In 1862, as Union and Confederate troops fought bitterly against one another, another conflict erupt
In 1862, as Union and Confederate troops fought bitterly against one another, another conflict erupted out West–an uprising of native Dakota people against white settlers. Read more about this parallel “Civil War” and its bloody conclusion. Photo Credits: Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper depicting the execution of 38 Sioux in Mankato, Minnesota, January 24, 1863 (Image courtesy of Library of Congress) Stereoscopic image of Wa-kan-o-zhan-zhan (“Medicine Bottle”), a Native American executed in 1865 for his participation in the 1862 Dakota War (Image courtesy of New York Public Library) -- source link
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