Utah -- History -- 1847-1896 -- Sources
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Mary Risser Gallacher papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2103
Abstract
The Mary Risser Gallacher papers (1933) consist of an essay, a poem, and a report of the first Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations in Utah.
Dates:
1933
John L. Ginn papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2097
Abstract
The John L. Ginn papers consist of a bound carbon-copy titled "Mormon and Indian Wars." John L. Ginn was a member of a wagon road expedition that traveled west from Independence, Missouri, as well as a captain in the United States Army. Some of the key events in the book, from 1857 to 1861, include the investigation of the Mountain Meadows Massacre; encounters with Brigham Young, Porter Rockwell and John D. Lee; and the Utah War.
Dates:
circa 1857-1861