Dakota War Of 1862 timeline
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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.... Read more
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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... Read more
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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... Read more