Dakota War - December 26, 1862

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The Dakota War of 1862, also known as the Sioux Uprising, (the Dakota Uprising, the Sioux Outbreak of 1862, the Dakota Conflict, the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 or Little Crow's War) was an armed conflict between the U.S. and the eastern Sioux.
It began on August 17, 1862, along the Minnesota River in southwest Minnesota.
It ended with a Mass Execution of 38 Dakota Men on December 26, 1862, in Mankato, Minnesota.

The U.S.-Dakota War of 1862

New documentary remembers largest mass execution in US history
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Remembering the Dakota War: After the hangings, more suffering and deaths
© The Free Press, Mankato, MN

Dakota Indians mark hangings of 1862 with trek on horseback
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150 years later, war's wounds still cut deep
© Star Tribune

Photos: The Dakota War, then and now
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"We Are Here:" Native American Artists Explore Pain of the Dakota War of 1862
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