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	[[Image:Mormon Trail.jpg\|thumb\|center\|700px\|<center>'''The Mormon Trail'''</center>]]		[[Image:Mormon Trail.jpg\|thumb\|center\|700px\|<center>'''The Mormon Trail'''</center>]]

	After disembarking in Kansas City, Annabella Sinclair Macfarlane, 40, and her three children, John, 18, Ann, 17, and Daniel, 14, joined the Abraham O. Smoot Company which consisted of 250 individuals and 33 wagons when it began its journey. ~~On the~~ overland ~~trail~~, there were at least ten deaths in the company from cholera, measles, or other causes. They passed the usual milestones on the trail: Fort Kearney, the South Fork of the Platte River, Chimney Rock, Fort Laramie, the Sweetwater River, Independence Rock, Devil's Gate, Green River, Fort Bridger, Bear River, and Weber River. After suffering the usual hardships of the overland trail they arrived in Great Salt Lake Valley in September.		After disembarking in Kansas City, Annabella Sinclair Macfarlane, 40, and her three children, John, 18, Ann, 17, and Daniel, 14, joined the Abraham O. Smoot Company which consisted of 250 individuals and 33 wagons when it began its journey.

			The overland trails were flooded with travelers that year, most of them bound for the California Gold Rush. Cholera was epidemic that season and there were at least ten deaths in the company from cholera, measles, or other causes. They passed the usual milestones on the trail: Fort Kearney, the South Fork of the Platte River, Chimney Rock, Fort Laramie, the Sweetwater River, Independence Rock, Devil's Gate, Green River, Fort Bridger, Bear River, and Weber River. After suffering the usual hardships of the overland trail they arrived in Great Salt Lake Valley in September.

	They were the first company whose journey to Mormon Utah had been funded by the church's Perpetual Emigrating Fund. After their arrival in the valley of the Great Salt Lake, they moved north and settled in Bountiful.		They were the first company whose journey to Mormon Utah had been funded by the church's Perpetual Emigrating Fund. After their arrival in the valley of the Great Salt Lake, they moved north and settled in Bountiful.

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	=== Immigration to America and then to Utah ===		=== Immigration to America and then to Utah ===

	With that assistance, Daniel Macfarlane, his mother, Annabella Macfarlane, and his older brother, [[John M. Macfarlane\|John Menzies Macfarlane]], began their journey in early 1852 to the Mormon "Zion" in Utah. In Liverpool, they met Mormon elder [[Isaac C. Haight\|Isaac C. Haight]] and traveled under his direction in their voyage. Arriving in the United States, they steamed up the Mississippi River to St. Louis and then Kansas City.		With that assistance, Daniel Macfarlane, his mother, Annabella Macfarlane, and his older brother, [[John M. Macfarlane\|John Menzies Macfarlane]], began their journey in early 1852 to the Mormon "Zion" in Utah. In Liverpool, they met Mormon elder [[Isaac C. Haight\|Isaac Haight]] and traveled under his direction in their voyage. Arriving in the United States, they steamed up the Mississippi River to St. Louis and then Kansas City.

	[[Image:Mormon Trail.jpg\|thumb\|center\|700px\|<center>'''The Mormon Trail'''</center>]]		[[Image:Mormon Trail.jpg\|thumb\|center\|700px\|<center>'''The Mormon Trail'''</center>]]

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	=== Early Life in Scotland ===		=== Early Life in Scotland ===

	Daniel Sinclair Macfarlane was born to John and Annabella Sinclair Macfarlane in Stirlingshire in the Scottish highlands. In 1842, his mother was impressed with the message of the newly arrived missionaries of Mormonism and joined the new church. His father died in 1846 when Daniel was less than ten. During the 1840s, several other members of the Macfarlane family joined the Mormons and attended the Glasgow conference. They were unable to immigrate, however, until the church established its Perpetual Emigration Fund to assist indigent European converts to immigrate to Utah Territory in the American West.		Daniel Sinclair Macfarlane was born to John and Annabella Sinclair Macfarlane in Stirlingshire in the Scottish highlands. In 1842, his mother was impressed with the message of the newly arrived missionaries of Mormonism and joined the new church. His father died in 1846 when Daniel was less than ten.

	~~=== Immigration~~ to ~~America and onto~~ Utah ~~===~~		During the 1840s, several other members of the Macfarlane family joined the Mormons and attended the Glasgow conference. They were unable to immigrate, however, until the church established its Perpetual Emigrating Fund to assist indigent European converts to immigrate to Utah Territory in the American West.

	~~With that assistance, Daniel Macfarlane, his mother, Annabella Macfarlane,~~ and ~~his older brother, [[John M. Macfarlane\|John Menzies Macfarlane]], began their journey in early 1852~~ to ~~the Mormon "Zion" in~~ Utah~~. In Liverpool, they met Mormon elder [[Isaac C. Haight\|Isaac C. Haight]] and traveled under his direction in their voyage.~~		=== Immigration to America and then to Utah ===

			With that assistance, Daniel Macfarlane, his mother, Annabella Macfarlane, and his older brother, [[John M. Macfarlane\|John Menzies Macfarlane]], began their journey in early 1852 to the Mormon "Zion" in Utah. In Liverpool, they met Mormon elder [[Isaac C. Haight\|Isaac C. Haight]] and traveled under his direction in their voyage. Arriving in the United States, they steamed up the Mississippi River to St. Louis and then Kansas City.

			[[Image:Mormon Trail.jpg\|thumb\|center\|700px\|<center>'''The Mormon Trail'''</center>]]

			After disembarking in Kansas City, Annabella Sinclair Macfarlane, 40, and her three children, John, 18, Ann, 17, and Daniel, 14, joined the Abraham O. Smoot Company which consisted of 250 individuals and 33 wagons when it began its journey. On the overland trail, there were at least ten deaths in the company from cholera, measles, or other causes. They passed the usual milestones on the trail: Fort Kearney, the South Fork of the Platte River, Chimney Rock, Fort Laramie, the Sweetwater River, Independence Rock, Devil's Gate, Green River, Fort Bridger, Bear River, and Weber River. After suffering the usual hardships of the overland trail they arrived in Great Salt Lake Valley in September.

	~~After~~ the ~~long, arduous~~ journey~~, they arrived in~~ Utah in the ~~fall~~ and settled in Bountiful.		They were the first company whose journey to Mormon Utah had been funded by the church's Perpetual Emigrating Fund. After their arrival in the valley of the Great Salt Lake, they moved north and settled in Bountiful.

	=== To Cedar City and the Ironworks ===		=== To Cedar City and the Ironworks ===

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	=== Immigration to America and onto Utah ===		=== Immigration to America and onto Utah ===

	With that assistance, Daniel Macfarlane, his mother, Annabella Macfarlane, and his older brother, [[John M. Macfarlane\|John Menzies Macfarlane]], began their journey in early 1852 to the Mormon "Zion" in Utah. In Liverpool, they met Mormon elder [[Isaac C. Haight\|Isaac C. Haight]] and traveled under his direction in their voyage. After the long, arduous journey, they arrived in Utah in the fall and settled in Bountiful.		With that assistance, Daniel Macfarlane, his mother, Annabella Macfarlane, and his older brother, [[John M. Macfarlane\|John Menzies Macfarlane]], began their journey in early 1852 to the Mormon "Zion" in Utah. In Liverpool, they met Mormon elder [[Isaac C. Haight\|Isaac C. Haight]] and traveled under his direction in their voyage.




			After the long, arduous journey, they arrived in Utah in the fall and settled in Bountiful.

	=== To Cedar City and the Ironworks ===		=== To Cedar City and the Ironworks ===

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	In 1857, the Iron Military District consisted of four battalions led by regimental commander [[William_H._Dame\|Col. William H. Dame.]] The platoons and companies in the first battalion drew on men in and around Parowan. (It had no involvement at Mountain Meadows.) [[Isaac_C._Haight\|Major Isaac Haight]] commanded the 2nd Battalion whose personnel in its many platoons and two companies came from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the north such as Fort Johnson. [[John_M._Higbee\|Major John Higbee]] headed the 3rd Battalion whose many platoons and two companies were drawn from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the southwest such as Fort Hamilton. [[John_D._Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] of Fort Harmony headed the 4th Battalion whose platoons and companies drew on its militia personnel from Fort Harmony, the Southerners at the newly-founded settlement in Washington, the Indian interpreters at Fort Clara, and the new settlers at Pinto.		In 1857, the Iron Military District consisted of four battalions led by regimental commander [[William_H._Dame\|Col. William H. Dame.]] The platoons and companies in the first battalion drew on men in and around Parowan. (It had no involvement at Mountain Meadows.) [[Isaac_C._Haight\|Major Isaac Haight]] commanded the 2nd Battalion whose personnel in its many platoons and two companies came from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the north such as Fort Johnson. [[John_M._Higbee\|Major John Higbee]] headed the 3rd Battalion whose many platoons and two companies were drawn from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the southwest such as Fort Hamilton. [[John_D._Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] of Fort Harmony headed the 4th Battalion whose platoons and companies drew on its militia personnel from Fort Harmony, the Southerners at the newly-founded settlement in Washington, the Indian interpreters at Fort Clara, and the new settlers at Pinto.
	A 2nd lieutenant in a platoon in Company D in early 1857, Macfarlane was assigned as adjutant to [[Joel White\|Captain Joel White]] of Company D, one of the Cedar City militia companies attached to [[Isaac C. Haight\|Major Isaac Haight's]] 2nd Battalion. His older brother, [[John M. Macfarlane\|John Menzies Macfarlane]], was adjutant to Major Haight (his step-father). In September 1857, when the Arkansas emigrant train became besieged at Mountain Meadows, Macfarlane was among those who mustered there. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.		A 2nd lieutenant in a platoon in Company D in early 1857, Macfarlane was assigned as adjutant to [[Joel White\|Captain Joel White]] of Company D, one of the Cedar City militia companies attached to [[Isaac C. Haight\|Major Isaac Haight's]] 2nd Battalion. His older brother, [[John M. Macfarlane\|John Menzies Macfarlane]], was adjutant to Major Haight (his step-father). In September 1857, when the Arkansas emigrant train became besieged at Mountain Meadows, Macfarlane was among those who mustered there. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.
	[[Image:Daniel s macfarlane 1d.jpg\|right\|~~150px~~]]		[[Image:Daniel s macfarlane 1d.jpg\|right\|200px]]

	In the recently-published statement of [[Ellott Willden\|Ellott Willden]], he maintained that Dan Macfarlane was in the small continent consisting [[William C. Stewart\|William C. Stewart]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]] and others who encountered two emigrants seeking help from the Mormon settlements on (probably) Wednesday evening. [[Ellott Willden\|Willden]] said that [[Philip Klingensmith\|Klingensmith]] killed one of them; he did not identify who killed the other one.		In the recently-published statement of [[Ellott Willden\|Ellott Willden]], he maintained that Dan Macfarlane was in the small continent consisting [[William C. Stewart\|William C. Stewart]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]] and others who encountered two emigrants seeking help from the Mormon settlements on (probably) Wednesday evening. [[Ellott Willden\|Willden]] said that [[Philip Klingensmith\|Klingensmith]] killed one of them; he did not identify who killed the other one.

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	=== In the Iron Military District: Dan Macfarlane, Adjutant to Capt. Joel White, Company D, Isaac Haight's 2nd Battalion ===		=== In the Iron Military District: Dan Macfarlane, Adjutant to Capt. Joel White, Company D, Isaac Haight's 2nd Battalion ===
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			In 1857, the Iron Military District consisted of four battalions led by regimental commander [[William_H._Dame\|Col. William H. Dame.]] The platoons and companies in the first battalion drew on men in and around Parowan. (It had no involvement at Mountain Meadows.) [[Isaac_C._Haight\|Major Isaac Haight]] commanded the 2nd Battalion whose personnel in its many platoons and two companies came from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the north such as Fort Johnson. [[John_M._Higbee\|Major John Higbee]] headed the 3rd Battalion whose many platoons and two companies were drawn from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the southwest such as Fort Hamilton. [[John_D._Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] of Fort Harmony headed the 4th Battalion whose platoons and companies drew on its militia personnel from Fort Harmony, the Southerners at the newly-founded settlement in Washington, the Indian interpreters at Fort Clara, and the new settlers at Pinto.
			A 2nd lieutenant in a platoon in Company D in early 1857, Macfarlane was assigned as adjutant to [[Joel White\|Captain Joel White]] of Company D, one of the Cedar City militia companies attached to [[Isaac C. Haight\|Major Isaac Haight's]] 2nd Battalion. His older brother, [[John M. Macfarlane\|John Menzies Macfarlane]], was adjutant to Major Haight (his step-father). In September 1857, when the Arkansas emigrant train became besieged at Mountain Meadows, Macfarlane was among those who mustered there. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.
	[[Image:Daniel s macfarlane 1d.jpg\|right\|150px]]		[[Image:Daniel s macfarlane 1d.jpg\|right\|150px]]

	In 1857, the Iron Military District consisted of four battalions. The platoons and companies in the first battalion drew on men in and around Parowan. (It had no involvement at Mountain Meadows.) [[Isaac C. Haight\|Major Isaac Haight]] commanded the 2nd Battalion whose personnel in its many platoons and two companies came from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the north such as Fort Johnson. [[John M. Higbee\|Major John Higbee]] headed the 3rd Battalion whose many platoons and two companies were drawn from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the southwest such as Fort Hamilton. [[John D. Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] of Fort Harmony headed the 4th Battalion whose platoons and companies drew on its militia personnel from Fort Harmony, the Southerners at the newly-founded settlement in Washington, the Indian interpreters at Fort Clara, and the new settlers at Pinto.
	~~[[Image:Map_southern_utah_1.jpg\|left\|300px]]~~
	A 2nd lieutenant in a platoon in Company D in early 1857, Macfarlane was assigned as adjutant to [[Joel White\|Captain Joel White]] of Company D, one of the Cedar City militia companies attached to [[Isaac C. Haight\|Major Isaac Haight's]] 2nd Battalion. His older brother, [[John M. Macfarlane\|John Menzies Macfarlane]], was adjutant to Major Haight (his step-father). In September 1857, when the Arkansas emigrant train became besieged at Mountain Meadows, Macfarlane was among those who mustered there. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.

	In the recently-published statement of [[Ellott Willden\|Ellott Willden]], he maintained that Dan Macfarlane was in the small continent consisting [[William C. Stewart\|William C. Stewart]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]] and others who encountered two emigrants seeking help from the Mormon settlements on (probably) Wednesday evening. [[Ellott Willden\|Willden]] said that [[Philip Klingensmith\|Klingensmith]] killed one of them; he did not identify who killed the other one.		In the recently-published statement of [[Ellott Willden\|Ellott Willden]], he maintained that Dan Macfarlane was in the small continent consisting [[William C. Stewart\|William C. Stewart]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]] and others who encountered two emigrants seeking help from the Mormon settlements on (probably) Wednesday evening. [[Ellott Willden\|Willden]] said that [[Philip Klingensmith\|Klingensmith]] killed one of them; he did not identify who killed the other one.

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	=== To Cedar City and the Ironworks ===		=== To Cedar City and the Ironworks ===
	[[Image:Sketch - Iron works.jpg\|right\|thumb\|The Early Ironworks in Cedar City~~\|400px~~]]		[[Image:Sketch - Iron works.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|<center>'''The Early Ironworks in Cedar City'''</center>]]

	The following year they joined their friend Isaac Haight in settling in Cedar City in the newly-founded Iron Mission. Daniel's mother Annabella became a plural wife of [[Isaac_C._Haight\|Isaac Haight]] and Daniel became his step-son.		The following year they joined their friend Isaac Haight in settling in Cedar City in the newly-founded Iron Mission. Daniel's mother Annabella became a plural wife of [[Isaac_C._Haight\|Isaac Haight]] and Daniel became his step-son.

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	In 1857, the Iron Military District consisted of four battalions. The platoons and companies in the first battalion drew on men in and around Parowan. (It had no involvement at Mountain Meadows.) [[Isaac C. Haight\|Major Isaac Haight]] commanded the 2nd Battalion whose personnel in its many platoons and two companies came from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the north such as Fort Johnson. [[John M. Higbee\|Major John Higbee]] headed the 3rd Battalion whose many platoons and two companies were drawn from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the southwest such as Fort Hamilton. [[John D. Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] of Fort Harmony headed the 4th Battalion whose platoons and companies drew on its militia personnel from Fort Harmony, the Southerners at the newly-founded settlement in Washington, the Indian interpreters at Fort Clara, and the new settlers at Pinto.		In 1857, the Iron Military District consisted of four battalions. The platoons and companies in the first battalion drew on men in and around Parowan. (It had no involvement at Mountain Meadows.) [[Isaac C. Haight\|Major Isaac Haight]] commanded the 2nd Battalion whose personnel in its many platoons and two companies came from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the north such as Fort Johnson. [[John M. Higbee\|Major John Higbee]] headed the 3rd Battalion whose many platoons and two companies were drawn from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the southwest such as Fort Hamilton. [[John D. Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] of Fort Harmony headed the 4th Battalion whose platoons and companies drew on its militia personnel from Fort Harmony, the Southerners at the newly-founded settlement in Washington, the Indian interpreters at Fort Clara, and the new settlers at Pinto.
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	A 2nd lieutenant in a platoon in Company D in early 1857, Macfarlane was assigned as adjutant to [[Joel White\|Captain Joel White]] of Company D, one of the Cedar City militia companies attached to [[Isaac C. Haight\|Major Isaac Haight's]] 2nd Battalion. His older brother, [[John M. Macfarlane\|John Menzies Macfarlane]], was adjutant to Major Haight (his step-father). In September 1857, when the Arkansas emigrant train became besieged at Mountain Meadows, Macfarlane was among those who mustered there. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.		A 2nd lieutenant in a platoon in Company D in early 1857, Macfarlane was assigned as adjutant to [[Joel White\|Captain Joel White]] of Company D, one of the Cedar City militia companies attached to [[Isaac C. Haight\|Major Isaac Haight's]] 2nd Battalion. His older brother, [[John M. Macfarlane\|John Menzies Macfarlane]], was adjutant to Major Haight (his step-father). In September 1857, when the Arkansas emigrant train became besieged at Mountain Meadows, Macfarlane was among those who mustered there. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.

	~~[[Image:Map_southern_utah_1.jpg\|left\|300px]]~~
	In the recently-published statement of [[Ellott Willden\|Ellott Willden]], he maintained that Dan Macfarlane was in the small continent consisting [[William C. Stewart\|William C. Stewart]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]] and others who encountered two emigrants seeking help from the Mormon settlements on (probably) Wednesday evening. [[Ellott Willden\|Willden]] said that [[Philip Klingensmith\|Klingensmith]] killed one of them; he did not identify who killed the other one.		In the recently-published statement of [[Ellott Willden\|Ellott Willden]], he maintained that Dan Macfarlane was in the small continent consisting [[William C. Stewart\|William C. Stewart]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]] and others who encountered two emigrants seeking help from the Mormon settlements on (probably) Wednesday evening. [[Ellott Willden\|Willden]] said that [[Philip Klingensmith\|Klingensmith]] killed one of them; he did not identify who killed the other one.

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	=== In the Iron Military District: Dan Macfarlane, Adjutant to Capt. Joel White, Company D, Isaac Haight's 2nd Battalion ===		=== In the Iron Military District: Dan Macfarlane, Adjutant to Capt. Joel White, Company D, Isaac Haight's 2nd Battalion ===

	[[Image:Daniel s macfarlane 1d.jpg\|right\|~~115px\|Daniel s macfarlane 1d.jpg~~]]		[[Image:Daniel s macfarlane 1d.jpg\|right\|150px]]

	In 1857, the Iron Military District consisted of four battalions. The platoons and companies in the first battalion drew on men in and around Parowan. (It had no involvement at Mountain Meadows.) [[Isaac C. Haight\|Major Isaac Haight]] commanded the 2nd Battalion whose personnel in its many platoons and two companies came from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the north such as Fort Johnson. [[John M. Higbee\|Major John Higbee]] headed the 3rd Battalion whose many platoons and two companies were drawn from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the southwest such as Fort Hamilton. [[John D. Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] of Fort Harmony headed the 4th Battalion whose platoons and companies drew on its militia personnel from Fort Harmony, the Southerners at the newly-founded settlement in Washington, the Indian interpreters at Fort Clara, and the new settlers at Pinto.		In 1857, the Iron Military District consisted of four battalions. The platoons and companies in the first battalion drew on men in and around Parowan. (It had no involvement at Mountain Meadows.) [[Isaac C. Haight\|Major Isaac Haight]] commanded the 2nd Battalion whose personnel in its many platoons and two companies came from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the north such as Fort Johnson. [[John M. Higbee\|Major John Higbee]] headed the 3rd Battalion whose many platoons and two companies were drawn from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the southwest such as Fort Hamilton. [[John D. Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] of Fort Harmony headed the 4th Battalion whose platoons and companies drew on its militia personnel from Fort Harmony, the Southerners at the newly-founded settlement in Washington, the Indian interpreters at Fort Clara, and the new settlers at Pinto.

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	However, other than some small transactions at the company store, the Deseret Iron Company's ledger is silent on Dan Macfarlane for this period. It appears that he may have pursued farming and livestock raising. His brother John played a role at the Ironwork during this time of intense activity in mid-1857. But there is no evidence that Dan Macfarlane was involved.		However, other than some small transactions at the company store, the Deseret Iron Company's ledger is silent on Dan Macfarlane for this period. It appears that he may have pursued farming and livestock raising. His brother John played a role at the Ironwork during this time of intense activity in mid-1857. But there is no evidence that Dan Macfarlane was involved.

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	=== In the Iron Military District: Dan Macfarlane, Adjutant to Capt. Joel White, Company D, Isaac Haight's 2nd Battalion ===		=== In the Iron Military District: Dan Macfarlane, Adjutant to Capt. Joel White, Company D, Isaac Haight's 2nd Battalion ===
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	A 2nd lieutenant in a platoon in Company D in early 1857, Macfarlane was assigned as adjutant to [[Joel White\|Captain Joel White]] of Company D, one of the Cedar City militia companies attached to [[Isaac C. Haight\|Major Isaac Haight's]] 2nd Battalion. His older brother, [[John M. Macfarlane\|John Menzies Macfarlane]], was adjutant to Major Haight (his step-father). In September 1857, when the Arkansas emigrant train became besieged at Mountain Meadows, Macfarlane was among those who mustered there. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.		A 2nd lieutenant in a platoon in Company D in early 1857, Macfarlane was assigned as adjutant to [[Joel White\|Captain Joel White]] of Company D, one of the Cedar City militia companies attached to [[Isaac C. Haight\|Major Isaac Haight's]] 2nd Battalion. His older brother, [[John M. Macfarlane\|John Menzies Macfarlane]], was adjutant to Major Haight (his step-father). In September 1857, when the Arkansas emigrant train became besieged at Mountain Meadows, Macfarlane was among those who mustered there. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.

	[Image:Map_southern_utah_1.jpg\|left\|300px]]		[[Image:Map_southern_utah_1.jpg\|left\|300px]]
	In the recently-published statement of [[Ellott Willden\|Ellott Willden]], he maintained that Dan Macfarlane was in the small continent consisting [[William C. Stewart\|William C. Stewart]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]] and others who encountered two emigrants seeking help from the Mormon settlements on (probably) Wednesday evening. [[Ellott Willden\|Willden]] said that [[Philip Klingensmith\|Klingensmith]] killed one of them; he did not identify who killed the other one.		In the recently-published statement of [[Ellott Willden\|Ellott Willden]], he maintained that Dan Macfarlane was in the small continent consisting [[William C. Stewart\|William C. Stewart]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]] and others who encountered two emigrants seeking help from the Mormon settlements on (probably) Wednesday evening. [[Ellott Willden\|Willden]] said that [[Philip Klingensmith\|Klingensmith]] killed one of them; he did not identify who killed the other one.

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	In 1857, the Iron Military District consisted of four battalions led by regimental commander [[William_H._Dame\|Col. William H. Dame.]] The platoons and companies in the first battalion drew on men in and around Parowan. (It had no involvement at Mountain Meadows.) [[Isaac_C._Haight\|Major Isaac Haight]] commanded the 2nd Battalion whose personnel in its many platoons and two companies came from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the north such as Fort Johnson. [[John_M._Higbee\|Major John Higbee]] headed the 3rd Battalion whose many platoons and two companies were drawn from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the southwest such as Fort Hamilton. [[John_D._Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] of Fort Harmony headed the 4th Battalion whose platoons and companies drew on its militia personnel from Fort Harmony, the Southerners at the newly-founded settlement in Washington, the Indian interpreters at Fort Clara, and the new settlers at Pinto.		In 1857, the Iron Military District consisted of four battalions led by regimental commander [[William_H._Dame\|Col. William H. Dame.]] The platoons and companies in the first battalion drew on men in and around Parowan. (It had no involvement at Mountain Meadows.) [[Isaac_C._Haight\|Major Isaac Haight]] commanded the 2nd Battalion whose personnel in its many platoons and two companies came from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the north such as Fort Johnson. [[John_M._Higbee\|Major John Higbee]] headed the 3rd Battalion whose many platoons and two companies were drawn from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the southwest such as Fort Hamilton. [[John_D._Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] of Fort Harmony headed the 4th Battalion whose platoons and companies drew on its militia personnel from Fort Harmony, the Southerners at the newly-founded settlement in Washington, the Indian interpreters at Fort Clara, and the new settlers at Pinto.
	A 2nd lieutenant in a platoon in Company D in early 1857, Macfarlane was assigned as adjutant to [[Joel White\|Captain Joel White]] of Company D, one of the Cedar City militia companies attached to [[Isaac C. Haight\|Major Isaac Haight's]] 2nd Battalion. His older brother, [[John M. Macfarlane\|John Menzies Macfarlane]], was adjutant to Major Haight (his step-father). In September 1857, when the Arkansas emigrant train became besieged at Mountain Meadows, Macfarlane was among those who mustered there. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.		A 2nd lieutenant in a platoon in Company D in early 1857, Macfarlane was assigned as adjutant to [[Joel White\|Captain Joel White]] of Company D, one of the Cedar City militia companies attached to [[Isaac C. Haight\|Major Isaac Haight's]] 2nd Battalion. His older brother, [[John M. Macfarlane\|John Menzies Macfarlane]], was adjutant to Major Haight (his step-father). In September 1857, when the Arkansas emigrant train became besieged at Mountain Meadows, Macfarlane was among those who mustered there. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.
	[[Image:Daniel s macfarlane 1d.jpg\|right\|~~150px~~]]		[[Image:Daniel s macfarlane 1d.jpg\|right\|200px]]

	In the recently-published statement of [[Ellott Willden\|Ellott Willden]], he maintained that Dan Macfarlane was in the small continent consisting [[William C. Stewart\|William C. Stewart]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]] and others who encountered two emigrants seeking help from the Mormon settlements on (probably) Wednesday evening. [[Ellott Willden\|Willden]] said that [[Philip Klingensmith\|Klingensmith]] killed one of them; he did not identify who killed the other one.		In the recently-published statement of [[Ellott Willden\|Ellott Willden]], he maintained that Dan Macfarlane was in the small continent consisting [[William C. Stewart\|William C. Stewart]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]] and others who encountered two emigrants seeking help from the Mormon settlements on (probably) Wednesday evening. [[Ellott Willden\|Willden]] said that [[Philip Klingensmith\|Klingensmith]] killed one of them; he did not identify who killed the other one.

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	=== In the Iron Military District: Dan Macfarlane, Adjutant to Capt. Joel White, Company D, Isaac Haight's 2nd Battalion ===		=== In the Iron Military District: Dan Macfarlane, Adjutant to Capt. Joel White, Company D, Isaac Haight's 2nd Battalion ===
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			In 1857, the Iron Military District consisted of four battalions led by regimental commander [[William_H._Dame\|Col. William H. Dame.]] The platoons and companies in the first battalion drew on men in and around Parowan. (It had no involvement at Mountain Meadows.) [[Isaac_C._Haight\|Major Isaac Haight]] commanded the 2nd Battalion whose personnel in its many platoons and two companies came from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the north such as Fort Johnson. [[John_M._Higbee\|Major John Higbee]] headed the 3rd Battalion whose many platoons and two companies were drawn from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the southwest such as Fort Hamilton. [[John_D._Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] of Fort Harmony headed the 4th Battalion whose platoons and companies drew on its militia personnel from Fort Harmony, the Southerners at the newly-founded settlement in Washington, the Indian interpreters at Fort Clara, and the new settlers at Pinto.
			A 2nd lieutenant in a platoon in Company D in early 1857, Macfarlane was assigned as adjutant to [[Joel White\|Captain Joel White]] of Company D, one of the Cedar City militia companies attached to [[Isaac C. Haight\|Major Isaac Haight's]] 2nd Battalion. His older brother, [[John M. Macfarlane\|John Menzies Macfarlane]], was adjutant to Major Haight (his step-father). In September 1857, when the Arkansas emigrant train became besieged at Mountain Meadows, Macfarlane was among those who mustered there. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.
	[[Image:Daniel s macfarlane 1d.jpg\|right\|150px]]		[[Image:Daniel s macfarlane 1d.jpg\|right\|150px]]

	In 1857, the Iron Military District consisted of four battalions. The platoons and companies in the first battalion drew on men in and around Parowan. (It had no involvement at Mountain Meadows.) [[Isaac C. Haight\|Major Isaac Haight]] commanded the 2nd Battalion whose personnel in its many platoons and two companies came from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the north such as Fort Johnson. [[John M. Higbee\|Major John Higbee]] headed the 3rd Battalion whose many platoons and two companies were drawn from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the southwest such as Fort Hamilton. [[John D. Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] of Fort Harmony headed the 4th Battalion whose platoons and companies drew on its militia personnel from Fort Harmony, the Southerners at the newly-founded settlement in Washington, the Indian interpreters at Fort Clara, and the new settlers at Pinto.
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	A 2nd lieutenant in a platoon in Company D in early 1857, Macfarlane was assigned as adjutant to [[Joel White\|Captain Joel White]] of Company D, one of the Cedar City militia companies attached to [[Isaac C. Haight\|Major Isaac Haight's]] 2nd Battalion. His older brother, [[John M. Macfarlane\|John Menzies Macfarlane]], was adjutant to Major Haight (his step-father). In September 1857, when the Arkansas emigrant train became besieged at Mountain Meadows, Macfarlane was among those who mustered there. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.

	In the recently-published statement of [[Ellott Willden\|Ellott Willden]], he maintained that Dan Macfarlane was in the small continent consisting [[William C. Stewart\|William C. Stewart]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]] and others who encountered two emigrants seeking help from the Mormon settlements on (probably) Wednesday evening. [[Ellott Willden\|Willden]] said that [[Philip Klingensmith\|Klingensmith]] killed one of them; he did not identify who killed the other one.		In the recently-published statement of [[Ellott Willden\|Ellott Willden]], he maintained that Dan Macfarlane was in the small continent consisting [[William C. Stewart\|William C. Stewart]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]] and others who encountered two emigrants seeking help from the Mormon settlements on (probably) Wednesday evening. [[Ellott Willden\|Willden]] said that [[Philip Klingensmith\|Klingensmith]] killed one of them; he did not identify who killed the other one.

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	In 1857, the Iron Military District consisted of four battalions. The platoons and companies in the first battalion drew on men in and around Parowan. (It had no involvement at Mountain Meadows.) [[Isaac C. Haight\|Major Isaac Haight]] commanded the 2nd Battalion whose personnel in its many platoons and two companies came from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the north such as Fort Johnson. [[John M. Higbee\|Major John Higbee]] headed the 3rd Battalion whose many platoons and two companies were drawn from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the southwest such as Fort Hamilton. [[John D. Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] of Fort Harmony headed the 4th Battalion whose platoons and companies drew on its militia personnel from Fort Harmony, the Southerners at the newly-founded settlement in Washington, the Indian interpreters at Fort Clara, and the new settlers at Pinto.		In 1857, the Iron Military District consisted of four battalions. The platoons and companies in the first battalion drew on men in and around Parowan. (It had no involvement at Mountain Meadows.) [[Isaac C. Haight\|Major Isaac Haight]] commanded the 2nd Battalion whose personnel in its many platoons and two companies came from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the north such as Fort Johnson. [[John M. Higbee\|Major John Higbee]] headed the 3rd Battalion whose many platoons and two companies were drawn from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the southwest such as Fort Hamilton. [[John D. Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] of Fort Harmony headed the 4th Battalion whose platoons and companies drew on its militia personnel from Fort Harmony, the Southerners at the newly-founded settlement in Washington, the Indian interpreters at Fort Clara, and the new settlers at Pinto.
			[[Image:Map_southern_utah_1.jpg\|left\|300px]]
	A 2nd lieutenant in a platoon in Company D in early 1857, Macfarlane was assigned as adjutant to [[Joel White\|Captain Joel White]] of Company D, one of the Cedar City militia companies attached to [[Isaac C. Haight\|Major Isaac Haight's]] 2nd Battalion. His older brother, [[John M. Macfarlane\|John Menzies Macfarlane]], was adjutant to Major Haight (his step-father). In September 1857, when the Arkansas emigrant train became besieged at Mountain Meadows, Macfarlane was among those who mustered there. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.		A 2nd lieutenant in a platoon in Company D in early 1857, Macfarlane was assigned as adjutant to [[Joel White\|Captain Joel White]] of Company D, one of the Cedar City militia companies attached to [[Isaac C. Haight\|Major Isaac Haight's]] 2nd Battalion. His older brother, [[John M. Macfarlane\|John Menzies Macfarlane]], was adjutant to Major Haight (his step-father). In September 1857, when the Arkansas emigrant train became besieged at Mountain Meadows, Macfarlane was among those who mustered there. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.

	~~[[Image:Map_southern_utah_1.jpg\|left\|300px]]~~
	In the recently-published statement of [[Ellott Willden\|Ellott Willden]], he maintained that Dan Macfarlane was in the small continent consisting [[William C. Stewart\|William C. Stewart]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]] and others who encountered two emigrants seeking help from the Mormon settlements on (probably) Wednesday evening. [[Ellott Willden\|Willden]] said that [[Philip Klingensmith\|Klingensmith]] killed one of them; he did not identify who killed the other one.		In the recently-published statement of [[Ellott Willden\|Ellott Willden]], he maintained that Dan Macfarlane was in the small continent consisting [[William C. Stewart\|William C. Stewart]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]] and others who encountered two emigrants seeking help from the Mormon settlements on (probably) Wednesday evening. [[Ellott Willden\|Willden]] said that [[Philip Klingensmith\|Klingensmith]] killed one of them; he did not identify who killed the other one.