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Dakota War Of 1862
28 Jul 1863
Description: Following the Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake, Brig. Gen. Henry Hastings Sibley continued his march after the retreating Sioux until he reached Stony Lake, where his animals’ exhaustion compelled him to encamp. On the 28th, the force had started out in pursuit again when Sibley discovered that a large number of Sioux was moving upon him. He ordered the men to make defensive preparations, which many had already accomplished. In the fac...
Dakota War Of 1862 Events
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1862 Aug 20 to 1862 Aug 22
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Battle of Fort Ridgely - Failed Sioux Attack on the Union
Fort Ridgely was built in 1851. It wasn't much of a fort though, but it was the only military post between the Sioux Reservations and the settlers. On August 18, 1862, the Lower Sioux Age...
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1863 Jul 24 to 1863 Jul 25
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Union Forces Defeat Santee and Teton Sioux Forces at the Battle of Big Mound
Description: Brig. Gen. Henry Hastings Sibley led his troops from Fort Ridgely, Minnesota, into the Dakotas, pursuing the Santee Sioux, who had initiated an uprising in the Minnesota Rive...
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Sioux Forces Escape Union Forces in Pursuit at the Battle of Stony Lake
Description: Following the Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake, Brig. Gen. Henry Hastings Sibley continued his march after the retreating Sioux until he reached Stony Lake, where his animals’ exh...
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