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Morrisite War

Morrisite War
Part of the Mormon Wars
DateJune 1862
Location
South Weber, Utah
41°08′48″N 111°58′08″W / 41.1467°N 111.9688°W / 41.1467; -111.9688
Result Utah Territory victory
Belligerents
Morrisites

United States United States

Commanders and leaders
Joseph Morris † United States Stephen S. Harding
United States Robert T. Burton
United StatesJudson Stoddard[1]
Units involved
None

United States Marshals Service[2]

Nauvoo Legion
Strength
200 - 500 Morrisite followers 1,000 members of the territorial militia
Casualties and losses

8 killed

147 captured[3]		 1 killed

The Morrisite War was a skirmish between a Latter Day Saint sect known as the "Morrisites" and the Utah territorial government.

  1. ^ https://issuu.com/utah10/docs/uhq_volume44_1976_number2/s/125322
  2. ^ https://issuu.com/utah10/docs/uhq_volume44_1976_number2/s/125322
  3. ^ "Important from Utah - A Schism in Mormondom". Chicago Tribune. June 25, 1862. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-05-12. ...147 in number, are to be brought before the court to-morrow.

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