Their destination was Utah Territory, land the U.S. acquired from Mexico and Texas after the Mexican-American War. But though LDS members attempted to found their own state there—the proposed ...

Though highly fictionalized and only loosely based on actual history and geography, the popular new Netflix series “American ... Saint settlers of Utah Territory waged a war of resistance ...

The history of Buffalo Soldiers — all-Black military regiments — in Utah is rich but often buried. A new driving trail, ...

Utah researchers have been delving into the history of Utah's 'buffalo soldiers' and have created a heritage trail recalling ...

American Primeval takes place within the years of the Utah War, and here is everything you need to know about the real-life ...

These were basic threats to American values and feelings..." As a territory, Utah came under the direct ... for statehood seemed dim. During the Civil War, the U.S. government shifted its ...

A decade later the Utah War of 1857-1858 is now considered to be the nation’s largest and most costly military exercise sandwiched between the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) and the Civil War ...

But more recently, Utah’s congressional delegation took what could only be called an extraordinary step—arguing that the status quo could potentially “justify” civil war. In a friend of ...

Stream It Or Skip It: ‘American Primeval’ On Netflix, About The Violent, Chaotic World Of The Utah Territory In The 1850s ...