In January, 1863, Connor's California Volunteers attacked and massacred about 400 Shoshoni Indians in what is now called "The Bear River Massacre." Jane Sant makes reference to this battle. The Daughters of the Utah Pioneers have erected a memorial near the site where this massacre took place. Pictures of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers memorial to The Battle of Bear River and to the State Historical Marker Bear River Massacre are also available.
Daughters of the Utah Pioners
No. 186
Erected July 1953
Pioneer Women
Attacks by the Indians on the peaceful inhabitants in this
vicinity led to the final battle here January 29, 1863. The
conflict occurred in deep snow and bitter cold. Scores of wounded
and frozen soldiers were taken from the battlefield to the Latter Day
Saint community of Franklin. Here pioneer women, trained through
trials and necessity of frontier living, accepted the responsibility
for caring for the wounded until they could be removed to Camp
Douglas, Utah. Two Indian women and three children found alive
after the encounter were given homes in Franklin.
Franklin County