US-Dakota War of 1862 Aftermath

US-Dakota War of 1862 Aftermath (HM1HG8)

Location: Lake Lillian, MN 56253 Kandiyohi County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 59.212', W 94° 53.706'

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The United States Army responded to the U.S. - Dakota War of 1862 by carrying out federal government security policies of removing remaining noncombatant Dakota people and pursuing combatants while protecting settled areas. In August 1863, Jesse V. Branham, Sr., William Branham and William and Charles Kruger harvested grain on William Kruger's farm eight miles south of Forest City. They tethered their horses that night and woke the next morning to find their horses missing. They spotted a trail leading to the west towards Kandiyohi County. A group of mounted soldiers followed the trail leading west into this area. Here they found the horses tethered and two Dakota men sound asleep. The soldiers surrounded the Dakotas, and fired a gun. The Dakota awoke fighting and nearly killed or captured the soldiers in a melee before they, themselves, were killed.



This project has been financed in part with funds provided by

the State of Minnesota through the Minnesota Historical Society from the Arts and

Cultural Heritage Fund and the Kandiyohi County Historical Society.
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HM NumberHM1HG8
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Placed ByThe State of Minnesota through the Minnesota Historical Society and the Kandiyohi County Historical Society
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Date Added Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 4:08am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 350602 N 4983238
Decimal Degrees44.98686667, -94.89510000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 59.212', W 94° 53.706'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 59' 12.72" N, 94° 53' 42.36" W
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Area Code(s)320
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 14265-14357 Co Rd 8 SE, Lake Lillian MN 56253, US
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