TIL: In 1838, Missouri fought a war against Joseph Smith and the Mormons. The Mormons burned an entire county to the ground, and Missouri's governor ordered the expulsion or genocide of all Mormons.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1838_Mormon_War



Submitted February 15, 2015 at 07:08AM by Wang_Dong http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2vxiq5/til_in_1838_missouri_fought_a_war_against_joseph/