List of the Accused

Name and Rank of Accused Militiamen	Sources Claiming They Were at the Massacre	Additional Comments
Adair, George Washington, Pvt.	3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9	Self-confessed. Presumably "John W. Adair" in the 1859 arrest warrant is George W. Adair.
Adair, Samuel, Pvt.	3, 4	Or Samuel Newton Adair? Although named in the 1859 arrest warrant, Walker, Turley and Leonard question his involvement.
Allen, Ira, 2nd Lt.	3, 4, 7, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources.
Allen, Andrew Augustus, Sgt.	3, 4	Listed as Ira Allen and "son." The only source linking Andrew Allen to the massacre is the equivocal reference in the 1859 arrest warrant. Walker, Turley and Leonard question his involvement.
Arthur, Benjamin Able, Sgt.	7, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources.
Bateman, William, Sgt.	2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources.
Cartwright, Thomas Henry, Pvt.	3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources.
Clark, John Wesley, Pvt.	6, 7, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources.
Clews/Clewes, Joseph Thomas, Pvt.	7, 8. 9	Self-confessed. However, Clews was not at the massacre, John Higbee having sent him back to Cedar City carrying an express to Isaac Haight.
Coleman, Prime Thornton, Pvt.		Coleman admitted to Major Carleton that he and Ira Hatch followed the tracks of several escaping emigrants to the Muddy River in Nevada. Carleton believed that Hatch and he may have killed them.
Curtis, Ezra Houghton, 2nd Lt.	2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources.
Dame, William Horne, Col.	4, 5, 6, 7	Not at the massacre itself or involved in its prior planning but implicated in the decision on the eve of the massacre to kill the emigrants.
Davies, William Rees, Adj.	1	Davies only appears on the Forney list. He and John D. Lee both lived at Fort Harmony, but Walker, Turley and Leonard find insufficient evidence of his involvement.
Durfee/Durfey, Jabez, Pvt.	7, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources.
Edwards, Eleazer, Cpt.	7, 8	Lee identified "____ Edwards" as possibly a messenger he sent from Mountain Meadows back to Cedar City. Walker, Turley and Leonard tentatively identify this as William Edwards. However, the more likely identification is Eleazer Edwards, who had been in Cedar City since the early 1850s, was a collier in the early ironworks, worked on the reservoir for the steam engine in August 1857, and was captain of Company G in John Higbee's 3rd Battalion. Conversely, the1924 affidavit allegedly linking William Edwards to the massacre now appears to be a forgery.
Freeman, Columbus Reed, Pvt.	3, 4, 7, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources.
Haight, Isaac Chauncey, Maj.	1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 9	Not personally at Mountain Meadows during the siege or massacre, but directly involved in every step of the planning and implementation of the massacre.
Hamblin, Oscar, 2nd Lt.	6, 7, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources.
Harrison, Richard, 2nd Lt.	3, 4, 7, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources. Listed as "____ Harrison in 1859 arrest warrant.
Hatch, Ira, Pvt.	1, 4, 9	Hatch may not have been at Mountain Meadows but he was involved in tracking several emigrants fleeing across Nevada. He allegedly had them killed.
Hawley, John Pierce, Sgt.	7, 8, 9	In Mormonism Unveiled, John D. Lee made an equivocal identification of John Hawley but William Bishop listed him in his "List of Assassins."
Hawley, William Schroeder, Sgt.	3, 4, 7, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources. Listed as "William Halley" in 1859 arrest warrant.
Higbee, John Mount, Major	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources.
Hopkins, Charles, Pvt.	3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources.
Humphries, John Samuel, Fifer	8, 9	In Mormonism Unveiled, John D. Lee did not mention Humphries by name, but William Bishop listed him in his "List of Assassins."
Hunter, George, Sgt.	6, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources.
Ingram, Alexander G., Cpt.	3, 4	Although listed as "____ Ingram" in 1859 arrest warrant, Walker, Turley and Leonard question his involvement.
Jacobs, John, Pvt.	7, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources.
Jacobs, Swen, 2nd Lt.	7, 8, 9	In Mormonism Unveiled, John D. Lee mentioned "Irvin Jacobs" while William Bishop listed Swen Jacobs.
Jewkes/Jukes, Samuel, Pvt.	5, 7, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources.
Johnson, Nephi, 2nd Lt.	3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9	Self-confessed.
Klingensmith, Philip, Pvt.	1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9	Self-confessed and confirmed by multiple sources but curiously not listed in 1859 arrest warrant.
Knight, Samuel, Pvt.	6, 7, 8, 9	Self-confessed.
Leavitt, Dudley, Pvt.	7, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources.
Lee, John Doyle, Maj.	1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9	Self-confessed.
Loveridge, Alexander Hamilton, Sgt.	2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources.
Macfarlane, Daniel Sinclair, Adj.	3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9	Self-confessed. "Daniel McFarlan" in 1859 arrest warrant.
Macfarlane, John Menzies, Adj.	3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources. Although named as "John McFarlan" in 1859 arrest warrant, Walker, Turley and Leonard question his involvement.
McMurdie, Samuel, Sgt.	6, 7, 8, 9	Self-confessed and confirmed by multiple sources but curiously not listed in 1859 arrest warrant.
Mangum, James Mitchell, Pvt.	3, 4, 6, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources.
Mangum, John, Pvt.	3, 4, 7, 8, 9	Walker, Turley and Leonard question whether John D. Lee confused John Mangum with his brother James, whose presence at the siege and massacre is confirmed by multiple sources.
Matheny, Sims Lafayette, Sgt.	3, 4	Although listed as "Sims Matheney" in the 1859 arrest warrant, Walker, Turley and Leonard question his involvement.
Mathews, James Nicolas, 2nd Lt.	7, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources.
Morris, Elias, Adj.	9	Morris was not at Mountain Meadows during the siege or massacre and is not listed in the usual 19th-century sources. However, as Isaac C. Haight's adjutant, he was involved in planning and implementation.
Nowlin/Nomlen, Jabez, Pvt.	3, 4	Although listed in the 1859 arrest warrant, Walker, Turley and Leonard question his involvement.
Pearce, Harrison, Cpt.	3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources. Listed as "Harrison Pierce" in 1859 arrest warrant.
Pearce, James, Pvt.	6, 7, 8, 9	Self-confessed. The 1859 arrest warrant lists "James Price." Does this refer to James Pearce or John Price?
Pollock, Samuel, Sgt.	2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9	Self-confessed.
Price, John, Pvt.	3, 4	The 1859 arrest warrant lists "James Price." Does this refer to James Pearce or John Price? Walker, Turley and Leonard question Price's involvement, assuming that "James Price" in the arrest warrant referred to James Pearce.
Riggs, William Sears, Pvt.	3, 4	Although named in the 1859 arrest warrant, Walker, Turley and Leonard question his involvement.
Shirts, Don Carlos, 2nd Lt.	7, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources.
Slade, William Rufus, Pvt.	3?, 4?, 7, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources. The 1859 arrest warrant names William Slade. Is that the father or the son?
Slade, William, Sgt.	3?, 4?, 6, 7, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources. The 1859 arrest warrant names William Slade. Is that the father or the son?
Smith, Joseph Hodgetts, Pvt.	3, 4, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources.
Spencer, George	9	Spencer confessed to being in the "horrid Mountain Meadows affair," however, he is not listed in the 1857 Iron County militia rolls and is not known to have been in southern Utah in 1857. His may be a case of "false confession."
Stewart, William Cameron, 2nd Lt.	2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources.
Stratton, Anthony Johnson, 2nd Lt.	7, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources.
Tait, William, Cpt.	7, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources.
Thornton, Amos Griswold, Sgt.	3, 4	List as "____ Thornton" in 1859 arrest warrant. Albert Hamblin also saw him at Hamblin's ranch during the week. His role, if any, in the massacre is not verified.
Tullis, David Wilson, Pvt.	1, 9	Tullis was working for Jacob Hamblin at Mountain Meadows and Albert Hamblin confirmed that Tullis was at Hamblin's ranch. One of the surviving children reportedly claimed that Tullis killed her parents.
Tyler, Oscar, Pvt.	3, 4	Although listed as "____ Tyler" in 1859 arrest warrant, Walker, Turley and Leonard question his involvement.
Urie, John, Adj.	6, 7, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources.
Weston, John, Sgt.	6, 8, 9	Walker, Turley and Leonard doubt Weston's involvement. Their first argument -- that "John Weston" is not documented in southern Utah in 1857 -- is clearly mistaken since multiple contemporary and reminiscent sources confirm Weston's presence in Cedar City. Their second argument is that Nephi Johnson may have confused John Weston with John Willis.
White, Joel William, Cpt.	3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9	Self-confessed.
Wiley, Robert, Sgt.	6, 7, 8, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources.
Wilden/Willden, Elliot, Pvt.	3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9	Self-confessed. Listed as "E. Welean" in 1859 arrest warrant.
Wilden/Willden, John, Pvt.	3, 4, 7, 8	Although listed in the 1859 arrest warrant, Walker, Turley and Leonard doubt his involvement. In Mormonism Unveiled, Lee and Bishop refer to Alexander Willden.
Williamson, James, Pvt.	6, 9	Confirmed by multiple sources.
Young, William Alma, Pvt.	6, 7, 8	Self-confessed.
Accused but Unidentifiable Individuals
Elang, Joseph	3	Unknown individual.
McDulange, F. C.	3	Unknown individual.
Accused but of Doubtful or Limited Involvement
Dickson, Robert, Pvt.	9	Not mentioned in any of the usual 19th-century sources. Albert Hamblin recalls that he was at Hamblin's ranch during the siege but his role, if any, in the massacre is unverified.
Edwards, William, Pvt.	9	He is not mentioned in the usual 19th-century sources. A statement attributed to Edwards allegedly connects him to the massacre; however, the present consensus is that the document is a forgery.
Hawley, George, Sgt.	9	Not listed in the usual 19th-century sources. Walker, Turley and Leonard found a little-known list attributed to John D. Lee. However, neither Lee nor William Bishop mention George Hawley in Mormonism Unveiled.
Reeves, Josiah, Pvt.	9	Not listed in usual 19th-century sources. However, Ellott Willden mentioned Reeves' role in scouting the emigrant party upon their arrival at Mountain Meadows. His role, if any, in the massacre is unverified.
Riddle, Isaac, Pvt.	9	Not named in the usual 19th-century sources but was known to be in the vicinity. His role, if any, in the massacre is unverified.
Robinson, Richard Smith., 2nd Lt.	9	Not named in the usual 19th-century sources but Albert Hamblin observed him at Mountain Meadows during the week. His role, if any, in the massacre is unverified.
Stoddard, David K., Musician	9	A Cedar City neighbor recollected Stoddard gathering with others to muster to Mountain Meadows. However, he is not otherwise mentioned in the other 19th-century sources. Of doubtful involvement.
White, Samuel Dennis, Pvt.	8	Listed by William Bishop but not by John D. Lee or any other source.
Willis, John Henry, 2d Lt.	3, 4, 6, 9	John Willis testified in the 1875 trial of John D. Lee, insisting that he did not arrive at the Meadows until after the massacre and that his only role was in transporting the surviving children to Cedar City.
Accused but not Involved
Lewis, Samuel	3	Multiple sources confirm that Lewis was on scouting party along the Sevier River during the 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. 9 - Those identified by Walker, Leonard and Turley in Massacre at Mountain Meadows.