The Civil War And The Utah Question

Guest: Ken Alford, PhD, Professor of Church History, Brigham Young University Utah’s very existence was a serious part of the political debate in the years leading up to the Civil War. Had you be reading national newspapers as South Carolina was preparing to secede from the union, you’d also see references to “Utah” popping up in those stories. And in turn, Utahns were deeply affected by the conflict and did not sit out the war.