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An American Tragedy – Revisiting the sad conclusion to the U.S.-Dakota War

Posted on December 21, 2012 by civilwarweek

Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal By Jeffrey S. Williams Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force Following the U.S.-Dakota War in August-September, 1862, Henry Hastings Sibley was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in the United States Army on … Continue reading →

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Posted in 1862, This Date in Civil War History | Tagged 1862, Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Ramsey, Alfred Sully, Battle of Gettysburg, Camp Release, Chaska, Chaskadon, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Crow Creek, Dakota, Dakota 38, Dakota Sioux Warriors, Dakota Territory, December 1890, December 26, Department of the Northwest, Fort Snelling, Henry Hastings Sibley, Henry Rice, Henry Whipple, Hiram P. Grant, hiram S. Bailey, Hutchinson, Indians, Iowa, Jacob Nix, John Pope, Lake Shetek Massacre, Little Crow, Lower Sioux Agency, Mankato, Massacre at Wounded Knee, Minnesota, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Missouri River, Nathan Lamson, Nebraska, New Ulm, Plains Indian Wars, Rollin C. Olin, Sarah Wakefield, Second Bull Run, Sioux, South Dakota, St. Paul, Stephen Riggs, U.S.-Dakota War, William Crooks, William Duley, William P. Dole, William R. Marshall, Wowinape | 2 Comments
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