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Mob Attack on Carthage Jail
- When
- June 27, 1844
- Where
- Carthage Jail
A mob of armed men stormed Carthage Jail in the late afternoon of June 27, 1844, killing Joseph and Hyrum Smith.
Before a trial could be held, a mob of approximately 200 armed men, with faces painted black using wet gunpowder, stormed Carthage Jail. The attack occurred in the late afternoon of June 27, 1844. The mob killed Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum while they were awaiting trial on charges of treason.
Sources
- Killing of Joseph Smith Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-12
- Carthage Jail Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-03
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