Thanks for the article. The uprising started in Acton Township Minnesota, at a farm three miles south of my Great Grandfather’s homestead. It is called by locals “The Acton Township Massacre”. I remember going with my father to visit the Acton Township Memorial for the settlers who were killed there. He was born a half century later, and his grandparents could recount it with burned in memories.
This location is about 75 miles west of Fort Snelling. There was a local there who is called the “Minnesota Paul Revere” He rode a series of horses to Fort Snelling to warn the military there of the events.
Incidentally, my great grandfather’s 17-year-old brother had just arrived from Norway at the time. He was quickly drafted into the Minnesota Militia, and was killed in the Civil War, fighting to free the slaves. Does this absolve our family from the 13 $trillion in reparations demanded for all Blacks now? If all blacks receive it, and all whites must pay it, isn’t that the epitome of racism?
I have an Aunt buried at Fort Snelling, and I grew up in Minnesota. Your family history made me look up the Acton Township Massacre and I found the above article.
The guy has NUMEROUS eye witness and historical accounts of the incident and presents them all. Some sort of argument that spun into a much larger thing. Four Indians killed five whites that sparked the Dakota War.