Commander-in-Chief Buchanan orders the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment under the command of Brevet Brigadier General Albert Sidney Johnston, of the Army of the united States, to the federal enclave of Utah, to remove President Brigham Young, of the Jesus Christ Church of Latter-Day Saints, from his appointed federal office of Territorial Governor.
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Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article VI, Section 3 [Clause 2]
207.137.0.12/0ush/chronology/preface.htm
References:
U.S. Army General Orders for Johnston’s Army, 1857-8.mht
rickgrunder.com/EphemeraForSale/johnston/johnston.htm
The Pretended Scapegoating of John D_ Lee for the Mountain Meadows Massacre « Mormon Legal Stuff.mht
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