The following letter is New York native Sidney Tanner writing to his brother-in-law, Amasa Lyman, as Sidney evacuated both their families from San Bernardino, California, under the direction of Brigham Young while the United States Army marched toward Utah Territory.   Sidney Tanner It may seem that this is a loose usage of the term “refugee,” but the San Bernardino settlers were leaving their homes due to an advancing army and their co...
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