Editing Thomas H. Cartwright (section)

=== Final Years  ===

In 1873, Thomas Cartwright died in Beaver, Utah, at the age of 58. He was survived by his two wives and their children. 

In his last years, public interest in the Mountain Meadows Massacre had been simmering. Cartwright did not live to see it explode into a consuming controversy with indictments of nine of his fellow militiamen, arrests, trials, the conviction of [[John D. Lee|John D. Lee]], and his execution. Some of these events, particularly the first trial of John D. Lee, became a leading story throughout the nation.