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Eyewitnesses and Sources to the
Mountain Meadows Massacre

This list identifies eyewitnesses to the massacre or to important events concerning it or its aftermath.

Anonymous militiaman, witness, or participant at Mountain Meadows—interview, 1859
Anonymous "Santa Clara" (Southern Paiute) Indians, witnesses, Santa Clara—interviews, 1859
Anonymous Ute Indian, witness, central Utah—interview, 1857
Arthur, Christopher J., adjutant to Captain Edwards, Co. G, 3rd Bat.—interview, 1892
Ashworth, William B., witness—autobiography, undated
Barton, William, 2nd lieutenant, Co. C, 1st Bat.—interview, 1892
Bradshaw, John, private, Co. F, 3rd Bat.—Lee trial testimony, 1875
Bringhurst, John B., witness, Toquerville, 1873–74 (observations of Isaac Haight)—statement, 1928
Call, Anson, witness, Bountiful, 1857 (observations of John D. Lee)—affidavit, 1877
Chatterley, John, private, Co. F, 3rd Bat.—statement, 1919
Farnsworth, Philo T., captain, Co. A, 1st Bat.—Lee trial testimony, 1875
Campbell, Mary Steele, witness, Cedar City—interview, 1892
Clews, Joseph, private, Co. F, 2nd Bat.—statement, 1876
Coleman, Prime, private, Co. H, 4th Bat.—statement, 1859
Edwards, William, private, probably attached to Parowan unit—affidavit, 1924
Fish, Joseph, private, Co. C, 1st Bat.—autobiography, undated
Haight, Isaac C., major, 2nd Bat.—interview, 1859
Hakes, Collin R., witness, Beaver and Mountain Meadows (Lee execution)—affidavit, 1907; statement, 1914; affidavit, 1916
Hamblin, Albert, witness, Mountain Meadows—interviews and statements, 1859
Hamblin, Jacob, 2nd lieutenant, Co. H, 4th Bat.—journal, 1857; interviews and statements, 1859; affidavits, 1859; statement, 1871; Lee trial testimony, 1876
Hamblin, Rachel, witness, Mountain Meadows—interviews and statements, 1859
Hamilton, John, Sr., private, Co. F, 3rd Bat.—Lee trial testimony, 1875
Hamilton, John, Jr., 2nd lieutenant, Co. F, 3rd Bat.—Lee trial testimony, 1875
Hancock, George W., witness, Payson—interview, 1857
Haslam, James H., regimental fifer—Lee trial testimony, 1876; affidavit, 1885
Hawley, John, sergeant, Co. I, 4th Bat.—autobiography, 1889
Henderson, John H., private, Co. C, 1st Bat.—interview, 1892
Higbee, John M., major, 3rd Bat.—interview, 1859; statement, 1894; statement, 1896
Higgins, Henry, sergeant, Co. G, 3rd Bat.—affidavit, 1859
Hoag, Annie Elizabeth, witness, Fort Harmony—Lee trial testimony, 1875
Hoops, Elisha, private, Co. A, 1st Bat.—Lee trial testimony, 1875
Jackson, Southern Paiute, witness—interviews and statements, 1859
Jackson, Samuel, private, Co. F, 3rd Bat.—Lee trial testimony, 1875
Johnson, Nephi, 2nd lieutenant, Co. D, 2nd Bat.—Lee trial testimony, 1876; interview, 1895; affidavit, 1909; statement, 1910
Kershaw, Robert, private, Co. A, 1st Bat.—Lee trial testimony, 1875
Klingensmith, Philip, private, Co. D, 2nd Bat.—affidavit, 1871; interview, 1871; Lee trial testimony, 1875
Knight, Samuel, private, Co. H, 4th Bat.—Lee trial testimony, 1876; interview, 1892; interview, 1895; affidavit, 1896?
Lee, John D., major, 4th Bat.—interviews and statements, 1859; interview, 1872; plea bargain statement (partially extant), 1875; Confessions’ account, 1877; Lee-Howard account, 1877Macfarlane, John M., adjutant to Major Isaac C. Haight, 2nd Bat.—Lee trial testimony, 1875
Macfarlane, Daniel, adjutant to Captain Joel White, Co. D, 2nd Bat.—affidavit, 1896
McMurdie, Samuel, sergeant, Co. E, 2nd Bat.—Lee trial testimony, 1876
Martineau, James H., regimental adjutant to Col William. H. Dame—numerous contemporary records, 1857; article, 1890; statement, 1890 ??? ; statement, 1907; autobiography, various dates
Miller, John Calvin (variously identified as "Calvin," "John Calvin Sorel" or John Calvin Sorrow"), witness, Salt Lake City—interview, 1859
Morrill, Laban, private, Co. D, 2nd Bat.—Lee trial testimony, 1875; autobiography, undated
Morris, Elias, captain, Co. E, 2nd Bat.—interview, 1892
Nowers, Willson Gates, sergeant or private, Co. A, 1st Bat.—interview and statement, 1892
Pearce (Pierce), James, private, Co. I, 4th Bat.—Lee trial testimony, 1875
Pete, Indian boy, witness, Pahvant camp near Beaver—interview, 1857
Pitchforth, Samuel, witness, Nephi—diary, 1857
Platt, Benjamin, private, Co H, 4th Bat.—autobiography, undated
Pollack, Samuel, sergeant, Co. E, 2nd Bat.—Lee trial testimony, 1875
Ray, ? (identified as "Dr. Ray" – possibly John A. Ray), witness, Fillmore—interview, 1859
Riddle, Isaac, private, Co. H, 4th Bat.—Lee trial testimony, 1875
Roberts, William, private, Co. B, 1st Bat.—Lee trial testimony, 1875
Robinson, Richard, 2nd lieutenant, Co. H, 4th Bat.—Lee trial testimony, 1875; interview, 1892
Rogerson, Josiah, court reporter, Beaver and Mountain Meadows (Lee trials and execution)—stenographic record, 1875, 1876, 1877
Shelton, Marion Jackson, witness, Fort Harmony—diary, 1858–59
Sherrett, John, witness, Cedar City—Lee trial testimony, 1875
Shirts, Don Carlos (Carl), 2nd lieutenant, Co. H, 4th Bat.—interview, 1859
Smith, George A., general, Nauvoo Legion—journal and address, 1857; affidavit, 1875
Smith, Silas S., captain, Co. B, 1st Bat.—Lee trial testimony, 1875
Smith, Jesse N., captain, Co. C, 1st Bat.—journal, 1857; Lee trial testimony, 1875
Spoods, Ute Indian, witness, southern Utah—interview, 1857
Tate, William, captain, Co. F, 3rd Bat.—affidavit, 1896
Thompson, Edward W., 2nd lieutenant, Co. A, 1st Bat.—Lee trial testimony, 1875
Touche, "Pah-Ute [Southern Paiute] chief", witness—statement, 1859
Tullis, David W., private, Co. H, 4th Bat.—statement, 1859; interview, 1892
White, Joel W., captain, Co. D, 2nd Bat.—Lee trial testimony, 1875 and 1876, affidavit, 1896
White, Mary Hannah Burton, witness, Hamilton Fort—interview, 1892
Willden, Charles, private, Co. G, 3rd Bat.—affidavit, 1882
Willden, Elliott, private, Co. F, 3rd Bat.—interview, 1892
Willis, John Henry, 2nd lieutenant, Co. G, 4th Bat.—Lee trial testimony, 1875
Willis, Thomas T., private, Co. G, 3rd Bat.—Lee trial testimony, 1875
Young, William, private, Co. I, 4th Bat.—Lee trial testimony, 1875
Young, Mr., witness, near Washington—statement, 1859

Note: Where a position in a militia unit is identified, these are from the 1857 muster rolls of the Tenth Regiment or Iron Military District. This district covered the Mormon villages of Beaver, Parowan, Paragoonah, Cedar City, Washington, Pinto, and Gunlock and the small "fort" villages of Fort Johnson, Hamilton Fort, Fort Harmony, and Fort Clara. The regiment consisted of nine companies in four battalions. Each company had four to five platoons, but for simplicity's sake the platoons are omitted.

Source for Militia Units: Utah Territorial Militia (Nauvoo Legion), 10th Regiment Battalion and Company Muster Rolls, 10 October 1857, Utah State Historical Archives, Salt Lake City. This roster reflects the militia positions or offices as of September 1857 and has some slight changes from the previous militia roster in June 1857. The June 1857 Iron County Militia Roster is MSS 801, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
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