But that safety is compromised when their party is attacked by Mormon soldiers disguised as Native Americans — and they find themselves in the middle of a deadly battle for control of the ...

April 25: Mexican troops fire on American soldiers who have been provocatively placed by President James Polk in a disputed part of Texas. The U.S. declares war on Mexico in May, and a Mormon ...

Brigham Young himself would play a part. As it turned out, the Mormon War ended quickly; U.S. soldiers marched unopposed through Salt Lake City in June 1858, Young accepted a new governor for Utah ...