Jeffrey D. Nichols History Blazer, May 1995 An Irish American named Patrick Connor was a seminal figure in late 19th-century Utah. Often called “the father of Utah mining,” he was involved in military, economic, and political activities in the territory from 1862 until his death in 1892. Patrick Edward O’Connor was born in Ireland in 1820 or 1821. Along with …
The Civil War in Utah
Richard Neitzel Holzapfel Utah History Encyclopedia, 1994 Governor Alfred Cumming left Utah quietly on 17 May 1861. Officially, Cumming was on a leave of absence, but the citizens of Utah knew that his hasty departure meant that he did not intend to return. General Albert Sidney Johnston, another leading figure in the territory, also left the area during the same …