Robert E. Lee surrenders his Confederate troops to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox (official end of Civil War declared on August 20, 1866).
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
June 07, 1865 ~ Wednesday
7. President Young & company drove to the Indian farm
& held a treaty with the Indians. Col Irish the Agent
had called upon President Young to assist him to make
the treaty as he could not do any thing with them for
they would do as Brigham say. Mr Irish made a speech
& the Indian Chiefs made speeches, did not want to sell
there lands & go away they all took a stand against selling
there lands & going to Uinta valley. President Young made a
speech to ^10 [minutes]^ them toold them it was best for them to sign the
[treaty] & Explained to them the advantage it would be to them
they then said they would do as he said, but they wa-
nted to think of it untill next day. we then returned
to Pason & held a meeting. W. Woodruff & F. D. Richard
occupied the time. we spent the night with Brother Dixon 10 [miles]
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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Dixon, Christopher F.
1816-1905
4 mentions
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
816 mentions
Apostle
Irish, Orsamus Hylas
1830-1883
2 mentions
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