The Gnadenhutten Killings
- When
- March 8, 1782
- Where
- Moravian missionary village of Gnadenhutten, Ohio Country
- Part of
- Gnadenhutten Massacre
On March 8, 1782, the militia executed 96 Moravian Christian Indians in two killing houses; victims sang hymns until slain.
On the morning of March 8, 1782, the militia brought the Christian Indians to one of two killing houses, one for men and the other for women and children. Before murdering them, soldiers dragged the women and girls out into the snow and systematically raped them. One after another, men, women, and children were led to a block and killed with blows to the skull. As they died, the Moravians sang hymns and spoke words of encouragement and consolation to one another until all were slain. In total, 96 pacifist Moravian Christian Indians, primarily Lenape and Mohican, were killed by U.S. militiamen from Pennsylvania under David Williamson's command.
Sources
- Gnadenhutten massacre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25
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