The Battle of Wood Lake: The Accidental Firefight That Ended the U.S. Dakota War of 1862
SHOW DESCRIPTION: On September 23, 1862, six weeks of devastating warfare across the Minnesota River Valley culminated along the tallgrass banks of Lone Tree Lake. What began as an unauthorized foraging trip for wild potatoes quickly erupted into an intense, two-hour firefight that would forever alter the history of Minnesota. Facing a hidden crescent of five hundred Dakota fighters under Chief Little Crow, Colonel Henry Sibley’s 1,600 volunteers, the unruly 3rd Minnesota Infantry, and about forty Renville Rangers rallied through hand-to-hand combat and close-range artillery fire in the…
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