Don Wildman

At least 120 people are killed in this situation.

A cover up was attempted trying to shift the blame to Native Americans nearby.

It has the effect of damaging the Mormon moral standing even further.

Right.

This does no good for their reputation in America.

This kind of wraps up in mid-1858.

The U.S.

Army ends up marching unopposed through to Salt Lake City and into it.

It ends relatively quickly with a negotiated peace.

This was due, of course, because there was a lot going on back east.

This becomes a minor problem compared to what's boiling up real fast.

That's very right.

Yeah, Buchanan is facing a lot of pressure at home to bring this crisis to an end.

In the end, the whole affair, sending the army out, the whole bloodshed, everything was called Buchanan's blunder in the press.

He looks real bad.

Buchanan was no, you know, he wasn't doing too well in many regards as a president, but this was certainly a stain on his character.

didn't help.

I want to circle back because we're about to talk about Brigham Young, you know, officially becoming the governor of Utah at this point.

Tell me about this man.

Who was Brigham Young and why did he step into the role?