It was August 6, 1838, when Latter-day Saints were attacked in the small community of Gallatin, Missouri while trying to vote in local elections. This event marked the beginning of open hostilities that had been brewing throughout much of the state. It would eventually erupt in war between the Latter-day Saints as a religious body and the organized and legally constituted militia forces of the State of Missouri. In this episode of History of the Saints we will tell you the story of the siege of DeWitt.