Letter from Stephen Chadwick Perry, 21 November 1884
Springville
Prest Wilford Woodruff Historian of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,
Dear Brother;
Feeling the importance of having
incidents that have transpired in our history and
phenomena which we accept as evidence of the com-
ing forth of the work of the last days—therefore
I consider it my duty to present a few items
for your consideration to be placed upon the pages
of our History, if you deem it worthy of a place there.
One circumstance was a phenomenon
which occured in my boyhood, which was seen
by my Father's family—I being among them. I
think it must have occurred 1825 and 1830. I
should think about the month of September between
the hours of 6 and 9 o'clk. in the evening.
We saw a very large army of Soldiers (to all
appearance) marching in the firmament, coming from
a North Westerly direction and meeting a similar army
from a South Easterly direction, nearly over our heads.
We were standing at the West door of my father's house
and saw the army from the North West most distinctly
and saw the front of the opposite army also.
We saw them march up and apparently discharge
firearms and I am almost sure that I saw the
flash of the same, and probably heard the report, but
being but a child, and it being about 55 years ago,
I would not like to be too positive as to hearing
