Adventures in Mormon History

Nate Olsen

Adventures in Mormon History is a podcast that recounts fascinating moments in the early history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints-- tragedy, heroism, sacrifice and humor.

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Adventures in Mormon History

Episodes (40)

Apr 22, 2023 "The Most Beautiful Place I Ever Saw" - Johnston's Army Enters Salt Lake City
Mar 5, 2023 "Ashamed to Feel So Near Happiness" - Thomas Kane in the Utah War (Part V)
Jan 17, 2023 "Like a Bombshell Among the Soldiers" - Thomas Kane with Johnston's Army (Part IV)

Adventures in Mormon History

Apr 22, 2023
14¾ minutes
10 MB

On 26 June 1858, COL Albert Sidney Johnston ordered his troops forward, marching them towards Salt Lake City. For over a year, they had endured cold, hunger, and grueling marches. Now, as they entered Salt Lake City, they found it abandoned -- other than a few Soldiers of the Nauvoo Legion, who stood ready to set the city ablaze if Johnston’s Soldiers began rampaging. How did Johnston’s Army feel about this ambiguous end to a year-long campaign? How did Latter-day Saints deal with uncertainty amid Army patrols and evacuation orders? And how effective were these military measures, when the spiri...

Adventures in Mormon History

"The Most Beautiful Place I Ever Saw" - Johnston's Army Enters Salt Lake City

Nate Olsen

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