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The Utah War began when President James Buchanan appointed a governor to replace the Latter-day Saint leader Brigham Young. He ordered several thousand United States troops to the Utah Territory in 1857 to enforce the appointment and repel an alleged Mormon rebellion. The Army arrived in 1858 but the conflict was settled peacefully. The army built Camp Floyd southwest of Salt Lake City. Soldiers remained there until the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861. | The Utah War began when President James Buchanan appointed a governor to replace the Latter-day Saint leader Brigham Young. He ordered several thousand United States troops to the Utah Territory in 1857 to enforce the appointment and repel an alleged Mormon rebellion. The Army arrived in 1858 but the conflict was settled peacefully. The army built Camp Floyd southwest of Salt Lake City. Soldiers remained there until the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861. | ||
* see also Curtis R. Allen, '' The Utah War: An Overview'' Utah Genealogical Association Crossroad 3 #2 (March 2008): 69- 82 FHL 973 D25gj | |||
*''' Related National Archives Collections ''' | *''' Related National Archives Collections ''' | ||
*'''[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10453961 Camp Floyd Administrative History Note NARA]''' | *'''[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10453961 Camp Floyd Administrative History Note NARA]''' | ||