Talk:Nauvoo Legion

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[edit] Joseph Smith commands Nauvoo Legion to Carthage

I've always heard that Joseph Smith told everyone to stay away from Carthage, Is there any source for Joseph Smith making such a request? On "Joseph Smith the Prophet" by Truman G. Madsen he says that Joseph Smith when going to Carthage, he met the Nauvoo legion and disarmed them at the request of the Governer and then went to Carthage. The State arms were then taken by the state militia to Carthage. Why would Joseph Smith call for an un-armed militia to come to Carthage?- In Death of Joseph Smith, Jr. It says that when martial law was declared the legion was called out to protect Nauvoo, NOT to goto Carthage.

I have removed the following paragraph because some of it doesn't seem consistent

"In the morning of the last day of Joseph Smith's life, June 27, 1844, he sent an order to Johnathan Dunham, major general of the Nauvoo Legion. Smith requested that Dunham immediately bring troops to the Carthage Jail where Smith was imprisoned. Wishing to avoid confrontation with state troops, and a possible siege on Nauvoo itself, Dunham refused to obey the orders. Smith was assassinated by a mob attacking the jail that evening."