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The Gallatin Election Day Battle was a skirmish between Mormon and non-Mormon settlers in the newly formed Daviess County, Missouri on August 6, 1838. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Mormon War is a name sometimes given to the 1838 conflict which occurred between Latter-day Saints (Mormons) and their neighbors in the northwestern region of the U.S. state of Missouri. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the most-recognized architectural symbol of Mormonism For other uses, see Mormon (disambiguation). ... Daviess County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Around 200 non-Mormons attempted to forcibly prevent the Mormons from voting and a brawl ensued. According to later recollection, at the start of the brawl, Mormon John Butler let out a Danite distress call, "Oh yes, you Danites, here is a job for us!" which rallied the Mormons and allowed them to drive off their attackers. The Danites were a fraternal organization founded by Latter Day Saints in June of 1838, at Far West in Caldwell County, Missouri. ...

The skirmish is often cited as the opening event of the 1838 Mormon War in Missouri. The Mormon War is a name sometimes given to the 1838 conflict which occurred between Latter-day Saints (Mormons) and their neighbors in the northwestern region of the U.S. state of Missouri. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...