Inscription
Northern side: To the memory of the men who here lost their lives in an engagement between Minnesota volunteer soldiers and the Sioux Indians Sept. 23, 1862.
Eastern side: Anthony C. Collins · Richard H. McElroy · Ernest Paul · Charles E. Frink · Edwin E. Ross · De Grove Kimball and Matthew Cantwell were killed and thirty-four men were wounded in the action.
Southern side: The soldiers were commanded by Col. Henry H. Sibley; the Indians by Chief Little Crow.
Western side: Erected by the state in 1910 under the supervision of commissioners appointed by the governor Loren W. Collins · Ezra T. Champlin and Mathias Holl participants in the battle.
WOODLAKE BATTLEFIELD
Eastern side: Anthony C. Collins · Richard H. McElroy · Ernest Paul · Charles E. Frink · Edwin E. Ross · De Grove Kimball and Matthew Cantwell were killed and thirty-four men were wounded in the action.
Southern side: The soldiers were commanded by Col. Henry H. Sibley; the Indians by Chief Little Crow.
Western side: Erected by the state in 1910 under the supervision of commissioners appointed by the governor Loren W. Collins · Ezra T. Champlin and Mathias Holl participants in the battle.
Details
| HM Number | HM1B6J |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 19th Century |
| Historical Place | Battlefield |
| Marker Type | Memorial |
| Marker Class | War Memorial |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Marker Number | 15 |
| Year Placed | 1910 |
| Placed By | The State of Minnesota |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, September 26th, 2014 at 5:31pm PDT -07:00 |
Pictures
Photo Credits: [1] MARTHA DECKER [2] MARTHA DECKER [3] MARTHA DECKER
Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15T E 307027 N 4952648 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 44.70123333, -95.43578333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 44° 42.074', W 95° 26.147' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 44° 42' 4.4400" N, 95° 26' 8.8200" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 507 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 6051 Co Hwy 18, Echo MN 56237, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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