The U.S.-Dakota War, the bloodiest Indian war of the 19th century, erupted in southwestern Minnesota during the summer of 1862. In the war's aftermath, a hastil

The U.S.-Dakota War, the bloodiest Indian war of the 19th century, erupted in southwestern Minnesota during the summer of 1862. In the war's aftermath, a hastil

"Including the trial transcripts and commentary of the Dakota trials of September through November 1862, the Winnebago trials of November 1862, the Dakota trial

"Alfred Riggs was a twenty-five year old son of a missionary who found himself helplessly intertwined in the real life actions, events, and people of a harrowin

As the United States fought the Civil War in the early 1860s, the country's western frontier was simultaneously the site of significant military campaigns that