The Sioux uprising ends at the Battle of Wood Lake: Major General John Pope, commanding the compulsory Union Department of the Northwest and four regiments of the Minnesota Militia, defeats the Santee Sioux, commanded by Little Crow. Seventy-seven Soldiers and Militiamen, and between 400 and 800 settlers, and 70 to 100 Sioux warriors lost their lives during the five week uprising.
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 172.
John Pope (military officer) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dakota War of 1862 – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chronology Of The American Civil War
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