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I got thinking about the quote ?This is the deadliest shooting in US history? so I did a little research on the Mountain Meadow Massacre and came across a really interesting report.
This report is by Brevet Major J.H. Carleton on May 25, 1859 to the US House of Representatives. This is an excerpt:
The boy told me that the inhabitants from Cedar City had come down and buried the murdered people in three large heaps, which he pointed out to me; the boy showed me two girls who had run some ways off before they were killed. The wolves had dug open the heaps, dragged out the bodies, and were then tearing the flesh from them. I counted 19 wolves at one of these places. I have since learned from the people who assisted in burying the bodies that there were 107 men, women and children found dead upon the ground. I am satisfied that all were not found. The most of the bodies were stripped of all their clothing, were then in a state of putrefaction, and presented a horrible sight. There was no property left upon the ground except one white ox, which is still at my ranch.
In no way am trying to diminish the horror of what happened at Virginia Tech but it seems evil people have been doing evil things for a long time.
The Mountain Meadow Massacre occurred on 9/11 1857. John D. Lee was the only person ever convicted of the crime.
I didn't know wolves were native to this area, so I found that interesting as well.
If anyone is interested here is the link to this info. http://www.mtn-meadows-assoc.com/
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This report is by Brevet Major J.H. Carleton on May 25, 1859 to the US House of Representatives. This is an excerpt:
The boy told me that the inhabitants from Cedar City had come down and buried the murdered people in three large heaps, which he pointed out to me; the boy showed me two girls who had run some ways off before they were killed. The wolves had dug open the heaps, dragged out the bodies, and were then tearing the flesh from them. I counted 19 wolves at one of these places. I have since learned from the people who assisted in burying the bodies that there were 107 men, women and children found dead upon the ground. I am satisfied that all were not found. The most of the bodies were stripped of all their clothing, were then in a state of putrefaction, and presented a horrible sight. There was no property left upon the ground except one white ox, which is still at my ranch.
In no way am trying to diminish the horror of what happened at Virginia Tech but it seems evil people have been doing evil things for a long time.
The Mountain Meadow Massacre occurred on 9/11 1857. John D. Lee was the only person ever convicted of the crime.
I didn't know wolves were native to this area, so I found that interesting as well.
If anyone is interested here is the link to this info. http://www.mtn-meadows-assoc.com/
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