News arrives in Utah of firing on Fort Sumter and the beginning of the Civil War.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
June 21, 1861 ~ Friday
21 President Young Heber C. Kimball W. Woodruff Joseph A. Brigham jr
& John Young, Joseph Simons, John T. Caine & David Kimball started
this morning for Springville I road with Brother Kimball. we star[ted]
about 7 oclok we drove to American Fork & dined then we drove to
Springvill & spent the night J. V. Long was with us, G. A. Smith had gone ^before^ 55 miles
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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3427 mentions
Apostle, Family
Young, Brigham (Jr.)
18 Dec 1836 - 11 Apr 1903
578 mentions
Apostle
Kimball, David Patten
23 Aug 1839 - 21 Nov 1883
30 mentions
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1431 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1455 mentions
Apostle
Caine, John Thomas
8 Jan 1829 - 20 Sep 1911
72 mentions
Long, John Varah
1826-1869
67 mentions
Young, John (Jr.)
22 May 1791 - 27 Apr 1870
47 mentions
Young, Joseph Angell
14 Oct 1834 - 5 Oct 1875
76 mentions
Apostle
Simmons, Joseph Marcellus
1824-1872
4 mentions
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