|  List of those Accused of Being Present at the Massacre
| | | Name & Rank of Militiamen | Sources Claiming They Were at the Massacre | Additional Comments | | Adair, George Washington, Pvt. | 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 | Self-confessed | | Adair, Samuel, Pvt. ?? | 3 | Or Samuel Newton Adair? | | Allen, Ira, 2nd Lt. | 3, 4, 7, 8 | Confirmed by multiple sources. | | Allen, Andrew Augustus, Sgt. ?? | 3, 4 | Listed as Ira Allen and "son" | | Arthur, Benjamin Able, Sgt. | 7, 8 | | | Bateman, William, Sgt. | 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 | Confirmed by multiple sources. | | Cartwright, Thomas Henry, Pvt. | 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 | Confirmed by multiple sources. | | Clark, John Wesley, Pvt. | 6, 7, 8 | Confirmed by multiple sources. | | Clews/Clewes, Joseph Thomas, Pvt. | 7, 8 | Self-confessed. | | Curtis, Ezra Houghton, 2nd Lt. | 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 | Confirmed by multiple sources. | | Davies, William Rees, Adj. | 1 | Only appears on Jacob Forney's list. | | Durfee/Durfey, Jabez, Pvt. | 7, 8 | | | Edwards, Eleazer, Cpt. | 7, 8 | | | Edwards, William, Pvt. | | Self-confessed. | | Freeman, Columbus Reed, Pvt. | 3, 4, 7, 8 | Confirmed by multiple sources. | | Hamblin, Oscar, 2nd Lt. | 6, 7, 8 | Confirmed by multiple sources. | | Harrison, Richard, 2nd Lt. | 3, 4, 7, 8 | Confirmed by multiple sources. | | Hatch, Ira, Pvt. | 1, 4 | | | Hawley, William Schroeder, Sgt. | 3, 4, 7, 8 | Confirmed by multiple sources. | | Higbee, John Mount, Major | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | Confirmed by multiple sources. | | Hopkins, Charles, Pvt. | 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 | Confirmed by multiple sources. | | Humphries, John S., Fifer | 8 | | | Hunter, George, Sgt. | 6, 8 | | | Ingram, Alexander G., Cpt. | 3, 4 | | | Jacobs, John, Pvt. | 7, 8 | | | Jacobs, Swen, 2nd Lt. | 7, 8 | | | Jewkes/Jukes, Samuel, Pvt. | 5, 7, 8 | | | Johnson, Nephi, 2nd Lt. | 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 | Self-confessed. | | Klingensmith, Philip, Pvt. | 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | Self-confessed; not listed in 1859 arrest warrant. | | Knight, Samuel, Pvt. | 6, 7, 8 | Self-confessed. | | Leavitt, Dudley, Pvt. | 7, 8 | | | Lee, John D., Major, | 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | Self-confessed. | | Loveridge, Alexander H., Sgt. | 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 | Confirmed by multiple sources. | | Macfarlane, Daniel Sinclair, Adj. | 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 | Self-confessed. | | Macfarlane, John Menzies, Adj. | 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 | Confirmed by multiple sources. | | McMurdie, Samuel, Sgt. | 6, 7, 8 | Self-confessed; not listed in 1859 arrest warrant. | | Mangum, James M., Pvt. | 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 | Confirmed by multiple sources. | | Mangum, John, Pvt. | 3, 4, 7, 8 | Confirmed by multiple sources. | | Matheny, Sims Lafayette, Sgt. | 3, 4 | | | Mathews, James Nicolas, 2nd Lt. | 7, 8 | | | Nowlin/Nomlen, Jebez, Pvt. | 3, 4 | | | Pearce, Harrison, Cpt. | 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 | Confirmed by multiple sources. | | Pearce, James, Pvt. | 6, 7, 8 | Self-confessed. | | Pollock, Samuel, Sgt. | 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 | Self-confessed. | | Price, John, Pvt. | 3, 4 | | | Riggs, William, Pvt. | 3, 4 | | | Shirts, Don Carlos, 2nd Lt. | 7, 8 | | | Slade, William R., Pvt. | 3?, 4?, 7, 8 | The 1859 arrest warrant names William Slade. Is that the father or the son? Confirmed by multiple sources. | | Slade, William, Sgt. | 3?, 4?, 6, 7, 8 | Confirmed by multiple sources. | | Smith, Joseph, Pvt. | 3, 4, 8 | | | Stewart, William Cameron, 2nd Lt. | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | Confirmed by multiple sources. | | Stratton, Anthony Johnson, 2nd Lt. | 7, 8 | | | Tait, William, Cpt. | 7, 8 | | | Thornton, Amos G., Sgt. | 3, 4 | | | Tullis, David Wilson, Pvt. | 1 | | | Tyler, Oscar, Pvt. | 3, 4 | | | Urie, John Main, Adj. | 6, 7, 8 | Confirmed by multiple sources. | | Weston, John, Sgt. | 6, 8 | | | White, Joel White, Cpt. | 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 | Self-confessed. | | Wiley, Robert, Sgt. | 6, 7, 8 | Confirmed by multiple sources. | | Wilden/Willden, Elliot, Pvt. | 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 | Self-confessed. | | Wilden/Willden, John, Pvt. | 7, 8 | | | Williamson, James, Pvt. | 6 | | | Young, William Alma, Pvt. | 6, 7, 8 | Self-confessed. | | Accused but Unidentifiable Individuals | | | | Elang, Joseph | 3 | Unknown individual. Not included in T.B.H. Stenhouse who generally follows arrest warrant. | | McDulange, F. C. | 3 | Unknown individual. Not included in T.B.H. Stenhouse who generally follows arrest warrant. | | Accused but Doubtful Involvement | | | | Hawley, John | 7, 8 | | White, Samuel Dennis | 8 | Listed by William Bishop, Lee's attorney, but not any other source. | | Accused but not Involved | | | | Samuel Lewis | 3 | Multiple sources confirm he was with a scouting party on Sevier River during the massacre. | Legend
1 – Militiamen listed by Indian Superintendent Jacob Forney in 1859.
2 – Those identified by Cedar City militiaman Henry Higgins in affidavit provided to Judge John Cradlebaugh in 1859.
3 – Those listed in the 1859 arrest warrant issued by Judge John Cradlebaugh after consultation with anonymous militia sources.
4 – Those listed in Rocky Mountain Saints by T. B. H. Stenhouse; with few exceptions it recapitulates the 1859 arrest warrant.
5 – Those named in the federal indictment issued in 1874 naming nine militiamen.
6 – Those identified by witnesses testifying during the 1875 and 1876 Lee trials.
7 – Those identified by John D. Lee in the text of Mormonism Unveiled or the Confessions of John D. Lee.
8 – Those listed in "Names of Assassins" appended to Mormonism Unveiled by Lee’s attorney William W. Bishop.
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