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Aug. 14—The complicated tragedy of the U.S.-Dakota War is one that still leaves a mark, even 160 years later. This month the Brown County Historical Society, or BCHS, is updating its decade-old ...
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 Surrender at Camp Release was the final act in the Dakota War of 1862.After the Battle of Wood Lake, Colonel Henry Hastings Sibley had considered pursuing the retreating Sioux, but he realized he did not have the resources for a vigorous pursuit.
The Dakota War - The United States Army Versus the Sioux, 1862-1865. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 0-7864-2726-4. Hatch, Thom (2020). The Blue, The Gray and The Red - Indian Campaigns of the Civil War. Turner Publishing Company. ISBN 9781684424559. Kingsbury, David L. (1898). Sully's Expedition Against the Sioux in 1864. Michino, Gregory F ...
The Battles of New Ulm, also known as the New Ulm Massacre, were two battles in August 1862 between Dakota men and European settlers and militia in New Ulm, Minnesota early in the Dakota War of 1862. Dakota forces attacked New Ulm on August 19 and again on August 23, destroying much of the town but failing to fully capture it.
It was the site of the Battle of Lower Sioux Agency on August 18, 1862, the first organized battle of the Dakota War of 1862. Today it is a historic site managed by the Lower Sioux Community in partnership with the Minnesota Historical Society .
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.
Map of the Operations Against the Sioux in North Dakota. The Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake was a skirmish in July 1863 in Dakota Territory between United States army forces and Santee, Yankton, Yanktonai and Teton Sioux. The Sioux attempted to capture the pack train of the army and retired from the field when they were unsuccessful.