History of the Saints

The Latter-day Saints and the Civil War Part 3: Involvement and Impact

The Civil War was the most devastating conflict in American history. And while the Latter-day Saints as a Church maintained neutrality in the conflict, there were those who did fight - on both sides. This would be the first national struggle that would see Latter-day Saints fight and die in battle. Yet for all of the war's pervasive reach into every corner of American society, only one unit of Latter-day Saints was ever called up.