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U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 : Images & Artifacts

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Search for images and items at MNHS using our Collections Online system.  Then filter the results using the options in the system's left-hand column.   

You may want to try specific terms like:

  • US-Dakota War of 1862
  • Birch Coulee
  • Upton Benjamin Franklin
  • Indians. dakota. santee.
  • Sioux uprising
  • New Ulm, 1862
  • Little Crow

You may also want to try more general terms related to The U.S.-Dakota War, like:

  • Dakota Indians
  • Sioux Indians

Sample Images at MNHS

Captured Sioux Native Americans, corralled at Fort Snelling, 1862.              Indian jail for U.S.-Dakota War captives.


 

    Bennett Benson as drummer boy. U.S.- Dakota War.     Big Eagle, leader in the U.S.- Dakota War.     The Execution of 38 Sioux Indians by the U.S. Authorities, at Mankato, Minnesota, Friday, December 26.     Little Crow.     Henry H. Sibley, 1862.     Tipi of Sioux Indians below Fort snelling; held captive here after U.S.-Dakota War.  

Sample Artifacts at MNHS

                     Arrow.     6th Minnesota regimental battle flag     1862 military letter.     Ojibwe embroidered moccasins.        Dakota beaded rawhide doll.        

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