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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Utah_WarUtah War - Wikipedia

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   In 1857–1858, President James Buchanan sent U.S. forces to the Utah Territory in what became known as the Utah Expedition.

   • Date: March 1857 – July 1858

   • Location: Utah Territory(present day Utah and Wyoming)

2. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › the-brink-of-warThe Brink of War | Smithsonian

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   James Buchanan (pictured) and Brigham Young faced off over who would govern the Utah Territory. Library of Congress. On July 24, 1847, a wagon rolled out of a canyon and gave Brigham Young,...

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4. historytogo.utah.gov › utah-warThe Utah War | History to Go

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   Mar 10, 2016 · Sensitive to Republican charges that Democrats favored the “twin relics of barbarism—polygamy and slavery,” President James Buchanan moved quickly after his inauguration to find a non-Mormon governor for Utah.

5. www.americanhistorycentral.com › entries › utah-warUtah War Summary - American History Central

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   Feb 2, 2024 · Also known as the Utah Expedition and Buchanan's Blunder, the Utah War was an armed confrontation between Mormon settlers in the Utah Territory and the armed forces of the United States government.

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   Why did James Buchanan fight in the Utah War?

   • For James Buchanan the Utah War was, in many ways, the beginning of the destruction of his personal reputation, as he presided ineffectively over the nation’s slide toward disunion. Feelings against Buchanan ran so high during the Civil War that members of his Masonic lodge stood guard over his retirement home in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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   Did Buchanan order troops to march on Utah Territory?

   • Ten years to the day later, when the church's membership had grown to about 55,000, Young delivered alarming news: President James Buchanan had ordered federal troops to march on the Utah Territory.

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   Why was the Utah War called 'Buchanan's blunder'?

   • By the time Governor Cumming was securely placed in office, the Utah War had become an embarrassment for President Buchanan. Called 'Buchanan's Blunder' by elements of the national press, the President was criticized for: failing to provide an adequate resupply train for the winter.

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   What was the Utah War?

   • Also known as the Utah Expedition and Buchanan’s Blunder, the Utah War was an armed confrontation between Brigham Young’s Mormon settlers in the Utah Territory and the armed forces of the United States government. [ Wikimedia Commons]

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7. www.historynet.com › utah-war-us-government-versusUtah War: U.S. Government Versus Mormon Settlers - HistoryNet

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   Jun 12, 2006 · When President James Buchanan decided to flex federal muscle against Utah Territory and ‘the Mormon problem,’ he ignited a full rebellion that, before it was all over, embarrassed the military arm of the young republic and confounded the president.

8. issuu.com › utah10 › docsAnd the War Came: James Buchanan, The Utah Expedition, and ...

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   In 1857, Lincoln’s predecessor—James Buchanan—had delivered an inaugural address oblivious to the fact that the country then teetered on the brink of a precursor to Lincoln’s conflict—the...

9. rsc.byu.edu › civil-war-saints › prelude-civil-warPrelude to Civil War: The Utah War’s Impact and Legacy

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   For President James Buchanan and his cabinet, the Utah War—together with the simultaneous uproar over “Bleeding Kansas”—was a first confrontation with the unnerving specter of civil disobedience, armed conflict, bloodshed, and the firestorm of public criticism that they spawned.

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