Historical eventSeptember 111857

Nauvoo Legion

A legion of Mormon militiamen completed a massacre of at least 120 California-bound Arkansas pioneers at Mountain Meadow, Utah.

Everything on September 11Original source

In context

When
Friday, September 11 1857169 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
19th century · 1850s
Recorded from
Wikipedia “On this day” feed

Russia, Greece and some other countries used the Julian calendar into the early 20th century, so local records may show a date up to 13 days earlier.

At a glance

Dates: From 1857.

What happened

A legion of Mormon militiamen completed a massacre of at least 120 California-bound Arkansas pioneers at Mountain Meadow, Utah.

September 11 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1857Nauvoo Legion
  2. 2011National September 11 Memorial & Museum
  3. 20122012 Pakistan factory fires
  4. 2012Central Intelligence Agency
  5. 2012Benghazi
  6. 2015Mecca crane collapse
  7. 2023Derna, Libya
  8. 2024Hurricane Francine
  9. 2024Soyuz MS-26
  10. 2025Jair Bolsonaro
  11. 2025Progress MS-32

Also in 1857

  • June 1Revolution of the GanhadoresThe Revolution of the Ganhadores, the first general strike in Brazil, began in Salvador, Bahia.
  • August 3Indian Rebellion of 1857Indian Rebellion: An eight-day siege of a fortified outbuilding in Arrah occupied by 68 defenders against more than 10,000 men ended when…
  • January 24University of CalcuttaThe University of Calcutta was established as the first modern university in the Indian subcontinent.
  • August 24Ohio Life Insurance and Trust CompanyThe New York City branch of the Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Co. collapsed following widespread embezzlement, leading to a severe recess…
  • January 91857 Fort Tejon earthquakeAn earthquake registering 7.9 Mw ruptured part of the San Andreas Fault in central and southern California.
  • March 6Dred Scott v. SandfordThe Supreme Court of the United States rules 7–2 in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case that the Constitution does not confer citizenship on…
  • May 14Mindon MinMindon Min was crowned as King of Burma.
  • December 31Queen VictoriaQueen Victoria announced the choice of Ottawa , then a small logging town, to be the capital of the British colony of Canada.

Everything we record for 1857 →

Sources

Cite this page

“Nauvoo Legion”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/event/nauvoo-legion-1857-september-11, accessed October 29, 2026.

Cite the underlying source as well — the source links above go to the record this entry is adapted from.

Questions about this entry

When did Nauvoo Legion happen?

September 11 1857 — 169 years ago, on a Friday.

Where does this text come from?

Wikipedia “On this day” feed. Summaries are short adaptations that link back to the source, not reprints.

How do I cite this page?

Use the ready-made citation near the sources at the bottom of the page, and follow the source link to cite the underlying record as well.

Text adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0 and from Wikidata (CC0). Images come from Wikimedia Commons; credit and licence are shown with each image. Editorial entries are © What's On This Date. Sources & licensing · How this site works.