Dakota War Of 1862 The Aftermath
-Noah Fogelstrom
Settlers
The settlers wanted to see Dakota punished.
Dakota
39 Dakota approved by Abraham Lincoln.
Forced marches and imprisonment
300 Dakota moved to prison camp in Iowa.
Trials and Hangings
38 Dakota hanged together December 26, 1862
Bounties
1863 25$ bounty for scalp of any Dakota in MN.
Exile/internment camps
1700 Dakota are marched to Fort Snelling. Disease, illness, attack killed 100-200 Dakota during winter of 1862. All Dakota are exiled [forced to leave] MN.