News arrives in Utah of firing on Fort Sumter and the beginning of the Civil War.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
May 30, 1861 ~ Thursday
30. We drove to 2nd Harmony or J. D. Lees Fort arived 20 minuts
past 1 oclok. President Young gave the plan of this fort it is 200 feet
square J. D. Lee built a House the whole length of the south side of it in[clu]ding
a meeting room & Theater. He spent about $30,000 dollars &
now the roof was all falling in, & it was Entirely deserted except
by J. D. Lee & family & one other man J. D. Lee had at this point
6 wives, 26 children, 10 Hiered men total 42 souls He was about
to abandon the place for the want of water. We held a meeting
President Young & Wells spoke to the people
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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
799 mentions
Apostle
Lee, John Doyle
1812-1877
29 mentions
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