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Revision as of 22:42, 12 July 2011

Name & Rank of Accused Militiamen
Sources Claiming They Were at the Massacre
Additional Comments
Adair, George Washington, Pvt. 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 Self-confessed
Adair, Samuel, Pvt. ?? 3 Or Samuel Newton Adair?
Allen, Ira, 2nd Lt. 3, 4, 7, 8 Confirmed by multiple sources.
Allen, Andrew Augustus, Sgt. ?? 3, 4 Listed as Ira Allen and "son"
Arthur, Benjamin Able, Sgt. 7, 8
Bateman, William, Sgt. 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 Confirmed by multiple sources.
Cartwright, Thomas Henry, Pvt. 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 Confirmed by multiple sources.
Clark, John Wesley, Pvt. 6, 7, 8 Confirmed by multiple sources.
Clews/Clewes, Joseph Thomas, Pvt. 7, 8 Self-confessed.
Curtis, Ezra Houghton, 2nd Lt. 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 Confirmed by multiple sources.
Davies, William Rees, Adj. 1 Only appears on Forney list.
Durfee/Durfey, Jabez, Pvt. 7, 8
Edwards, Eleazer, Cpt. 7, 8
Edwards, William, Pvt. Self-confessed.
Freeman, Columbus Reed, Pvt. 3, 4, 7, 8 Confirmed by multiple sources.
Hamblin, Oscar, 2nd Lt. 6, 7, 8 Confirmed by multiple sources.
Harrison, Richard, 2nd Lt. 3, 4, 7, 8 Confirmed by multiple sources.
Hatch, Ira, Pvt. 1, 4
Hawley, William Schroeder, Sgt. 3, 4, 7, 8 Confirmed by multiple sources.
Higbee, John Mount, Major 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Confirmed by multiple sources.
Hopkins, Charles, Pvt. 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 Confirmed by multiple sources.
Humphries, John S., Fifer 8
Hunter, George, Sgt. 6, 8
Ingram, Alexander G., Cpt. 3, 4
Jacobs, John, Pvt. 7, 8
Jacobs, Swen, 2nd Lt. 7, 8
Jewkes/Jukes, Samuel, Pvt. 5, 7, 8
Johnson, Nephi, 2nd Lt. 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 Self-confessed.
Klingensmith, Philip, Pvt. 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Self-confessed; not listed in 1859 arrest warrant.
Knight, Samuel, Pvt. 6, 7, 8 Self-confessed.
Leavitt, Dudley, Pvt. 7, 8
Lee, John D., Major, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Self-confessed.
Loveridge, Alexander H., Sgt. 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 Confirmed by multiple sources.
Macfarlane, Daniel Sinclair, Adj. 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 Self-confessed.
Macfarlane, John Menzies, Adj. 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 Confirmed by multiple sources.
McMurdie, Samuel, Sgt. 6, 7, 8 Self-confessed; not listed in 1859 arrest warrant.
Mangum, James M., Pvt. 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 Confirmed by multiple sources.
Mangum, John, Pvt. 3, 4, 7, 8 Confirmed by multiple sources.
Matheny, Sims Lafayette, Sgt. 3, 4
Mathews, James Nicolas, 2nd Lt. 7, 8
Nowlin/Nomlen, Jabez, Pvt. 3, 4
Pearce, Harrison, Cpt. 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 Confirmed by multiple sources.
Pearce, James, Pvt. 6, 7, 8 Self-confessed.
Pollock, Samuel, Sgt. 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 Self-confessed.
Price, John, Pvt. 3, 4
Riggs, William, Pvt. 3, 4
Shirts, Don Carlos, 2nd Lt. 7, 8
Slade, William R., Pvt. 3?, 4?, 7, 8 The 1859 arrest warrant names William Slade. Is that the father or the son? Confirmed by multiple sources.
Slade, William, Sgt. 3?, 4?, 6, 7, 8 Confirmed by multiple sources.
Smith, Joseph, Pvt. 3, 4, 8
Stewart, William Cameron, 2nd Lt. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Confirmed by multiple sources.
Stratton, Anthony Johnson, 2nd Lt. 7, 8
Tait, William, Cpt. 7, 8
Thornton, Amos G., Sgt. 3, 4
Tullis, David Wilson, Pvt. 1
Tyler, Oscar, Pvt. 3, 4
Urie, John Main, Adj. 6, 7, 8 Confirmed by multiple sources.
Weston, John, Sgt. 6, 8
White, Joel William, Cpt. 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 Self-confessed.
Wiley, Robert, Sgt. 6, 7, 8 Confirmed by multiple sources.
Wilden/Willden, Elliot, Pvt. 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 Self-confessed.
Wilden/Willden, John, Pvt. 7, 8
Williamson, James, Pvt. 6
Young, William Alma, Pvt. 6, 7, 8 Self-confessed.
Accused but Unidentifiable Individuals
Elang, Joseph 3 Unknown individual. Not included in Stenhouse which generally follows arrest warrant.
McDulange, F. C. 3 Unknown individual. Not included in Stenhouse which generally follows arrest warrant.
Accused but Doubtful Involvement
Hawley, John 7, 8
ennis 8 Listed by Bishop but not any other source.
Accused but not Involved
Samuel Lewis 3 Multiple sources confirm he was on scouting party along Sevier River during massacre.
Legend

1 – Militiamen listed by Indian Superintendent Jacob Forney in 1859.

2 – Those identified by Cedar City militiaman Henry Higgins in affidavit provided to Judge John Cradlebaugh in 1859.

3 – Those listed in the 1859 arrest warrant issued by Judge John Cradlebaugh after consultation with anonymous militia sources.

4 – Those listed in Rocky Mountain Saints by T. B. H. Stenhouse; with few exceptions it recapitulates the 1859 arrest warrant.

5 – Those named in the federal indictment issued in 1874 naming nine militiamen.

6 – Those identified by witnesses testifying during the 1875 and 1876 Lee trials.

7 – Those identified by John D. Lee in the text of Mormonism Unveiled or the Confessions of John D. Lee.

8 – Those listed in "Names of Assassins" appended to Mormonism Unveiled by Lee’s attorney William W. Bishop.