List of the Accused
From 1857 Iron County Militia Project
| 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." Andrew Allen was equivocally referenced in the 1859 arrest warrant and 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. |
| 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. 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 decision on the eve of the massacre to kill the emigrants. |
| Davies, William Rees, Adj. | 1 | 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. |
| 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. |
| Durfee/Durfey, Jabez, Pvt. | 7, 8, 9 | |
| Edwards, Eleazer, Cpt. | 7, 8 | Not mentioned by Walker, Turley and Leonard. |
| Edwards, William, Pvt. | 9 | Self-confessed. Not mentioned in the usual 19th-century sources. |
| Freeman, Columbus Reed, Pvt. | 3, 4, 7, 8, 9 | Confirmed by multiple sources. |
| Haight, Isaac C., Maj. | 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 9 | Not at Mountain Meadows during the siege or massacre but directly involved in prior planning and implementation. |
| 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 S., 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Lee, John D., Major, | 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 | Self-confessed. |
| Loveridge, Alexander H., 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 M., Pvt. | 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 | Confirmed by multiple sources. |
| Mangum, John, Pvt. | 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 | |
| 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 named 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 instead referred to James Pearce. |
| 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. |
| Riggs, William, Pvt. | 3, 4 | Although named in the 1859 arrest warrant, Walker, Turley and Leonard question his involvement. |
| Robinson, Richard S., 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. |
| Shirts, Don Carlos, 2nd Lt. | 7, 8, 9 | |
| Slade, William R., 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, Pvt. | 3, 4, 8, 9 | |
| 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 | |
| Tait, William, Cpt. | 7, 8, 9 | |
| Thornton, Amos G., 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 Main, 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. | 7, 8 | Although listed in the 1859 arrest warrant, Walker, Turley and Leonard doubt his involvement. |
| Williamson, James, Pvt. | 6, 9 | |
| 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. |
| 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 Doubtful Involvement | ||
| 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. |
| 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 | 8 | Listed by William Bishop but not any other source. |
| Accused but not Involved | ||
| Samuel Lewis | 3 | Multiple sources confirm that Lewis 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. 9 - Those identified by Walker, Leonard and Turley in Massacre at Mountain Meadows. |
