Song of Mormon Defiance

DESCRIPTION: "If Uncle Sam's determined On his very foolish plan, The Lord will fight our battles...." The Mormons plan a scorched earth policy "We'll throw down our houses... And we'll organize ourselves Into a roving state." Mormons will never give in
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1942 (Anderson, Deseret Saints, according to Hubbard-BalladsAndSongsFromUtah)
KEYWORDS: battle travel home
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
1857 - Mounting of the Mormon Expedition/Mormon War/Utah War, in which Federal forces were commanded by Albert Sydney Johnston
1858 - Mormons prepare to abandon Salt Lake Valley
FOUND IN: US(Ro)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Hubbard-BalladsAndSongsFromUtah, #235, "Song of Mormon Defiance" (1 text)
Cheney-MormonSongs, pp. 86-87, "If Uncle Sam's Determined" (1 text)
Roud #10839
File: Hubb235

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