Abstract This collection is made up of photocopies of documents relating to the trials of Little Six (Shakopee), Medicine Bottle, and Wo-wi-na-pa. Following the Dakota Uprising of 1862, these three men were put on trial for war crimes against the citizens of Minnesota. Little Six and Medicine Bottle were tried, convicted, and hung, for their involvement. This collection contains the trial transcripts (both handwritten and typewritten), the recommendation of execution for the two men, and...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection is made up of eleven folders of transcripts and correspondence pertaining to the trials of Little Six (Shakopee), Medicine Bottle, and Wo-wi-na-pa.The first two folders deal solely with the trial of Medicine Bottle. Folder number one contains the orders that established the military commission which tried Medicine Bottle, a handwritten record of the trial proceedings, a list of specific charges, and correspondence dealing with the sentence of death that was handed...