Keywords
Timpanogos, Mormons, battle creek, Utah, violence
Abstract
On March 5th, 1849, a group of 36 Mormon men surrounded the Native American camp of a small band of Timpanogos at Battle Creek, which is present-day Pleasant Grove, Utah. The Mormon militia suspected this band of cattle rustling, and a conflict ensued that resulted in the shooting and killing of four Timpanogos men. During the battle, the women and children of the native camp took cover and endured exposure to the cold elements and frigid water of Battle Creek. Six days later, these same women and children arrived in Salt Lake City. Among the group of Native American survivors was a frightened 16 to 18year-old young man who, like the women and children, had witnessed the killing of his father and uncles at the hands of the Mormons.
Recommended Citation
Hale, Nathan
(2023)
"Blood in the Snow The Mormon-Timpanogos Conflict at Battle Creek,"
The Thetean: A Student Journal for Scholarly Historical Writing: Vol. 52:
Iss.
1, Article 7.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/thetean/vol52/iss1/7
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