Dakota Indians War, 1862-1865
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Barney Family. Papers, 1873 - 1959. SMHC Manuscript Collection 1375.
Friend, Andrew, 1835 - 1916. "The Life of Mr. Friend." Autobiography, 1916
This collection consists of a typescript of the autobiography of Andrew Friend, of Garden City, Minnesota. The item is entitled “The Life of Mr. Friend”, and was compiled in 1916. In his autobiography, Friend discusses his involvement in building sawmills and gristmills in southern Minnesota, the defense of New Ulm during the Dakota Conflict, and the operation of his flourmill at Garden City.
Geschwind, Peter, 1852 - 1938. Papers, 1868 - 1922
MHS (Minnesota Historical Society). Scrapbooks, 1861-1922
Mills, Lucius Denning, 1848 - 1936 and Others. "Reminiscences of Pioneer Life [1848 - 1933]." Reminiscences, 1933
Myers, Aaron. Papers, undated
Sioux War Trial Transcripts [microform], 1862 - 1863
Smith, Benjamin F., 1811-1892. Military Record Book, 1862-1865
The Benjamin F. Smith collection contains the special orders issued by or during Smith’s command of a Civil War military training camp at Fort Snelling. Furthermore, it includes pay rolls, muster rolls, special orders, and financial records dating from his service as commander of the militia for Blue Earth County in the Dakota Conflict.
Thompson, J. G. Letter, 5 July 1863
The J. G. Thompson collection contains a contemporary letter written on 5 July 1863 from Hutchinson, Minnesota. The letter contains information concerning the murder of Little Crow in 1863.
Winter, August Edward, 1838 - 1927. Reminiscences, 1861 - 1865
This collection consists of a transcribed photocopy, jfrom German to English, of the reminiscences of August Edward Winter. Winter served as a German Lutheran minister on the Minnesota frontier, and he detailed his experience in the paper. In the document. Winter described of living conditions, wages, Minnesota communities, the Dakota Conflict, a grasshopper invasion, and Minnesota's pioneers.