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The Battle of Fort Ridgely was an early battle in the Dakota War of 1862.As the closest U.S. military post to the Lower Sioux Agency, the lightly fortified Fort Ridgely quickly became both a destination for refugees and a target of Dakota warbands after the attack at the Lower Sioux Agency.
The foundation remains of the forts's original buildings at Fort Ridgely, Minnesota with the 1896 monument at the right Fort Ridgely 6-pounder given by Col. Sibley to the New Ulm Battery on display at New Ulm Minnesota city hall . Chief Mou-Zoo-Mau-Nee sent 300 warriors to aid in the defense of Fort Ripley if needed during the Sioux outbreak.
The Regiment was split with B Company posted to Fort Ridgely, Company C to Fort Ripley, Company D to Fort Abercrombie. Companies A and E-K sailed off to fight in the Civil War. The 5th Minnesota was the last regiment raised in response to President Lincoln's first call for 500,000 men. [1] [2]
Fort Ridgely burning (1890 oil painting) The Dakota attacked Fort Ridgely on August 20 and 22, 1862. [55] [56] Although the Dakota were not able to take the fort, they ambushed a relief party from the fort to New Ulm on August 21. The defense at the Battle of Fort Ridgely further limited the ability of the American forces to aid outlying ...
F Co. was organized at Fort Snelling and posted to Fort Ridgely for a year. Was mustered in Federal service in September 1862. G Co. was organized at St. Cloud of primarily White-Earth Chippewa and posted north at Fort Abercrombie for a year. [1] I Co. was at Glencoe, St. Peter, and Fort Ridgely until 1863. Mustered in Federal service on 12 ...
The State of Minnesota erected a monument to the Mille Lacs band at the Fort Ridgely site in 1914 as it was frequented by the public. The Fort Ripley site had been abandoned and unused. Fort Ripley was a United States Army outpost on the upper Mississippi River , in mid-central Minnesota from 1848 to 1877.
After the Battle of Fort Ridgely, the town was seen as a tempting target for a Dakota attack. The topography of New Ulm presented an advantage for the Dakota, since the land rises some 200 feet out of the Minnesota River valley in two large steps , with wooded area to provide cover for an attack.
After the battle, they moved further south into Alabama for the Battle of Spanish Fort, one of the last battles on the Western theater. The war ended and by July the Seventh was heading north for home. The Regiment was mustered out in St. Paul, Minnesota, on August 16, 1865. [2] Veterans of the 7th Minnesota, taken in 1905. Casualties