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Hanging of 38 Dakota
Indians |
| Dec 27 1862
(Saturday) With martial law declared, and hundreds of soldiers shielding them from the angry crowd, General Sibley reports the successful hanging of 38 Dakota Indians in Mankato, Minnesota. This marks the bitter end of last summer's bloody uprising. The swaying of the hangman's noose in the frigid December air, signals the largest mass hanging in the history of the United States. SAINT PAUL, December 27, 1862. - The PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I have the honor to inform you that the thirty-eight Indians and half-breeds ordered by you for execution were hung yesterday at Mankato at 10 a.m. Everything went off quietly and the other prisoners are well secured. Respectfully, H. H. SIBLEY, Brigadier-General. |
