Mountain Meadows Massacre
The Mountain Meadows Massacre was a series of attacks during the Utah War that resulted in the mass murder of at least 120 members of the Baker–Fancher emigrant wagon train. Wikipedia
Dates: Sep 7, 1857 – Sep 11, 1857
Location: Mountain Meadow, Utah
Convicted: John D. Lee, leader in the local Mormon community and of the local militia
Perpetrators: Nauvoo Legion (Utah Territorial Militia, Iron County district); Paiute Native American auxiliaries