-- 6 Aug. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] A fight between Mormons and non-Mormons at the Gallatin election near Adam-ondi-Ahman sets the scene for armed conflict. Joseph Jr. is in Far West. (1)
-- 1838 Aug 6
[Lucy Mack Smith] Election held at Gallatin, Mo.-riot ensues. (2)
-- 6 August 1838
[Missouri War] Gallatin election battle. Daviess settlers talk of organizing against the Mormons. (3)
-- 1838 August 7
Upon hearing the exaggerated reports of the previous day's battle, Joseph Smith rallies 150 men and marches to Adam-ondi-Ahman to protect the settlement there. (4)
-- August 7, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith went with a group of about 15 brethren to Colonel Lyman Wights in Gallatin, Missouri, and met with the Saints who had been beaten while trying to vote. (5)
-- 7 August 1838
[Missouri War] Joseph Smith leads one hundred fifty Danites to Diahman to protect the Saints. Mormons threaten judge Adam Black and others suspected of anti-Mormon activities. Reports of Mormon "invasion" spread through upper counties. (3)
-- 1838 August 7
[Wilford Woodruff] Returns to Fox Islands (6)
-- 1838 August 8
Judge Adam Black of Daviess County pledges support of the constitutional rights of everyone in Daviess County, regardless of religion. (4)
-- August 8, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Daviess County, Missouri. Joseph Smith met with the justice of the peace, Adam Black, who gave a written agreement to the Saints to uphold the law. (5)
-- 1838 August 8
[Joseph Smith] With large company of men, called upon Daviess County justice of the peace Adam Black, asking that he uphold the law, Grand River Township, Daviess County. (7)
-- 8 Aug. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Jr., Hyrum, and a large party call on Judge Adam Black in Daviess County. He writes a statement that he will support the Constitution, which he later says was extorted under duress. (1)
-- August 9, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Adam-ondi-Ahman, Missouri. Joseph Smith and other Saints met with a citizens committee from Millport and entered into a covenant of peace with them. Joseph then rode to Far West. (5)
-- 1838 August 9
[Wilford Woodruff] Receives call to Mormon apostleship and mission to England (6)
Footnotes:
1 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
2 - History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced by Scot Facer Proctor Maurine Jensen Proctor
3 - Stephen C. LeSueur: The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, Appendix: Chronology of Events in Missouri, 1838-1839
4 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
5 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
6 - Wilford Woodruff's Journals 1833-1898: Typescript Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books, Midvale, Utah. Chronology
7 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
