Philip St. George Cooke
I doubt I’m
reveling new material when I state that President Buchannan sent 1/3 of the United
States army to Utah in the fall of 1857 in the costliest military venture by
the United States Government during the period between the Mexican and Civil
Wars. This expedition would earn the much deserved title and will be known into
the eternities as “Buchannan’s Blunder,” but more specifically is also known as
the Utah War. The antics of Lot Smith, Porter Rockwell, and many other LDS men
are well documented in their halt of this massive military strength, forcing
the army to winter at Fort Bridger, Wyoming. The army had little choice as a
handful of LDS brethren burned the armies supply wagons, blew up their
ammunition supply, ran off their herd of cattle, and recovered the few
prisoners that the army held bound, all without shedding blood. When the army
finally entered Salt Lake City on June 26, 1858 (154 years ago on this day) it
took 11 hours to parade this innumerable army past the home of Brigham Young.
In spite of this show of military force, there was one display of reverence.
One of the commanding officers, Philip St. George Cooke removed his hat as a
show of reverence. What was his purpose in doing this?
A) He was the commanding officer of the
Mormon Battalion
B) He was the only LDS member in the
entire army
C) He was sympathetic to the Mormon
cause
D) He felt this would increase his
chances of meeting the famed Brigham Young
Yesterday’s answer:
(C) The Society of Friends
Just as
“Mormon” is a nickname for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and
its members, “Quaker” has long been shorthand for the Protestant denomination
known formally as The Society of Friends.
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