Utah Territory, Brigham Young occasionally authorized local church leaders

1274:

In fact, despite likely originally approving of the Danites, Smith wrote of the actions of the Danites largely with disapproval and on more than one occasion. However, in speaking on dissenting Mormons, Smith wrote in his Scriptory Book that after Sidney Rigdon spoke on the subject of "dissenters,"

1250:

According to an essay on the website of the LDS Church, "Historians generally concur that Joseph Smith approved of the Danites but that he probably was not briefed on all their plans and likely did not sanction the full range of their activities." Establishing the true leadership of an organization

1124:

Exaggerated reports quickly made it to Far West to the effect that a "mob" had captured and intended to execute a group of Mormon prisoners. The Mormons immediately assembled an armed rescue party. Although Colonel George M. Hinkle, head of the official Caldwell County militia was available, Joseph

1095:

1838 saw an escalation in tensions between the members of the Latter Day Saint church and their neighbors in northwestern Missouri. Ray County was located immediately south of the Mormon Caldwell County. The two counties were separated by a so called 'no man's land' measuring six miles by one mile,

1021:

And that mob that comes on us to disturb us, it shall be between us and them a war of extermination; for we will follow them until the last drop of their blood is spilled; or else they will have to exterminate us, for we will carry the seat of war to their own houses and their own families, and one

731:

The citizens of Daviess, Carroll, and some other normal counties have raised mob after mob for the last two months for the purpose of driving the Mormons from those counties and from the State. These things have at length goaded the Mormons into a state of desperation that has now made some members

633:

The Danites organized in the milieu of mutual hostility and conflict between the Mormon settlers and the more established Missourians, with numerous acts of violence perpetrated on both sides. They were active as a formal organization in Missouri in 1838. They began as a group of zealots determined

1437:

Is there war in our religion? No; neither war nor bloodshed. Yet our enemies cry out "bloodshed", and "oh, what dreadful men these Mormons are, and those Danites! how they slay and kill!" Such is all nonsense and folly in the extreme. The wicked slay the wicked, and they will lay it on the Saints.

1282:

There is one statement made by Joseph Smith which endorsed the Danite band, apparently near its inception. In his journal, Smith wrote: "Thus far, according to the order of the Danites. We have a company of Danites in these times, to put to right physically that which is not right, and to cleanse

1048:

The new policy of an "aggressive defense against mobs" was put into practice in Daviess County when a group of non-Mormon vigilantes, primarily from Clinton and Platte counties, began to harass Mormons in outlying areas. The vigilantes hoped to drive the Mormons from the county through a policy of

960:

was a commandment given to the church to establish a kind of communitarian program whereby the saints were to give or "consecrate all their money and property to the Church" and lease it back, so that the church could purchase lands for settlement by the destitute converts continually pouring into

575:" (a term used in the Book of Mormon to signify corruption within a group of people such as gangs, organized crime, and politics, as well as used in general parlance to signify unlawful conspiracy), the nature and scope of the organization and the degree to which it was officially connected to the 1292:

Nonetheless, over time, as the prominence and violence of the group grew, Smith condemned the group, referring to them as "evil" in nature and a "secret combination" (a negative term in LDS Church usage). Since these condemnations largely appeared after Smith and the Church had been charged with

1233:

The Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young University has highly criticized the first position posited by researcher Quinn for its reliance on arguably unreliable sources. Quinn follows the affidavit of self-professed Danite John N. Sapp, who stated on September 4,

722:

In spring 1838, events came to a boiling point as the number of Mormons swelled in Missouri and Ohio and rifts within the church itself developed. Sudden heavy Mormon immigration, combined with their tendency to vote in a bloc, and their anti-slavery political and northern cultural views aroused

659:

This revelation encouraged church members "to bear it patiently and revile not" when "men will smite you, or your families" yet also justified self-defense: If, after being endangered three times, "he has sought thy life and thy life is endangered by him, thine enemy is in thy hands and thou art

1502:, in her memoir "By Ox Team to California: A Narrative of Crossing the Plains in 1860" also reported rumors of raiding Mormons near Salt Lake City, but did not mention the raiding group by name, and herself passed safely through Salt Lake City and conducted trade and social visits with Mormons. 1329:

It is clear that Smith was aware of the existence of the Danites and, at least initially, approved of certain Danite activities, Smith's role in the creation of the Danites and especially his involvement in its later activities (particularly actions of escalating violence) remain unclear. After

1270:

Joseph Smith never identified himself as a Danite. However, in 1834, Smith was elected as commander-in-chief of the Armies of Israel by the Kirtland high council. Though the Danite band self-identified as unofficial, there is confusion and controversy surrounding the independence of the Danite

1429:

Later, in September 1857, Young said in a private meeting of the church leadership,: "the world accuse !(sic) me of controlling the affairs of Calafornia (sic) & kansas (sic) &c. The people do believe that we have a Band Called the Danites but how Could they exist so long without

1158:

During his charge, however, Patten was shot and mortally wounded. Ebenezer Robinson recalled that Patten had been "brave to a fault, so much so that he was styled and called 'Captain Fearnought'." Although it was not immediately realized, Gideon Carter had also been killed, making three Mormon

1053:

a half-dozen years earlier, the Latter Day Saints requested assistance from state authorities, with little success. On October 18, Joseph Smith called for the assistance of all men who could participate; elements of the Caldwell militia, as well as some of the Danites and their secret oaths of

1154:

The Mormon company approached the camp of the Ray militia and formed a battle line in three columns, led by David W. Patten, Charles C. Rich, and Patrick Durfee. Rich later recalled that soon after the Mormons had formed their lines, the militia "fired upon us with all their guns." A general

1426:

thousands of them, and that the life of every officer that comes here is in the hands of the Danites. That even the President of the United States is not safe, for at one wink from Brigham the Danites will be upon him and kill him...It is all a pack of nonsense, the whole of it."

1151:

with each side testifying that the other had fired first. One of the sentries, John Lockhart, shot Patrick Obanion, the Mormons' scout. Obanion later died from this wound. Lockhart and the other guards then fled down the hill to the militia camp which took up a defensive position.

1293:

treason in fall of 1838, and after Smith and the Church leaders became concerned with the actions of alleged rogue groups and their potential negative effect on the Mormon community at large, it is unclear whether they reflected philosophical or political positions of the moment.

941:, he was cut off from the Church, and every means proper used to destroy his influence, at which he was highly incensed and went about whispering his evil insinuations, but finding every effort unavailing, he again turned conspirator, and sought to make friends with the mob." 969:

In the realm of politics, the Danites were called upon to distribute tickets containing the names of candidates approved by the Presidency for the election which was held on August 6. Church leader John Corrill was the approved candidate and consequently won election to the

1326:, place Smith in a more commanding role. Several scholars have pointed to evidence which suggests that, to avoid prosecution, Avard may have promised prosecutors that he and his associates (i.e., Robinson, Phelps, and Lee) would implicate Smith in the Danite organization. 1369:

Despite the presence of purported former Danites within the LDS Church, there is no evidence they continued to exist as an organized body after 1838, or that they participated in any actions against dissenting and former Mormons in Utah. For instance, while former Danite

1397:(both former Mormons) authored exposés of Mormonism. Young and Stenhouse stated that the Danites were active, and primarily occupied with the task of discreetly murdering and disposing of Mormon dissenters and outsiders perceived to be a threat to Brigham Young's power. 1338:

Historian Leland Gentry asserts that after Sampson Avard was captured in November 1838, the Danite movement "died a quick death." Gentry cites numerous evidences supporting this position in his book, "The Danite Band of 1838." Nevertheless, after the Mormons settled in

1173:

Although the battle resulted in only four fatalities, the effect was a massive escalation of the Missouri Mormon War. Exaggerated reports (some saying that half of Bogart's men had been lost) made their way to Missouri Governor Lilburn Boggs who responded by issuing

611:

by eight years, to protect his community. Some historians have alleged this earlier militia to be the original formation of the Danite band. After the 1838 Missouri Mormon War, the term "Danite" was often connected with Latter Day Saint peacekeeping, including the

649:

movement had experienced periods of conflict and violence with neighboring communities. Prior to this period, Joseph Smith had promoted a non-violent policy, but this era of pacifism was coming to an end. In August 1833, Smith recorded a revelation that stated:

1417:, the Mormons would "deal" with them. He stated that anyone who entered the territory and didn't "behave themselves," including any Mormon who "unlawfully disturbs anyone," would "find a 'Vigilance Committee.'" This was most likely a reference to the famous 1381:

was killed by Indians in 1853, some said that the Danites had a hand in the affair. However, these claims were refuted by an official investigation led by Gunnison's second in command. Similar reports circulated when Indians killed territorial official

579:

are not agreed between historians. Early in the group's existence, Joseph Smith appeared to endorse its actions, but later turned against it as violence increased and the actions of the Danites inspired a hysteria in Missouri that eventually led to the

930:

Joseph Smith soon took action against Avard in the name of the church, removing him from all military duties and establishing him as a surgeon to help with the wounded; Avard mentions this demotion himself. Avard was eventually excommunicated. Smith's

1202:, and George W. Robinson were charged with many crimes including treason. It was during a preliminary hearing that Smith and the other defendants learned that Danite leader Sampson Avard had testified against them. As a result of the testimony, Judge 1496:, in his memoir, "A Trip To California In 1853", reported local rumor that Brigham Young's "Destroying Angels" were conducting raids on wagon trains near Salt Lake City and blaming it on Indians. However he was not an eyewitness to these events. 812:

John Corrill recalled that "the first presidency did not seem to have much to do with at first", and some of the Danites clearly saw this sermon as a sign of approval. The matter was tabled until the following Sunday (June 17, 1838) when

1473:

I want the people in the States to know that there are a few poor curses here, and to know that we do not want gangs of highwaymen here. And I say to such characters...we will send you home quick, whenever we can catch and convict you."

655:

justifiable before me. Therefore, I, the Lord, justify you and your brethren of my church, in befriending that law which is the constitutional law of the land; And to the law of man, whatsoever is more or less than this, cometh of evil.

1121:

to remove to Far West, the county seat. Returning to Ray County, his men captured three Mormons — Nathan Pinkham, Jr., William Seely, and Addison Green — who may have been acting as scouts against a potential invasion from Ray County.

1241:

In a second position, Baugh disagrees and argues with Quinn that the Danites were always "a select group." He finds the testimony of John Corrill, who gave the total number of Danites at 300, more reliable than that of Sapp or Call.

616:

police, the bodyguards of Joseph Smith, and the "whistling and whittling brigades". Although some members of these later groups had been Danites in the Missouri period, leadership of the 1838 secret society, which came to be known as

903:

Reed Peck agreed, asserting that "the claims by which this property was taken from these men were unjust and perhaps without foundation cannot be doubted by any unprejudiced person acquainted with all parties and circumstances."

753:

to discuss the problem of Mormon dissenters. The group organized under the name "The Daughters of Zion." A second group was formed in nearby Adam-ondi-Ahman where stake president and special counselor in the First Presidency

1080:

to dissent after this incident. They traveled to Richmond and swore out an affidavit concerning the existence of the Danites, and of a "destroying company" that had been set up with instructions to burn Richmond and Liberty.

1459:

basis. For instance, in early 1857, Young ordered local authorities to monitor two recently released convicts who were on the trail to California. If they were caught stealing livestock along the way, he authorized their

1185:

against the Saints; Sidney Rigdon fueled the fire with his July 4 speech. The Missouri state officials considered the Mormons to be the aggressors in the war, and after the destitute saints were forced to flee to

1464:. Historian Ardis Parshall believes that this led to an attack on an unrelated party which wounded several individuals in a case of mistaken identity. Indeed, in the same sermon where he spoke of the Danites and 2792: 785:

by its leadership. He began writing and speaking critically of the church, which resulted in his formal excommunication. He left after hearing reports of the destruction of non-Mormon settlements, including

588:(LDS Church), "Historians generally concur that Joseph Smith approved of the Danites but that he probably was not briefed on all their plans and likely did not sanction the full range of their activities." 1446:

attributes the stories of Danites in Utah to overzealous descriptions of the "Minute Men," a law enforcement organization created by Brigham Young to pursue marauding Indians and white criminals.

1548:. Doyle's embellishment of the folklore surrounding the original Missouri band transplanted to a romantic wild west setting, the established criminal notoriety of Rockwell, and rumors of Young's 2549:

Report of explorations for a route for the Pacific railroad: near the 38th and 39th parallels of north latitude: from the mouth of the Kansas River, Mo., to the Sevier Lake, in the Great Basin

1409:, Young used language similar to the fiery sermons that preceded the 1838 Mormon War. In the address Young demanded military action against former Mormon persecutors, mobocrats, and the " 1540:

novel, published in 1887. In the story, the Danites constitute a brutal group of enforcing vigilantes operating under the direction of Brigham Young—and more particularly the fictional

1322:

testified under oath that Joseph and Hyrum Smith never commanded any Danites in the field. Statements from known associates of Avard, including Ebenezer Robinson, Morris Phelps, and

1374:'s lengthy confessional describes the operations of the Danites in Missouri, he makes no indication to the continued existence of the organization after the Mormons left the state. 1346:

These beliefs were fueled by the fact that many former Danites occupied prominent paramilitary or law enforcement roles in the new settlements. For example, alleged former Danite

1267:(the ex-wife of Brigham Young and vocal opponent of the church). Certainly, the existence of the Danite band during the conflict known as the 1838 Mormon War is well established. 974:, but he conceded, "Many saw that it was taking unfair advantage of the election and were extremely dissatisfied". Except for 15 or 20 votes, the election was nearly unanimous. 3864: 1206:

of the Fifth Circuit of Missouri ruled that there was sufficient evidence to hold Smith, Rigdon and other leaders for trial; nevertheless, they waited for over six months in

3642: 961:

northwestern Missouri. Corrill recalled that "shortly after the Danites became organized, they set out to enforce the Law of Consecration, but this did not amount to much".

829:

Ebenezer Robinson (who remained with the church after 1838), recalled that the next day a letter was "gotten up in the office of the First Presidency," which Danite leader

3739: 1210:

for their trial. Despairing of ever being allowed to come to trial, Smith and the others escaped from the prison, and soon made their way to join the Latter Day Saints in

1159:

fatalities and one militiaman fatality. The Mormons collected their wounded as well as the baggage Bogart's unit had left in the camp and made their way back to Far West.

496: 3849: 1289:]. This company or a part of them exhibited on the fourth day of July They come up to consecrate, by companies of tens, commanded by their captains over ten." 585: 3869: 3465: 1642: 778: 758:

recorded the name Danites in his diary and characterized the meetings as routine events. The name "Danites" probably refers to a Biblical prophecy found in the

3450: 1617: 1318:

church." However, Moses Clawson, John Corrill, Reed Peck, and others (all well-known Danites) all named Avard as the head of the organization and not Smith.

1168: 1181:

Thousands of Latter Day Saints had flowed into Missouri in just a few years; they were against slavery and voted as a bloc. This led to the unease and the

699:, which became the headquarters of the church in Missouri. Throughout 1837, the church in Kirtland was experiencing internal conflicts over the failure of 923:

However, conflict developed between Smith and the Danites' leader, Sampson Avard. In Smith's account, Avard, while a new member to the Church, formed a "

719:

during the early part of 1838, beginning a period where Smith and other church leaders began to take the view that the church was fighting for its life.

1234:

1838, that the number of Danites was "betwixt eight and ten hundred men, well armed and equipped...." He also credits the testimony of another Danite,

1049:

intimidation, the burning of isolated homes, and the plundering of property. Seeing the mob violence as a repeat of the nightmares they went through in

2949: 1358:" – a group of young boys who intimidated strangers by following them around Nauvoo "whistling" until they left. Another reported former Danite, 944:

With the opposition leaders ousted and the hostilities increasing, the Danite group took on three additional primary functions, (1) enforcement of the

530: 3839: 2918: 997:

celebration. As part of the celebration, a military review was held in which both the Mormons of the legal Caldwell County militia (led by Colonel

1283:

the Church of every great evil which has hitherto existed among us inasmuch as they cannot be put to right by teachings and persuasyons [

993:

Danite activity eventually progressed from political action to military action. On July 4, 1838, the Latter Day Saints in Far West held a large

642:—but progressed to becoming involved in militia and paramilitary conflicts with U.S. forces and both civilians and law enforcement of Missouri. 3422: 2896: 1519: 924: 572: 794:

proposed that the group "kill these men that they would not be capable of injuring the church." Marsh (while still a practicing Mormon) and

3707: 3569: 2468: 1976: 1761: 1607: 933: 576: 261: 563:. During their period of organization in Missouri, the Danites operated as a vigilante group and took a central role in the events of the 2847:

A Trip to California in 1853Recollections of a Gold Seeking Trip by Ox Train across the Plains and Mountains by an Old Illinois Pioneer

45: 3050:

The Danites are a re-institution of an earlier Latter Day Saint militant group of the 19th century, call them ultra-Latter Day Saints.

2956:, with permission, at HistoryToGo.utah.gov by the Utah Division of State History, Utah Department of Heritage and Arts, State of Utah. 755: 3583: 3500: 3435: 3390: 3344: 3236: 3197: 3150: 3127: 3013: 2727: 971: 770:

The Companies are called Danites because the Prophet Daniel has said that the Saints shall take the kingdom and possess it forever.

3027:

The colonel nodded. "Your report suggested that the Danite terrorist organization might pose a regional threat to the Federation."

2755: 1190:, their homes in Far West and Adam-ondi-Ahman were occupied by the mob. A large number of church leaders, including Joseph Smith, 287: 3733: 1702: 1688: 1674: 1418: 994: 746: 215: 87: 3268: 3854: 2556: 1355: 1017:, sometimes referred to as the Mormons' "Declaration of Independence" from the "persecution of mobs." In it, Rigdon announced: 3523:"True Happiness—Fruits of Not Following Counsel—Popular Prejudice Against the Mormons—The Coming Army—Punishment of Evildoers" 421: 3616: 3085:

The Lincoln Myth: A Novel (Cotton Malone Book 9) - Kindle edition by Berry, Steve. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @

2714: 523: 875:" — displayed the signatures of eighty-three Mormons, including that of Joseph Smith's brother, and fellow member of the 183:

bodyguarding, policing, paramilitary and militia duties, covert operations (guerilla warfare), assassination, vigilantism

3774: 3382: 1014: 1343:

and later in Utah, they were dogged by rumors the Danites continued to exercise influence within the Mormon community.

3621: 2622: 1175: 917: 581: 501: 401: 2830: 1117:

same character." Bogart had previously participated in a vigilante group that harried the Mormons in Carroll County.

2861: 1362:, became a body guard to Joseph Smith in Nauvoo, and later to Brigham Young. Disaffected and dissenting ex-Mormon, 3789: 1740: 123:

To protect the Mormons from attacks, and to carry out reprisals against non-Mormon enemies and internal dissenters

3749: 3487: 2797: 2630: 2473: 1405:

Brigham Young denied that the Danites continued to exist. However, on July 5, 1857, just before the start of the

664: 560: 416: 316: 170: 105: 1296:

Smith and the Church leaders eventually were forced to publicly excommunicate the Danite leader, Sampson Avard.

3859: 3844: 3700: 3541: 3522: 3361: 3282: 1222:

The two primary and opposing views concerning the extent of the Danite organization are represented by authors

833:

later charged was written by Sidney Rigdon. The letter was addressed specifically to the principal dissenters:

516: 341: 336: 273: 61: 1433:

A decade later, Brigham Young again denied the existence of violence by Danites. On April 7, 1867, he stated:

1499: 3794: 3784: 3674: 2946: 1143: 1090: 782: 700: 381: 3003: 2933:(April 10, 1994), "The Case Of The Repentant Writer: Sherlock Homes' Creator Raises The Wrath Of Mormons", 1112:, of Clay County, commander of the state militia in northwestern Missouri ordered a company led by Captain 3445: 2887: 1737: 1699: 1685: 1671: 1612: 1586: 1510: 1378: 1050: 625:, was not associated with leadership of the peace-keeping militias commonly referred to by the same name. 548: 2544: 3546: 3527: 3474: 3345:""High Treason and Murder": The Examination of Mormon Prisoners at Richmond, Missouri, in November 1838" 3310: 3251: 3211:

12, 1838, on the Trial of Joseph Smith, and Others, for High Treason and Other Crimes Against the State.

3083: 2935: 895: 688: 600: 386: 3814: 2593: 1493: 1430:

shedding Blood? For we Cannot find that they have killed any body. But I do not know of any such men."

2494: 1756: 886:

The letter had the desired effect and the few named dissenters quickly fled the county, relocating to

872: 862:

It made several accusations concerning the actions and character of these dissenters and then stated:

3492: 2751: 2709: 899: 846: 791: 230: 134: 249: 3693: 3039: 2863:

By Ox Team to California: Crossing the Plains in 1860 eBook: Porter, Lavinia Honeyman: Kindle Store

1465: 1109: 1070: 1059: 957: 945: 763: 376: 3754: 3333: 3111: 2822: 2814: 2647: 2618: 1571: 1532: 1527: 1447: 1227: 1066: 891: 787: 750: 716: 696: 556: 220: 156: 101: 91: 3589: 2098: 981:, who was also a colonel in the state militia. The Danites in Daviess County took part in the 3874: 3605: 3579: 3506: 3496: 3478: 3459: 3431: 3405: 3386: 3313:(Winter 1998), "The Last Months of Mormonism in Missouri: The Albert Perry Rockwood Journal", 3255: 3232: 3220: 3193: 3176: 3156: 3146: 3123: 3056: 3009: 2788: 2733: 2723: 2601: 2560: 2502: 2124: 1558: 1461: 1443: 1413:" who were then denouncing the Mormons. Young declared that if these provocateurs came to the 1006: 982: 887: 680: 245: 3634: 1469:

and honest may be able to pass from the Eastern States to California, and back and forth, in

3834: 3482: 3417: 3173:

A Brief History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Commonly Called Mormons)

3138: 2930: 2806: 2639: 2552: 1579: 1545: 1383: 1340: 1319: 1255:(ex-Mormon and former Danite with a well-documented vendetta against Smith and the church), 1223: 1211: 1027: 998: 938: 876: 850: 741:

In June 1838, a group of Mormons began meeting together in Far West under the leadership of

676: 646: 613: 552: 441: 321: 131: 1486:

fiction or works critical of the LDS Church, and rumors of Danites practicing some form of

3779: 3759: 3716: 3427: 3228: 3069: 2953: 2891: 2719: 2589: 2490: 1563: 1537: 1514: 1487: 1394: 1390: 1363: 1359: 1264: 1260: 1199: 1126: 1073: 1062: 1055: 1043: 774: 708: 639: 564: 471: 466: 461: 371: 306: 240: 149: 50: 1589:

incorporates Danite and blood atonement lore in a contemporary setting in his 2014 novel

1350:

became the chief of police in Nauvoo. Then, after Joseph Smith was assassinated in 1844,

977:

A second outpost of Danites had been organized in Daviess County under the leadership of

411: 3365: 1138: 858:

not depart, we will use the means in our power to cause you to depart; for go you shall.

3744: 3306: 3290: 2769: 1414: 1203: 834: 759: 668: 596: 592: 351: 3143:

Far West Record: Minutes of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1844

1263:(an ex-Mormon who co-authored with her husband a series of exposés on Mormonism), and 3828: 3804: 3669: 3537: 3518: 3208: 2826: 1752: 1351: 1252: 1191: 1113: 1031: 1010: 1002: 913: 838: 830: 814: 742: 712: 704: 684: 622: 608: 456: 451: 396: 346: 331: 326: 211: 83: 3799: 3298: 3168: 1602: 1477:

These vigilante actions may have also been a source for the continued Danite myth.

1207: 842: 795: 692: 568: 446: 65: 31: 3626: 3573: 30:

This article is about the Mormon group. For a member of the tribe of Israel, see

3769: 3352: 3328: 3315: 3273: 3119: 2760: 1544:

silencing criticism and questioning, and preventing dissenters from leaving the

1371: 1347: 1323: 1256: 1195: 978: 880: 818: 807: 225: 1386:

on the plains in 1856, though there is no evidence supporting this allegation.

3727: 2623:"Popular Sovereignty, Vigilantism, and the Constitutional Right of Revolution" 1235: 1182: 1077: 1030:

was generally pleased with the speech and had copies printed and distributed,

635: 235: 2495:"XV: The Blood-Atonement. — The Destroying Angels. — Danites And Their Deeds" 766:). According to Albert P. Rockwood, a loyal Mormon writing in October 1838: 3510: 3180: 3044: 2737: 1578:

imagines a far future conspiracy of so-called "Danites" in the Utah city of

1553:

that his first Sherlock Holmes novel was full of errors about the Mormons."

1452: 985:, when a group of non-Mormons attempted to prevent any Mormons from voting. 476: 44: 3409: 3160: 2564: 3259: 2605: 2506: 1366:, stated that Rockwell gained fame as one of Young's "Destroying Angels". 2940: 2845: 1556:

Sally Denton, in her 2003 history of the 1857 Mountain Meadows massacre,

1406: 1187: 1034:

later recalled that it was "the prime cause of our troubles in Missouri.

672: 406: 163: 3042:(Nov 19, 2010). ""Haze" discussion Author Q&A *possible spoilers*". 2818: 2756:"Perpetuation of a Myth: Mormon Danites in Five Western Novels, 1840-90" 707:

of the First Presidency lost control of the headquarters, including the

3336:: The Life and Confessions of John D. Lee and the Life of Brigham Young 2901: 2651: 679:

of the church were in Kirtland, while the Missouri church was led by a

391: 17: 3225:

An American Prophet's Record: The Diaries and Journals of Joseph Smith

2810: 1456: 1259:(ex-Mormon who publicly said he had been scapegoated by the church), 2643: 3685: 3190:

American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, September 1857

1137: 1130:

moved south along the main road connecting Far West and Richmond.

853:. The letter demanded the dissenters depart the county, writing: 603:, Joseph Smith organized the first Mormon militia known as the " 3689: 920:

on October 27, 1838, which expelled the Mormons from Missouri.

1285: 3116:

A Call to Arms: The 1838 Mormon Defense of Northern Missouri

912:

Militia drove most of the Mormons out of Missouri. Governor

883:. Robinson later said that all of the signers were Danites. 732:

to become the aggressors instead of acting on the defensive.

1009:) paraded. The keynote address came from church spokesman, 937:

states: "When a knowledge of Avard's rascality came to the

292:

Lieutenant General Joseph Smith Addresses the Nauvoo Legion

2793:"Pursue, Retake & Punish: The 1857 Santa Clara Ambush" 2598:

Tell It All: the story of a life's experience in Mormonism

1762:

History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

1058:, the Saints' headquarters in Daviess County. From there, 571:

referring to the band as being both evil in nature and a "

3404:, Salt Lake City: Modern Microfilm Co. (published 1965), 1643:"Peace and Violence among 19th-Century Latter-day Saints" 638:

which included former high ranking Mormons including the

948:, (2) political activities, and (3) militia activities. 695:. In 1836, John Whitmer and Phelps founded the town of 2600:, Hartford, Connecticut: A. D. Worthington & Co., 1142:

Click the image for an enlarged map illustrating the

3643:

Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research

3214:, Fayette, Missouri: U.S. Government Printing Office 2939:, p. D1, Archive Article ID: 101185DCD718AD35 ( 1854: 1852: 2240: 2238: 634:

to drive out internal dissention among the Mormons—

255: 205: 197: 187: 179: 141: 127: 119: 111: 97: 79: 71: 57: 3740:Expulsion of Mormons from Jackson County, Missouri 2501:, Hartford, Connecticut: Dustin, Gilman & Co, 2485: 2483: 1895: 1893: 1891: 1798: 1796: 1022:party or the other shall be utterly destroyed..." 497:Expulsion of Mormons from Jackson County, Missouri 1490:often play a significant role in these accounts. 2783: 2781: 2779: 2594:"XII: Emigrating to Zion:—We Arrive in New York" 1971: 1969: 3175:, St. Louis: Privately printed for the author, 2662: 2660: 1814: 1647:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1065:led raiding parties against the settlements of 781:, left the church, citing improper handling of 768: 652: 586:the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 779:President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles 3701: 3451:Sidney Rigdon: A Portrait of Religious Excess 1618:Latter-day Saints Militias and Military Units 524: 8: 3531:, vol. 4 (published 1858), pp. 1–6 2882: 2880: 1169:Joseph Smith and the criminal justice system 37: 3865:Religious organizations established in 1838 2111: 1870: 262:Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 3708: 3694: 3686: 3648: 3464:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 2316: 798:successfully argued against the proposal. 584:. According to an essay on the website of 531: 517: 286: 268: 36: 3568:Hilton, Lynn M.; Hilton, Hope A. (1994), 1314:mover and organizer of the Danite band." 1001:), and the Danites (led by Jared Carter, 193:300? (83 signatories on Danite Manifesto) 3850:History of the Latter Day Saint movement 2844:Bailey, Washington (December 20, 2011). 2469:"Nauvoo Whistling and Whittling Brigade" 2417: 2391: 2377: 2340: 2228: 2202: 2164: 2138: 1990: 1926: 1912: 1827: 2576: 2543:Beckwith, E.G.; Gunnison, J.W. (1856), 2530: 2442: 2364: 2256: 2177: 2049: 2033: 1858: 1775: 1629: 715:. Smith and his followers relocated to 280: 3457: 3423:The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power 3065: 3054: 2989: 2977: 2965: 2897:More New Arabian Nights: The Dynamiter 2454: 1960: 1882: 1637: 1635: 1633: 1530:'s fictionalization of the Danites in 3870:Secret societies in the United States 3610:Latter-day Saints FAQ: Mormon Answers 3295:The Personal Writings of Joseph Smith 2696: 2666: 2404: 2352: 2304: 2292: 2280: 2268: 2244: 2215: 2189: 2085: 2061: 2021: 1899: 1839: 1837: 1802: 1787: 1725: 1713: 1659: 1526:A particularly well-known example is 555:members in June 1838, in the town of 7: 3227:(2 ed.), Salt Lake City, Utah: 2328: 2151: 1948: 1843: 1608:Latter Day Saints in popular culture 621:" in particular under group founder 577:Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) 337:State of Deseret Territorial Militia 2518: 2430: 2073: 2037: 1044:1838 Mormon War: Daviess expedition 2687:Journal of Wilford Woodruff, 5:90. 25: 2003:Anderson, pp. 28-30, 34-35, 61-64 1419:San Francisco Vigilance Committee 1411:priests, editors, and politicians 972:Missouri House of Representatives 871:The letter — later known as the " 3813: 3734:The Evening and the Morning Star 3192:, London: Secker & Warburg, 3145:, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 43: 3840:1838 establishments in Missouri 3604:Lindsay, Jeff (June 11, 2008), 3379:The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri 3088:. Ballantine Books. 20 May 2014 2866:. BIG BYTE BOOKS. 23 March 2014 2557:United States Department of War 1765:, vol. 6, pp. 155–180 1505:Danites feature prominently in 1356:Whistling and Whittling Brigade 703:. Ultimately, Joseph Smith and 392:William McBride Massacre (1851) 347:Whistling and Whittling Brigade 49:"Charge of the Danites" in the 3606:"Who were the Mormon Danites?" 3248:The Mormon conflict: 1850-1859 3008:. New York: Tor. p. 232. 2850:– via Project Gutenberg. 1574:'s 2009 science fiction novel 1562:, claims that the Danites and 671:and the other in northwestern 1: 3002:Modesitt, Jr., L. E. (2009). 2715:Brigham Young: American Moses 1507:Story of the Destroying Angel 1481:Depictions in popular culture 595:, a military expedition from 591:In 1834, during the march of 27:Mormon fraternal organization 3780:Gallatin election day battle 3578:, University of Utah Press, 3383:University of Missouri Press 2467:Hulme, Joy N. (April 1983), 983:Gallatin Election Day Battle 3805:Boggs assassination attempt 3622:Joseph Smith Papers Project 3377:LeSueur, Stephen C (1990), 3343:LeSueur, Stephen C (1986), 3246:Furniss, Norman F. (1960), 2952:September 23, 2006, at the 2768:(2): 147–65, archived from 1815:Jessee & Whittaker 1998 1377:When the expedition of Lt. 1245: 1176:Missouri Executive Order 44 918:Missouri Executive Order 44 502:Missouri Executive Order 44 3891: 2750:Cornwall, Rebecca Foster; 1246:Joseph Smith's involvement 1166: 1088: 1041: 805: 422:Black Hawk War (1865–1872) 29: 3811: 3775:Rigdon's July 4th oration 3750:Caldwell County, Missouri 3723: 3666: 3659: 3651: 3575:Utah History Encyclopedia 3488:Encyclopedia of Mormonism 3269:"The Danite Band of 1838" 3267:Gentry, Leland H (1974), 2902:Longmans, Green & Co. 2798:Utah Historical Quarterly 2631:Pacific Historical Review 1570:A major plot sequence of 1517:, part of the collection 665:Latter Day Saint movement 561:Caldwell County, Missouri 417:Mountain Meadows Massacre 317:Lot Smith Cavalry Company 171:Mountain Meadows Massacre 106:Caldwell County, Missouri 42: 3402:The Reed Peck Manuscript 3362:Brigham Young University 3283:Brigham Young University 1354:made Stout head of the " 1305:position in the church. 939:Presidency of the Church 342:Utah Territorial Militia 3785:Battle of Crooked River 3446:Van Wagoner, Richard S. 2888:Stevenson, Robert Louis 2678:Deseret News 6/17/1857. 1542:Sacred Council of Four, 1500:Lavinia Honeyman Porter 1144:Battle of Crooked River 1091:Battle of Crooked River 1085:Battle of Crooked River 1054:vengeance, gathered at 711:, to dissenters led by 675:. The headquarters and 667:had two centers—one in 607:", which pre-dated the 382:Battle of Crooked River 307:Caldwell County Militia 3855:Latter Day Saint terms 3675:Illinois State Militia 3188:Denton, Sally (2003), 2317:Cook & Cannon 1983 1980:, Vol. 3, pp. 180-181. 1738:Doctrine and Covenants 1700:Doctrine and Covenants 1686:Doctrine and Covenants 1672:Doctrine and Covenants 1613:Mormonism and violence 1511:Robert Louis Stevenson 1440: 1147: 1051:Independence, Missouri 1024: 869: 860: 772: 734: 657: 549:fraternal organization 3547:Journal of Discourses 3528:Journal of Discourses 3252:Yale University Press 2936:The Salt Lake Tribune 2913:Arthur Conan Doyle's 2752:Arrington, Leonard J. 2710:Arrington, Leonard J. 1977:History of the Church 1435: 1360:Orrin Porter Rockwell 1141: 1125:Smith placed Apostle 1104:Lead-up to the battle 1019: 934:History of the Church 864: 855: 783:the church's finances 729: 601:Clay County, Missouri 402:Mormon War (Illinois) 387:Battle Creek massacre 66:Biblical Tribe of Dan 3795:Hawn's Mill massacre 3542:"The Word of Wisdom" 3495:, pp. 356–357, 3493:Macmillan Publishing 1939:John Whitmer, p. 184 1466:Vigilance Committees 965:Political activities 847:William Wines Phelps 792:Dimick B. Huntington 231:Dimick B. Huntington 135:Salt Lake City, Utah 3790:Extermination Order 3592:on November 3, 2022 3475:Whittaker, David J. 3400:Peck, Reed (1839), 3311:Whittaker, David J. 3040:L. E. Modesitt, Jr. 2619:Fritz, Christian G. 1334:Allegations in Utah 1110:David Rice Atchison 958:law of consecration 946:Law of Consecration 663:Prior to 1838, the 582:Extermination Order 377:Battle at Fort Utah 257:Parent organization 150:Missouri Mormon War 51:Missouri Mormon War 39: 3755:Far West, Missouri 3426:, Salt Lake City: 3360:(2), Provo, Utah: 3334:Mormonism Unvailed 3297:, Salt Lake City: 3281:(4), Provo, Utah: 3112:Baugh, Alexander L 2980:, pp. 70, 106 2915:A Study in Scarlet 2789:Parshall, Ardis E. 2420:, pp. 109–110 2271:, pp. 102–103 1929:, pp. 103–106 1572:L. E. Modesitt Jr. 1533:A Study in Scarlet 1528:Arthur Conan Doyle 1448:Arthur Conan Doyle 1228:Alexander L. Baugh 1148: 1038:Daviess Expedition 925:secret combination 751:George W. Robinson 717:Far West, Missouri 697:Far West, Missouri 573:secret combination 221:George W. Robinson 157:Daviess Expedition 92:George W. Robinson 3822: 3821: 3684: 3683: 3667:Succeeded by 3540:(April 7, 1867), 3418:Quinn, D. Michael 3221:Faulring, Scott H 3207:Document (1841), 3064:Missing or empty 2931:Schindler, Harold 2259:, pp. 141–42 2125:Times and Seasons 1559:American Massacre 1494:Washington Bailey 1462:summary execution 1444:Leonard Arrington 1218:Number of Danites 1007:Cornelius P. Lott 701:the church's bank 619:Destroying Angels 605:Armies of Israel, 541: 540: 267: 266: 16:(Redirected from 3882: 3817: 3710: 3703: 3696: 3687: 3654:Armies of Israel 3652:Preceded by 3649: 3645: 3630: 3625:, archived from 3612: 3600: 3599: 3597: 3588:, archived from 3555: 3532: 3521:(July 5, 1857), 3513: 3483:Ludlow, Daniel H 3469: 3463: 3455: 3454:, Salt Lake City 3440: 3412: 3395: 3372: 3370: 3364:, archived from 3349: 3338: 3323: 3301: 3285: 3262: 3241: 3215: 3202: 3183: 3163: 3139:Cannon, Donald Q 3137:Cook, Lyndon W; 3132: 3097: 3096: 3094: 3093: 3080: 3074: 3073: 3067: 3062: 3060: 3052: 3036: 3030: 3029: 3024: 3022: 2999: 2993: 2987: 2981: 2975: 2969: 2963: 2957: 2944: 2927: 2921: 2911: 2905: 2904: 2892:Stevenson, Fanny 2884: 2875: 2874: 2872: 2871: 2858: 2852: 2851: 2841: 2835: 2834: 2829:, archived from 2811:10.2307/45063638 2785: 2774: 2773: 2747: 2741: 2740: 2706: 2700: 2694: 2688: 2685: 2679: 2676: 2670: 2664: 2655: 2654: 2627: 2615: 2609: 2608: 2590:Stenhouse, Fanny 2586: 2580: 2574: 2568: 2567: 2553:Washington, D.C. 2540: 2534: 2528: 2522: 2516: 2510: 2509: 2491:Young, Ann Eliza 2487: 2478: 2477: 2464: 2458: 2452: 2446: 2440: 2434: 2428: 2422: 2414: 2408: 2402: 2396: 2388: 2382: 2374: 2368: 2362: 2356: 2350: 2344: 2338: 2332: 2326: 2320: 2314: 2308: 2302: 2296: 2290: 2284: 2278: 2272: 2266: 2260: 2254: 2248: 2242: 2233: 2225: 2219: 2213: 2207: 2199: 2193: 2187: 2181: 2175: 2169: 2161: 2155: 2154:, pp. 27–28 2149: 2143: 2141:, pp. 57–59 2135: 2129: 2121: 2115: 2112:Van Wagoner 1994 2109: 2103: 2095: 2089: 2083: 2077: 2076:, pp. 60–63 2071: 2065: 2059: 2053: 2047: 2041: 2040:, pp. 64–66 2031: 2025: 2024:, pp. 37–40 2019: 2013: 2010: 2004: 2001: 1995: 1987: 1981: 1973: 1964: 1958: 1952: 1946: 1940: 1937: 1931: 1923: 1917: 1909: 1903: 1897: 1886: 1880: 1874: 1871:Van Wagoner 1994 1868: 1862: 1856: 1847: 1841: 1832: 1824: 1818: 1812: 1806: 1800: 1791: 1785: 1779: 1773: 1767: 1766: 1749: 1743: 1735: 1729: 1723: 1717: 1711: 1705: 1697: 1691: 1683: 1677: 1669: 1663: 1657: 1651: 1650: 1639: 1591:The Lincoln Myth 1585:Thriller writer 1546:Salt Lake Valley 1422:'their' heels." 1384:Almon W. Babbitt 1379:John W. Gunnison 1341:Nauvoo, Illinois 1320:George M. Hinkle 1224:D. Michael Quinn 1212:Quincy, Illinois 1028:First Presidency 999:George M. Hinkle 995:Independence Day 877:First Presidency 873:Danite Manifesto 851:Lyman E. Johnson 825:Danite Manifesto 681:Stake Presidency 677:First Presidency 647:Latter Day Saint 614:Nauvoo, Illinois 553:Latter Day Saint 533: 526: 519: 442:George M. Hinkle 322:Mormon Battalion 290: 269: 132:Nauvoo, Illinois 47: 40: 21: 3890: 3889: 3885: 3884: 3883: 3881: 3880: 3879: 3860:Mormon Militias 3845:1838 Mormon War 3825: 3824: 3823: 3818: 3809: 3760:Adam-ondi-Ahman 3719: 3717:1838 Mormon War 3714: 3680: 3678: 3672: 3663: 3657: 3655: 3633: 3615: 3603: 3595: 3593: 3586: 3567: 3564: 3562:Further reading 3559: 3536: 3517: 3503: 3473: 3456: 3444: 3438: 3428:Signature Books 3416: 3399: 3393: 3376: 3368: 3347: 3342: 3327: 3305: 3289: 3266: 3245: 3239: 3229:Signature Books 3219: 3206: 3200: 3187: 3167: 3153: 3141:, eds. (1983), 3136: 3130: 3110: 3106: 3101: 3100: 3091: 3089: 3082: 3081: 3077: 3063: 3053: 3038: 3037: 3033: 3020: 3018: 3016: 3001: 3000: 2996: 2988: 2984: 2976: 2972: 2964: 2960: 2954:Wayback Machine 2929: 2928: 2924: 2912: 2908: 2886: 2885: 2878: 2869: 2867: 2860: 2859: 2855: 2843: 2842: 2838: 2791:(Winter 2005), 2787: 2786: 2777: 2754:(Spring 1983), 2749: 2748: 2744: 2730: 2722:, p. 250, 2720:Alfred A. Knopf 2708: 2707: 2703: 2695: 2691: 2686: 2682: 2677: 2673: 2665: 2658: 2644:10.2307/3640668 2625: 2617: 2616: 2612: 2588: 2587: 2583: 2575: 2571: 2542: 2541: 2537: 2529: 2525: 2517: 2513: 2489: 2488: 2481: 2466: 2465: 2461: 2453: 2449: 2441: 2437: 2429: 2425: 2415: 2411: 2403: 2399: 2389: 2385: 2375: 2371: 2363: 2359: 2351: 2347: 2339: 2335: 2327: 2323: 2315: 2311: 2303: 2299: 2291: 2287: 2279: 2275: 2267: 2263: 2255: 2251: 2243: 2236: 2226: 2222: 2214: 2210: 2200: 2196: 2188: 2184: 2176: 2172: 2162: 2158: 2150: 2146: 2136: 2132: 2122: 2118: 2110: 2106: 2099:Elders' Journal 2096: 2092: 2084: 2080: 2072: 2068: 2060: 2056: 2048: 2044: 2032: 2028: 2020: 2016: 2011: 2007: 2002: 1998: 1988: 1984: 1974: 1967: 1959: 1955: 1947: 1943: 1938: 1934: 1924: 1920: 1910: 1906: 1898: 1889: 1881: 1877: 1869: 1865: 1857: 1850: 1842: 1835: 1825: 1821: 1813: 1809: 1801: 1794: 1786: 1782: 1774: 1770: 1751: 1750: 1746: 1736: 1732: 1724: 1720: 1712: 1708: 1698: 1694: 1684: 1680: 1670: 1666: 1658: 1654: 1641: 1640: 1631: 1626: 1599: 1564:blood atonement 1550:Avenging Angels 1538:Sherlock Holmes 1515:Fanny Stevenson 1488:blood atonement 1483: 1403: 1395:Fanny Stenhouse 1391:Ann Eliza Young 1364:Ann Eliza Young 1336: 1311: 1302: 1265:Ann Eliza Young 1261:Fanny Stenhouse 1248: 1220: 1200:Parley P. Pratt 1171: 1165: 1136: 1127:David W. Patten 1106: 1093: 1087: 1074:Thomas B. Marsh 1063:David W. Patten 1056:Adam-ondi-Ahman 1046: 1040: 991: 967: 954: 909: 894:in neighboring 827: 810: 804: 775:Thomas B. Marsh 739: 709:Kirtland Temple 640:Three Witnesses 631: 565:1838 Mormon War 537: 508: 507: 506: 491: 483: 482: 481: 472:William H. Dame 467:Daniel H. Wells 462:John C. Bennett 436: 435:Notable leaders 428: 427: 426: 372:1838 Mormon War 366: 358: 357: 356: 301: 293: 281:Mormon Militias 258: 241:Porter Rockwell 208: 190: 164:Utah Mormon War 53: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 3888: 3886: 3878: 3877: 3872: 3867: 3862: 3857: 3852: 3847: 3842: 3837: 3827: 3826: 3820: 3819: 3812: 3810: 3808: 3807: 3802: 3797: 3792: 3787: 3782: 3777: 3772: 3767: 3762: 3757: 3752: 3747: 3742: 3737: 3730: 3724: 3721: 3720: 3715: 3713: 3712: 3705: 3698: 3690: 3682: 3681: 3668: 3665: 3658: 3653: 3647: 3646: 3631: 3613: 3601: 3584: 3563: 3560: 3558: 3557: 3538:Young, Brigham 3534: 3519:Young, Brigham 3515: 3501: 3471: 3442: 3436: 3414: 3397: 3391: 3374: 3340: 3325: 3303: 3287: 3264: 3243: 3237: 3217: 3204: 3198: 3185: 3165: 3151: 3134: 3128: 3107: 3105: 3102: 3099: 3098: 3075: 3031: 3014: 2994: 2982: 2970: 2958: 2947:Online reprint 2922: 2906: 2876: 2853: 2836: 2775: 2742: 2728: 2701: 2689: 2680: 2671: 2656: 2610: 2581: 2569: 2535: 2523: 2511: 2479: 2459: 2447: 2435: 2423: 2409: 2397: 2383: 2369: 2357: 2345: 2333: 2321: 2309: 2297: 2285: 2273: 2261: 2249: 2234: 2231:, pp. 142 2220: 2208: 2205:, pp. 127 2194: 2182: 2170: 2167:, pp. 108 2156: 2144: 2130: 2128:, October 1844 2116: 2104: 2090: 2078: 2066: 2054: 2042: 2036:, p. 46; 2026: 2014: 2012:Johnson pp. 42 2005: 1996: 1982: 1965: 1953: 1941: 1932: 1918: 1915:, pp. 102 1904: 1887: 1875: 1863: 1848: 1833: 1819: 1807: 1792: 1780: 1768: 1755:, ed. (1912), 1753:Roberts, B. H. 1744: 1730: 1718: 1706: 1692: 1678: 1664: 1652: 1628: 1627: 1625: 1622: 1621: 1620: 1615: 1610: 1605: 1598: 1595: 1482: 1479: 1455:actions on an 1415:Utah Territory 1402: 1399: 1389:In the 1870s, 1335: 1332: 1310: 1307: 1301: 1298: 1247: 1244: 1219: 1216: 1204:Austin A. King 1164: 1161: 1135: 1132: 1105: 1102: 1089:Main article: 1086: 1083: 1039: 1036: 1013:, who gave an 990: 987: 966: 963: 953: 950: 908: 907:Expanding role 905: 835:Oliver Cowdery 826: 823: 806:Main article: 803: 800: 760:Book of Daniel 738: 735: 669:Kirtland, Ohio 630: 627: 597:Kirtland, Ohio 539: 538: 536: 535: 528: 521: 513: 510: 509: 505: 504: 499: 493: 492: 490:Related Topics 489: 488: 485: 484: 480: 479: 474: 469: 464: 459: 454: 449: 444: 438: 437: 434: 433: 430: 429: 425: 424: 419: 414: 409: 404: 399: 394: 389: 384: 379: 374: 368: 367: 364: 363: 360: 359: 355: 354: 349: 344: 339: 334: 329: 324: 319: 314: 309: 303: 302: 300:Military Units 299: 298: 295: 294: 291: 283: 282: 278: 277: 265: 264: 259: 256: 253: 252: 250:Jackson Redden 209: 206: 203: 202: 199: 195: 194: 191: 188: 185: 184: 181: 177: 176: 175: 174: 161: 160: 143: 139: 138: 129: 125: 124: 121: 117: 116: 113: 109: 108: 99: 95: 94: 81: 77: 76: 75:1834? or 1838? 73: 69: 68: 62:Prophet Daniel 59: 55: 54: 48: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3887: 3876: 3873: 3871: 3868: 3866: 3863: 3861: 3858: 3856: 3853: 3851: 3848: 3846: 3843: 3841: 3838: 3836: 3833: 3832: 3830: 3816: 3806: 3803: 3801: 3798: 3796: 3793: 3791: 3788: 3786: 3783: 3781: 3778: 3776: 3773: 3771: 3768: 3766: 3763: 3761: 3758: 3756: 3753: 3751: 3748: 3746: 3743: 3741: 3738: 3736: 3735: 3731: 3729: 3726: 3725: 3722: 3718: 3711: 3706: 3704: 3699: 3697: 3692: 3691: 3688: 3676: 3671: 3670:Nauvoo Legion 3662: 3650: 3644: 3640: 3636: 3635:"The Danites" 3632: 3629:on 2012-02-10 3628: 3624: 3623: 3618: 3614: 3611: 3607: 3602: 3591: 3587: 3585:9780874804256 3581: 3577: 3576: 3571: 3566: 3565: 3561: 3553: 3549: 3548: 3543: 3539: 3535: 3530: 3529: 3524: 3520: 3516: 3512: 3508: 3504: 3502:0-02-879602-0 3498: 3494: 3490: 3489: 3484: 3480: 3476: 3472: 3467: 3461: 3453: 3452: 3447: 3443: 3439: 3437:1-56085-056-6 3433: 3429: 3425: 3424: 3419: 3415: 3411: 3407: 3403: 3398: 3394: 3392:0-8262-0729-4 3388: 3384: 3380: 3375: 3371:on 2018-12-15 3367: 3363: 3359: 3355: 3354: 3346: 3341: 3337: 3335: 3330: 3326: 3322: 3318: 3317: 3312: 3308: 3304: 3300: 3296: 3292: 3288: 3284: 3280: 3276: 3275: 3270: 3265: 3261: 3257: 3253: 3250:, New Haven: 3249: 3244: 3240: 3238:0-941214-78-8 3234: 3230: 3226: 3222: 3218: 3213: 3212: 3205: 3201: 3199:0-436-27601-1 3195: 3191: 3186: 3182: 3178: 3174: 3170: 3169:Corrill, John 3166: 3162: 3158: 3154: 3152:9780877479017 3148: 3144: 3140: 3135: 3131: 3129:0-8425-2470-3 3125: 3121: 3117: 3113: 3109: 3108: 3103: 3087: 3086: 3079: 3076: 3071: 3058: 3051: 3047: 3046: 3041: 3035: 3032: 3028: 3017: 3015:9780765323026 3011: 3007: 3006: 2998: 2995: 2992:, p. 106 2991: 2986: 2983: 2979: 2974: 2971: 2967: 2962: 2959: 2955: 2951: 2948: 2942: 2938: 2937: 2932: 2926: 2923: 2920: 2916: 2910: 2907: 2903: 2899: 2898: 2893: 2889: 2883: 2881: 2877: 2865: 2864: 2857: 2854: 2849: 2848: 2840: 2837: 2833:on 2014-10-22 2832: 2828: 2824: 2820: 2816: 2812: 2808: 2804: 2800: 2799: 2794: 2790: 2784: 2782: 2780: 2776: 2772:on 2013-10-29 2771: 2767: 2763: 2762: 2757: 2753: 2746: 2743: 2739: 2735: 2731: 2729:0-394-51022-4 2725: 2721: 2717: 2716: 2711: 2705: 2702: 2698: 2693: 2690: 2684: 2681: 2675: 2672: 2668: 2663: 2661: 2657: 2653: 2649: 2645: 2641: 2637: 2633: 2632: 2624: 2620: 2614: 2611: 2607: 2603: 2599: 2595: 2591: 2585: 2582: 2578: 2573: 2570: 2566: 2562: 2558: 2554: 2550: 2546: 2539: 2536: 2532: 2527: 2524: 2520: 2515: 2512: 2508: 2504: 2500: 2496: 2492: 2486: 2484: 2480: 2476: 2475: 2470: 2463: 2460: 2456: 2451: 2448: 2444: 2439: 2436: 2432: 2427: 2424: 2421: 2419: 2418:Document 1841 2413: 2410: 2406: 2401: 2398: 2395: 2394:, p. 102 2393: 2392:Document 1841 2387: 2384: 2381: 2379: 2378:Document 1841 2373: 2370: 2366: 2361: 2358: 2355:, p. 101 2354: 2349: 2346: 2343:, p. 198 2342: 2341:Faulring 1989 2337: 2334: 2330: 2325: 2322: 2319:, p. 225 2318: 2313: 2310: 2306: 2301: 2298: 2294: 2289: 2286: 2282: 2277: 2274: 2270: 2265: 2262: 2258: 2253: 2250: 2247:, p. 104 2246: 2241: 2239: 2235: 2232: 2230: 2229:Document 1841 2224: 2221: 2218:, p. 103 2217: 2212: 2209: 2206: 2204: 2203:Document 1841 2198: 2195: 2192:, p. 100 2191: 2186: 2183: 2180:, p. 132 2179: 2174: 2171: 2168: 2166: 2165:Document 1841 2160: 2157: 2153: 2148: 2145: 2142: 2140: 2139:Document 1841 2134: 2131: 2127: 2126: 2120: 2117: 2113: 2108: 2105: 2101: 2100: 2094: 2091: 2087: 2082: 2079: 2075: 2070: 2067: 2063: 2058: 2055: 2051: 2046: 2043: 2039: 2035: 2030: 2027: 2023: 2018: 2015: 2009: 2006: 2000: 1997: 1994: 1993:, pp. 99 1992: 1991:Document 1841 1986: 1983: 1979: 1978: 1972: 1970: 1966: 1962: 1957: 1954: 1950: 1945: 1942: 1936: 1933: 1930: 1928: 1927:Document 1841 1922: 1919: 1916: 1914: 1913:Document 1841 1908: 1905: 1901: 1896: 1894: 1892: 1888: 1884: 1879: 1876: 1873:, p. 218 1872: 1867: 1864: 1860: 1855: 1853: 1849: 1845: 1840: 1838: 1834: 1831: 1830:, pp. 58 1829: 1828:Document 1841 1823: 1820: 1816: 1811: 1808: 1804: 1799: 1797: 1793: 1789: 1784: 1781: 1778:, p. 145 1777: 1772: 1769: 1764: 1763: 1758: 1757:"Chapter VII" 1754: 1748: 1745: 1742: 1739: 1734: 1731: 1727: 1722: 1719: 1715: 1710: 1707: 1704: 1701: 1696: 1693: 1690: 1687: 1682: 1679: 1676: 1673: 1668: 1665: 1661: 1656: 1653: 1648: 1644: 1638: 1636: 1634: 1630: 1623: 1619: 1616: 1614: 1611: 1609: 1606: 1604: 1601: 1600: 1596: 1594: 1592: 1588: 1583: 1581: 1577: 1573: 1568: 1565: 1561: 1560: 1554: 1551: 1547: 1543: 1539: 1535: 1534: 1529: 1524: 1522: 1521: 1520:The Dynamiter 1516: 1512: 1508: 1503: 1501: 1497: 1495: 1491: 1489: 1480: 1478: 1475: 1472: 1467: 1463: 1458: 1454: 1451:to engage in 1449: 1445: 1439: 1434: 1431: 1427: 1423: 1420: 1416: 1412: 1408: 1401:Brigham Young 1400: 1398: 1396: 1392: 1387: 1385: 1380: 1375: 1373: 1367: 1365: 1361: 1357: 1353: 1352:Brigham Young 1349: 1344: 1342: 1333: 1331: 1327: 1325: 1321: 1315: 1309:Sampson Avard 1308: 1306: 1299: 1297: 1294: 1290: 1288: 1287: 1280: 1276: 1272: 1268: 1266: 1262: 1258: 1254: 1253:Sampson Avard 1243: 1239: 1237: 1231: 1229: 1225: 1217: 1215: 1213: 1209: 1205: 1201: 1197: 1193: 1192:Sidney Rigdon 1189: 1184: 1179: 1177: 1170: 1162: 1160: 1156: 1152: 1145: 1140: 1133: 1131: 1128: 1122: 1118: 1115: 1114:Samuel Bogart 1111: 1103: 1101: 1097: 1092: 1084: 1082: 1079: 1075: 1072: 1068: 1064: 1061: 1057: 1052: 1045: 1037: 1035: 1033: 1032:Brigham Young 1029: 1026:Although the 1023: 1018: 1016: 1012: 1011:Sidney Rigdon 1008: 1004: 1003:Sampson Avard 1000: 996: 988: 986: 984: 980: 975: 973: 964: 962: 959: 951: 949: 947: 942: 940: 936: 935: 928: 926: 921: 919: 915: 914:Lilburn Boggs 906: 904: 901: 897: 893: 889: 884: 882: 878: 874: 868: 863: 859: 854: 852: 848: 844: 840: 839:David Whitmer 836: 832: 831:Sampson Avard 824: 822: 820: 817:preached his 816: 815:Sidney Rigdon 809: 802:"Salt Sermon" 801: 799: 797: 793: 789: 784: 780: 776: 771: 767: 765: 761: 757: 752: 748: 744: 743:Sampson Avard 736: 733: 728: 724: 720: 718: 714: 713:Warren Parish 710: 706: 705:Sidney Rigdon 702: 698: 694: 690: 686: 685:David Whitmer 682: 678: 674: 670: 666: 661: 656: 651: 648: 643: 641: 637: 628: 626: 624: 623:Sampson Avard 620: 615: 610: 609:Nauvoo Legion 606: 602: 598: 594: 589: 587: 583: 578: 574: 570: 566: 562: 558: 554: 550: 546: 534: 529: 527: 522: 520: 515: 514: 512: 511: 503: 500: 498: 495: 494: 487: 486: 478: 475: 473: 470: 468: 465: 463: 460: 458: 457:Sampson Avard 455: 453: 452:Brigham Young 450: 448: 445: 443: 440: 439: 432: 431: 423: 420: 418: 415: 413: 410: 408: 405: 403: 400: 398: 397:Morrisite War 395: 393: 390: 388: 385: 383: 380: 378: 375: 373: 370: 369: 362: 361: 353: 350: 348: 345: 343: 340: 338: 335: 333: 330: 328: 327:Nauvoo Legion 325: 323: 320: 318: 315: 313: 310: 308: 305: 304: 297: 296: 289: 285: 284: 279: 275: 271: 270: 263: 260: 254: 251: 248: 247: 243: 242: 238: 237: 233: 232: 228: 227: 223: 222: 218: 217: 213: 212:Sampson Avard 210: 204: 201:Sampson Avard 200: 196: 192: 186: 182: 178: 172: 169: 168: 167: 165: 158: 155: 154: 153: 151: 147: 144: 140: 136: 133: 130: 126: 122: 118: 114: 110: 107: 103: 100: 96: 93: 90: 89: 85: 84:Sampson Avard 82: 78: 74: 70: 67: 63: 60: 56: 52: 46: 41: 33: 19: 3800:Liberty Jail 3764: 3732: 3660: 3638: 3627:the original 3620: 3609: 3594:, retrieved 3590:the original 3574: 3551: 3545: 3526: 3491:, New York: 3486: 3449: 3421: 3401: 3378: 3366:the original 3357: 3351: 3332: 3320: 3314: 3307:Jessee, Dean 3299:Deseret Book 3294: 3291:Jessee, Dean 3278: 3272: 3247: 3224: 3209: 3189: 3172: 3142: 3115: 3090:. Retrieved 3084: 3078: 3049: 3043: 3034: 3026: 3019:. Retrieved 3004: 2997: 2985: 2973: 2968:, p. 16 2961: 2934: 2925: 2914: 2909: 2895: 2868:. Retrieved 2862: 2856: 2846: 2839: 2831:the original 2805:(1): 64–86, 2802: 2796: 2770:the original 2765: 2759: 2745: 2718:, New York: 2713: 2704: 2699:, p. 30 2692: 2683: 2674: 2638:(1): 39–66, 2635: 2629: 2613: 2597: 2584: 2579:, p. 53 2577:Furniss 1960 2572: 2548: 2545:"Chapter VI" 2538: 2533:, p. 41 2531:Furniss 1960 2526: 2514: 2498: 2472: 2462: 2457:, p. 19 2450: 2445:, p. 13 2443:LeSueur 1986 2438: 2433:, p. 73 2426: 2416: 2412: 2407:, p. 41 2400: 2390: 2386: 2380:, p. 97 2376: 2372: 2365:LeSueur 1986 2360: 2348: 2336: 2331:, p. 33 2324: 2312: 2307:, p. 99 2300: 2295:, p. 85 2288: 2276: 2264: 2257:LeSueur 1990 2252: 2227: 2223: 2211: 2201: 2197: 2185: 2178:LeSueur 1990 2173: 2163: 2159: 2147: 2137: 2133: 2123: 2119: 2107: 2097: 2093: 2088:, p. 45 2081: 2069: 2064:, p. 96 2057: 2052:, p. 33 2050:Corrill 1839 2045: 2034:Corrill 1839 2029: 2017: 2008: 1999: 1989: 1985: 1975: 1956: 1951:, p. 28 1944: 1935: 1925: 1921: 1911: 1907: 1902:, p. 94 1878: 1866: 1861:, p. 31 1859:Corrill 1839 1846:, p. 22 1826: 1822: 1817:, p. 23 1810: 1805:, p. 93 1790:, p. 36 1783: 1776:LeSueur 1990 1771: 1760: 1747: 1733: 1728:, p. 90 1721: 1716:, p. 92 1709: 1695: 1681: 1675:98:4–7 1667: 1662:, p. 82 1655: 1646: 1603:Elias Higbee 1590: 1584: 1575: 1569: 1557: 1555: 1549: 1541: 1536:, the first 1531: 1525: 1518: 1506: 1504: 1498: 1492: 1484: 1476: 1470: 1441: 1436: 1432: 1428: 1424: 1410: 1404: 1388: 1376: 1368: 1345: 1337: 1328: 1316: 1312: 1303: 1295: 1291: 1284: 1281: 1277: 1273: 1269: 1249: 1240: 1232: 1221: 1208:Liberty Jail 1180: 1172: 1157: 1153: 1149: 1123: 1119: 1107: 1098: 1094: 1047: 1025: 1020: 992: 976: 968: 955: 943: 932: 929: 922: 910: 885: 870: 865: 861: 856: 843:John Whitmer 828: 811: 796:John Corrill 773: 769: 747:Jared Carter 740: 730: 725: 721: 693:John Whitmer 689:W. W. Phelps 662: 660:justified." 658: 653: 644: 632: 618: 604: 590: 569:Joseph Smith 544: 542: 447:Joseph Smith 412:Wakara's War 332:Spartan Band 311: 246:Bill Hickman 244: 239: 234: 229: 224: 219: 216:Jared Carter 214: 189:Membership 166:(1857-1858) 162: 148: 145: 128:Headquarters 88:Jared Carter 86: 32:Tribe of Dan 3770:Salt sermon 3745:Zion's Camp 3353:BYU Studies 3329:Lee, John D 3316:BYU Studies 3274:BYU Studies 3120:BYU Studies 2990:Denton 2003 2978:Denton 2003 2966:Denton 2003 2761:BYU Studies 2669:, p. 6 2499:Wife No. 19 2455:Gentry 1974 2367:, p. 6 1963:, p. 4 1961:Gentry 1974 1885:, p. 2 1883:Gentry 1974 1587:Steve Berry 1372:John D. Lee 1348:Hosea Stout 1324:John D. Lee 1300:Hyrum Smith 1257:John D. Lee 1196:Hyrum Smith 979:Lyman Wight 819:Salt Sermon 808:Salt Sermon 764:Daniel 7:18 683:made up of 593:Zion's Camp 551:founded by 352:Zion's Camp 226:Hosea Stout 58:Named after 3829:Categories 3728:Temple Lot 3639:FairMormon 3092:2020-03-25 3066:|url= 2919:free ebook 2900:, London: 2870:2020-03-25 2697:Young 1867 2667:Young 1857 2521:, p. 2474:The Friend 2405:Baugh 2000 2353:Quinn 1994 2305:Quinn 1994 2293:Quinn 1994 2283:, p. 2281:Baugh 2000 2269:Quinn 1994 2245:Baugh 2000 2216:Baugh 2000 2190:Baugh 2000 2114:, p. 2086:Baugh 2000 2062:Quinn 1994 2022:Baugh 2000 1900:Quinn 1994 1803:Quinn 1994 1788:Baugh 2000 1726:Quinn 1994 1714:Quinn 1994 1660:Quinn 1994 1624:References 1580:St. George 1442:Historian 1236:Anson Call 1183:mob action 1167:See also: 1134:The battle 1078:Orson Hyde 1042:See also: 756:John Smith 636:dissenters 629:Background 236:Anson Call 207:Key people 98:Founded at 3679:1840–1845 3617:"Danites" 3596:April 13, 3570:"Danites" 3554:: 402–405 3479:"Danites" 3045:Goodreads 2827:254438137 2592:(1875) , 2493:(1876) , 2329:Peck 1839 2152:Peck 1839 2102:Aug. 1838 1949:Peck 1839 1844:Peck 1839 1453:vigilante 1163:Aftermath 952:Enforcers 777:, former 737:Formation 477:Lot Smith 365:Conflicts 112:Dissolved 72:Formation 3875:Utah War 3661:Danites 3511:24502140 3477:(1992), 3460:citation 3448:(1994), 3420:(1994), 3331:(1877), 3293:(1984), 3223:(1989), 3181:18071277 3171:(1839), 3114:(2000), 3057:cite web 2950:Archived 2941:NewsBank 2894:(1885), 2819:45063638 2738:11443615 2712:(1985), 2621:(1994), 2519:Lee 1877 2431:Lee 1877 2074:Lee 1877 2038:Lee 1877 1597:See also 1471:peace... 1407:Utah War 1188:Illinois 1108:General 1071:Apostles 1067:Gallatin 892:Richmond 788:Gallatin 673:Missouri 557:Far West 407:Utah War 274:a series 272:Part of 146:Military 142:Services 102:Far West 3835:Danites 3485:(ed.), 3410:6317231 3161:9081193 3104:Sources 3021:Jan 29, 2652:3640668 2565:8497072 1060:Apostle 1015:oration 989:Militia 916:issued 888:Liberty 547:were a 545:Danites 180:Methods 152:(1838) 120:Purpose 80:Founder 38:Danites 18:Danites 3765:Danite 3582: 3509: 3499: 3434: 3408: 3389: 3260:484414 3258: 3235: 3196: 3179: 3159: 3149: 3126: 3012: 2825: 2817: 2736: 2726: 2650: 2606:933044 2604: 2563: 2507:670912 2505: 1457:ad hoc 849:, and 749:, and 691:, and 312:Danite 198:Leader 173:(1857) 159:(1838) 115:1870s? 3664:1838 3481:, in 3369:(PDF) 3348:(PDF) 2823:S2CID 2815:JSTOR 2648:JSTOR 2626:(PDF) 1703:98:31 1689:98:23 881:Hyrum 599:, to 3656:1834 3598:2024 3580:ISBN 3507:OCLC 3497:ISBN 3466:link 3432:ISBN 3406:OCLC 3387:ISBN 3256:OCLC 3233:ISBN 3194:ISBN 3177:OCLC 3157:OCLC 3147:ISBN 3124:ISBN 3070:help 3023:2014 3010:ISBN 3005:Haze 2734:OCLC 2724:ISBN 2602:OCLC 2561:OCLC 2503:OCLC 1576:Haze 1513:and 1393:and 1226:and 1076:and 1005:and 956:The 898:and 896:Clay 890:and 645:The 543:The 2917:as 2807:doi 2640:doi 1509:by 1286:sic 900:Ray 64:or 3831:: 3641:, 3637:, 3619:, 3608:, 3572:, 3552:12 3550:, 3544:, 3525:, 3505:, 3462:}} 3458:{{ 3430:, 3385:, 3381:, 3358:26 3356:, 3350:, 3321:28 3319:, 3309:; 3279:14 3277:, 3271:, 3254:, 3231:, 3155:, 3122:, 3118:, 3061:: 3059:}} 3055:{{ 3048:. 3025:. 2945:. 2890:; 2879:^ 2821:, 2813:, 2803:73 2801:, 2795:, 2778:^ 2766:23 2764:, 2758:, 2732:, 2659:^ 2646:, 2636:63 2634:, 2628:, 2596:, 2559:, 2555:: 2551:, 2547:, 2497:, 2482:^ 2471:, 2237:^ 1968:^ 1890:^ 1851:^ 1836:^ 1795:^ 1759:, 1741:57 1645:. 1632:^ 1593:. 1582:. 1230:. 1214:. 1198:, 1194:, 879:, 845:, 841:, 837:, 745:, 687:, 559:, 276:on 104:, 3709:e 3702:t 3695:v 3677:) 3673:( 3556:. 3533:. 3514:. 3470:. 3468:) 3441:. 3413:. 3396:. 3373:. 3339:. 3324:. 3302:. 3286:. 3263:. 3242:. 3216:. 3203:. 3184:. 3164:. 3133:. 3095:. 3072:) 3068:( 2943:) 2873:. 2809:: 2642:: 1649:. 1146:. 762:( 617:" 532:e 525:t 518:v 137:? 34:. 20:)

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

Index