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Mountain Meadows Scapegoat John D. Lee VS. A Firing Squad

by | May 1, 2025 | Classic Gunfights

John D. Lee VS. A Firing Squad "Center My Heart Boys!!"   March 28, 1877 The execution of John D. Lee was supposed to be a secret, but as Marshal William Nelson and U.S. Attorney Sumner Howard loaded their prisoner into a closed carriage and drove south from the jail at Beaver, Utah, at least 20 citizens followed the carriage because Howard had alerted the press. A separate group—about 20 soldier


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