Dakota War Of 1862 timeline

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

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

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