160 years ago today - Oct 25, 1853

[Deseret] Paiute people attacked U.S. Army Captain John W. Gunnison and his party of 37 soldiers and railroad surveyors near Sevier Lake, Utah. Gunnison and seven other men were killed.

[Source: Legends of America, Old West Timeline, http://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-TimeLine2.html]

1 comment:

  1. The masscre occured on Oct.26th (not the 25th).

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams_Gunnison

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