Baker–Fancher party
- Events
- 1
- Episodes
- 5
- Years
- 1857–1859
Every event in Historedia whose sources name Baker–Fancher party, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.
Events and episodes
Mountain Meadows massacre
1857–1859Role: Victims
- Attack on Baker–Fancher Party
Militiamen approached the Baker–Fancher wagons on September 11, 1857, carrying flags, leading to the massacre of at least 120 members.
- Young's Late Letter
Brigham Young's letter arrived two days after the massacre, on September 13, 1857.
- Delayed Investigation and Report
Federal investigations were delayed until 1859, with Carleton and Forney conducting inquiries and publishing findings.
- Grand Jury Decline
Judge John Cradlebaugh convened a grand jury in Provo in March 1859, which declined to issue indictments.
- Treatment of Surviving Children
Captain James Lynch reported in 1859 that surviving children were in wretched condition, half starved and infested with vermin.
- Attack on Baker–Fancher Party
Sources
- Mountain Meadows Massacre Wikipedia