The Story of the Arkansas Immigrant Attack

Arkansas immigrants set up camp along the Mountain Meadows Trail on September 5th. A man named John D Lee, who's a senior member of the local militia meets with Paiute officials and asks them to help carry out this attack. The Mormons are already panicked that the US Army is going to swoop in at any moment to attack them. They know if word gets out that they are attacking wagon trains, a military invasion is basically guaranteed.