Item Detail
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6704
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English
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Alexander William Doniphan : Man of Justice
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BYU Studies
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Summer 1973
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13
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462-72
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"Late in the evening of 1 November 1838, Major General Samuel D. Lucas of the Missouri State Militia issued the following order to Brigadier General Alexander W. Doniphan: Sir: You will take Joseph Smith and the other prisoners into the public square of Far West, and shoot them at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. Upon receipt of this order, General Doniphan promptly replied: It is cold-blooded murder. I will not obey your order. My brigade shall march for Liberty tomorrow morning, at 8 o'clock; and if you execute these men, I will hold you responsible before an earthly tribunal, so help me God. Doniphan's bold stand against his superior officer not only saved the life of Joseph Smith and his fellow prisoners but also marked him as a man of justice." [Publisher's abstract]
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Alexander William Doniphan and the 1838 Mormon War in Missouri
First : The Life and Faith of Emma Smith
In Sacred Loneliness: The Documents
Joseph Smith Papers : Histories, 1832-1844, Vol. 1
The Eternal Perspective of Zion's Camp
The Last Months of Mormonism in Missouri : The Albert Perry Rockwood Journal
The Mormon Battalion and the Gadsden Purchase