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The event was referred to as the "blood feast of the Danites." | The event was referred to as the "blood feast of the Danites." | ||
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It is claimed that it is "inconceivable that a crime of this magnitude could have occurred" without being directly ordered by Brigham Young, and that "[v]irtually every federal officer who became involved in future investigations" of the massacre concluded that Brigham "personally ordered" the attack. | It is claimed that it is "inconceivable that a crime of this magnitude could have occurred" without being directly ordered by Brigham Young, and that "[v]irtually every federal officer who became involved in future investigations" of the massacre concluded that Brigham "personally ordered" the attack. | ||
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− | # | + | #The author notes that Lee "would have carried out no orders which he thought would be contrary to the wishes of Brigham Young," citing Juanita Brooks, ''The Mountain Meadows Massacre'', p. 80. |
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The author claims that the murderers reported that a "divine revelation from Brigham Young" was read aloud which commanded them to attack the "cursed gentiles" and "attack them, disguised as Indians" and "leave none to tell the tale." | The author claims that the murderers reported that a "divine revelation from Brigham Young" was read aloud which commanded them to attack the "cursed gentiles" and "attack them, disguised as Indians" and "leave none to tell the tale." | ||
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− | # | + | #C. V. Waite, ''The Mormon Prophet and His Harem'' (1866), 66. |
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{{propaganda|The author's source is a nineteenth-century anti-Mormon expose–hardly a reliable source. It is unsurprising that the murderers would attempt to claim they were "only following orders." "Her source for this alleged fact is to a sensational exposé common of the era: Catharine Van Valkenburg Waite's ''The Mormon Prophet and His Harem; Or, An Authentic History of Brigham Young, His Numerous Wives and Children''. Waite was an early suffragist married to a federal judge. She did not name names or provide sources in her book. Her stated objective was to reclaim the "suffering women of Utah." She is the sole source for this "revelation," which has no basis in historical fact." <ref>{{FR-16-1-9}}</ref> | {{propaganda|The author's source is a nineteenth-century anti-Mormon expose–hardly a reliable source. It is unsurprising that the murderers would attempt to claim they were "only following orders." "Her source for this alleged fact is to a sensational exposé common of the era: Catharine Van Valkenburg Waite's ''The Mormon Prophet and His Harem; Or, An Authentic History of Brigham Young, His Numerous Wives and Children''. Waite was an early suffragist married to a federal judge. She did not name names or provide sources in her book. Her stated objective was to reclaim the "suffering women of Utah." She is the sole source for this "revelation," which has no basis in historical fact." <ref>{{FR-16-1-9}}</ref> | ||
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Helen Brockett "was told by her grandmother that her great-grandfather J.J. Davidson had been ordered by Brigham Young to go south to participate in the slaughter." It is claimed that "Young called in the Avenging angels and told them to use bows and arrows to shoot the people in the back after they were already dead to make it look like Indians did it." | Helen Brockett "was told by her grandmother that her great-grandfather J.J. Davidson had been ordered by Brigham Young to go south to participate in the slaughter." It is claimed that "Young called in the Avenging angels and told them to use bows and arrows to shoot the people in the back after they were already dead to make it look like Indians did it." | ||
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− | # | + | #Author's telephone interview with Helen Brockett, October 18, 2002. |
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The author claims that the Church invented the myth of "poisoned springs." | The author claims that the Church invented the myth of "poisoned springs." | ||
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− | # | + | #The author states in an endnote on page 266 that "the poison tale was never told the same way twice," citing {{CriticalWork:Bagley:Blood of the Prophets|pages=119}} |
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*The author also cites Forney to Greenwood, August 1859, "The Massacre at Mountain Meadows," ''Harper's. | *The author also cites Forney to Greenwood, August 1859, "The Massacre at Mountain Meadows," ''Harper's. | ||
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It is claimed that on September 1, 1857, Brigham enlisted the support of the Indians "against the wagon train." | It is claimed that on September 1, 1857, Brigham enlisted the support of the Indians "against the wagon train." | ||
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− | # | + | #Journal of Dimick Baker Huntington, September 1, 1857. |
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Chapter 10 | A FAIR Analysis of: American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, a work by author: Sally Denton
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The event was referred to as the "blood feast of the Danites."Author's sources:
- No source provided.
It is claimed that it is "inconceivable that a crime of this magnitude could have occurred" without being directly ordered by Brigham Young, and that "[v]irtually every federal officer who became involved in future investigations" of the massacre concluded that Brigham "personally ordered" the attack.Author's sources:
- The author notes that Lee "would have carried out no orders which he thought would be contrary to the wishes of Brigham Young," citing Juanita Brooks, The Mountain Meadows Massacre, p. 80.
The author claims that the murderers reported that a "divine revelation from Brigham Young" was read aloud which commanded them to attack the "cursed gentiles" and "attack them, disguised as Indians" and "leave none to tell the tale."Author's sources:
- C. V. Waite, The Mormon Prophet and His Harem (1866), 66.
Brigham wrote a letter which commanded those in southern Utah to leave the immigrants alone.
Helen Brockett "was told by her grandmother that her great-grandfather J.J. Davidson had been ordered by Brigham Young to go south to participate in the slaughter." It is claimed that "Young called in the Avenging angels and told them to use bows and arrows to shoot the people in the back after they were already dead to make it look like Indians did it."Author's sources:
- Author's telephone interview with Helen Brockett, October 18, 2002.
The author claims that the Church invented the myth of "poisoned springs."Author's sources:
- The author states in an endnote on page 266 that "the poison tale was never told the same way twice," citing Will Bagley, Blood of the Prophets: Brigham Young and the Massacre at Mountain Meadows (University of Oklahoma Press, 2002), 119.
- Compare treatment in Blood of the Prophets: p. 119.
- The author also cites Forney to Greenwood, August 1859, "The Massacre at Mountain Meadows," Harper's.
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It is claimed that on September 1, 1857, Brigham enlisted the support of the Indians "against the wagon train."Author's sources:
- Journal of Dimick Baker Huntington, September 1, 1857.
The author claims that Indians were not involved with the massacre; it was all Mormons.Author's sources:
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