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After suffering defeats in the Minnesota River Valley, Little Crow split off from the main force and moved north into central Minnesota. On September 3, 1862, a detachment of the 10th Minnesota Infantry was attacked by Little Crow at the Battle of Acton and fell back to the fortified town of Hutchinson. [64]
Built between 1853–1855 [2] in the southern part of what was then the territory of Minnesota, Fort Ridgely was the only military post between the Dakota Reservation and the settlers of central Minnesota. As of August 18, 1862, the fort was garrisoned by 76 men and two officers of Company B of the 5th Minnesota Infantry Regiment, under the ...
Also on the morning August 18, 1862, Dakota warriors attacked Milford Township, Minnesota, killing 53 [9] civilians and wounding many more. [10] A sixteen-man recruiting party for Civil War volunteers that had left New Ulm that morning was ambushed in Milford; the five survivors arrived back at New Ulm at noon bearing news of an impending attack.
The Attack at the Lower Sioux Agency was the first organized attack led by Dakota leader Little Crow in Minnesota on August 18, 1862, and is considered the initial engagement of the Dakota War of 1862. It resulted in 13 settler deaths, with seven more killed while fleeing the agency for Fort Ridgely. [1]
The Tenth Minnesota Volunteers, 1862-1865: A History of Action in the Sioux Uprising and the Civil War, with a Regimental Roster. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0786465934. "Battle of Acton Historical Marker" www.hmdb.org "The U.S Dakota War of 1862 and the Battle of Acton" Tri County News P. 1
The Battle of Wood Lake occurred on September 23, 1862, and was the final battle in the Dakota War of 1862.The two-hour battle, which actually took place at nearby Lone Tree Lake, was a decisive victory for the U.S. forces led by Colonel Henry Hastings Sibley.
At 10 am on August 18, 1862, word of the attack at the Lower Sioux Agency reached Fort Ridgely.Captain John S. Marsh heard news of the killings from J.C. Dickinson, the agency boarding house manager, who had escaped with his family by ferry and had arrived at Fort Ridgely in a wagon. [1]
The Dakota War of 1862, also known as the Sioux Uprising — in Minnesota and the Dakota Territory. Part of the 19th century Sioux Wars in the United States. The main article for this category is Dakota War of 1862 .