Cultures in Conflict: A Documentary History of the Mormon War in Illinois

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Hallwas and Launius have compiled and written the most balanced and thorough account yet of the events and circumstances that led to the forced Mormon exodus from Nauvoo following the mini civil war that erupted in Illinois during the 1849s. Contents Preface Introduction I. The Coming of the Mormons Introduction 1. The Lay of the Land 2. Mormon Nauvoo 3. The Nauvoo City Charter 4. Mormon Leaders on the Gathering to Nauvoo 5. A Non-Mormon Reminiscence of Nauvoo 6. A Minister Criticizes Warsaw and Nauvoo 7. Remarks of the Prophet to Saints Newly Arrived from England 8. A Western Pennsylvanian Reports on Nauvoo 9. Josiah Quincy on Joseph Smith 10. An Iowa Sheriff on the Mormons 11. Celebrating the Power of Mormon Nauvoo 12. Life in Nauvoo from a Non-Mormon Perspective 13. The Mormon Leadership on Nauvoo II: The Origins of the Conflict Introduction 1. A Non-Mormon Report of Mormon Theft 2. Oral History Accounts of Mormon Theft 3. A Farmer's Wife on Mormon Theft 4. An 1840 Assessment of Smith's Political Power 5. "Our Position—Again ': An Editorial by Thomas Sharp 6. A Brief Historical Sketch of the Anti-Mormon Party 7. The Prophet on the Local Political Campaign 8. The Prophet and the 1843 Congressional Race 9. A Mormon Account of Smith's Missouri Troubles 10. The Prophet's Speech on His Arrest and Habeas Corpus 11. The State of Warsaw: A Lyceum Speech 12. A Neighbouring County Becomes Alarmed 13. Concerns about Mormon Despotism: An 1844 Historical Account III. The Trouble in Nauvoo Introduction 1. John C. Bennett's Expose 2. A Young Woman Rejects a Polygamous Relationship 3. An Apostle's Wife Recalls Smith, Bennett, and Polygamy 4. Polygamy and Politics: A Non-Mormon Response 5. The Reformed Mormon Church 6. An Exposé Poem on Smith's Polygamy 7. The Prophet Denies "Spiritual Wifeism" 8. The Nauvoo Expositor 9. The Nauvoo City Council Acts against the "Expositor" 10. A Dissenter Reports the Destruction of the "Expositor" 11. John Taylor Defends the Destruction of the "Expositor" 12. The Dissenters Flee to Burlington 13. William Law Recalls the "Expositor" Affair 14. Willard Richards Pleads for Help 15. Isaac and Sarah Scott Comment on the Trouble in Nauvoo IV. The Murders in Carthage Introduction 1. Fanning Flames 2. Mormon Justifications 3. The Last Speech of Joseph Smith 4. "The Condition of Affairs in Nauvoo Were Very Critical" 5. Non-Mormon Preparations 6. The Last Letters of the Prophet to His Family 7. An Official Explanation of the Trouble in Hancock County 8. A Mormon Woman's Reflections on the Smith Murders 9. The Official Mormon Rendition of the Murders 10. Willard Richards's Eyewitness Account from Carthage Jail 11. "Such an Excitement I Never Witnessed in My Life" 12. "The Work of Death Has Commenced" 13. A Youth's Recollection of the Smith Murders 14. "An Authentic Account of the Massacre" 15. A View from Warsaw 16. A Heroic Poem of the Martyrdom V. The Trial and the Violence Introduction 1. Thomas Sharp on the Hancock County Conflict 2. The Mormons Call for Calmness 3. Thomas Ford to the People of Warsaw 4. Isaac and Sarah Scott on the Aftermath of the Murders 5. John Hay on the Trial of the Smiths' Assassins 6. The Anti-Mormons Demand an Investigation 7. The Mormon Reaction 8. The Repeal of the Nauvoo Charter 9. Sheriff Minor Deming and the Resumption of Violence 10. The Attack on the Durfee Settlement 11. Thomas Sharp on the Killings of Worrell and McBratney 12. The Disappearance of Phineas Wilcox 13. Jacob Backenstos and his Proclamations 14. An Eyewitness Account of the Military Occupation of Carthage 15. An Anti-Mormon Plea for Support 16. Mason Brayman Assesses the Situation VI. The Exodus and the Battle of Nauvoo Introduction 1. The Mormons Decide to Leave Illinois 2. The Proceedings of the Carthage Convention 3. Eliza Snow's Poem "Let Us Go" 4. Governor Ford Justifies the Use of Militia 5. Continued Conflict in the Mormon Kingdom 6. The Completion of the Temple 7. A Mormon Interprets the Last Days of Nauvoo 8. Brigham Young Describes the Exodus 9. Nauvoo in the Spring of 1846 10. The Battle of Nauvoo 11. The Treaty That Ended the Conflict 12. A Nauvoo Resident Who Tried to Stay Neutral 13. A Mormon Woman Recalls the Battle of Nauvoo 14. The Final Evacuation 15. The Empty City 16 Governor Ford Gets Reinvolved 17. A Tourist Views Hancock County in 1852 Bibliographic Note Index About the Authors