ACW: Dakota War of 1862 - “Deathblow of the Dakota” - Part 2/2

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That looks like the battle of Wood Lake. Back in 2009 i dated a girl who grew up on a 150 year old farm not far from there. The foundation of the original homestead still had scorch marks from when it was burned to the ground. I've visited that battlefield as well as Fort Ridgely. Very moving experience. The landscape hasn't changed much in that area either. The ravine is still full of artifacts but it's on private property now. Thank you for covering the Dakota War. As a Minnesotan I'm happy to see a little known part of our state history finally recognized under the Civil War's bigger umbrella.

I grew up in Shakopee, have friends of Dakota descent, lived in Mankato for a while, worked for the Nicollet County Historical Society at Ft. Ridgely and Traverse des Sioux, and have studied this war for most of my life. Both of these videos are expertly researched and provide a solid overview of the progression of the conflict. The conflict is not discussed much here in Minnesota, principally due to the tragic reality that it was, unavoidably, an intensely ethnic war. Where the cultural wounds of the Civil War are healed enough that the war is mutually commemorated, the cultural wounds of the Dakota War in Minnesota continue to bleed as if they'd been gouged yesterday.

Outstanding!! This was incredible!! The Dakota War is so little talked about. Will we be seeing more on the Plains Indian Wars in future videos? Like Red Cloud’s War? Or the Battle of the Washita River?

As a Minnesotan who has visited many of these sites, it is amazing to see if actually covered by you guys! Thank you so much!

Thanks Warhawk for your hard work and all the informative topics your channel covers.

Thanks for your excellent coverage of a little known aspect of the Civil War.

It’s wild how absolutely brutal life could be pre 1900’s.

i was actually addicted to this series

What's wild is we're only talking a few hundred deaths. Still a tragedy, of course. But, it's even smaller scale than medieval feudal Europe battles. I reckon depending on your perspective it was simply a fact of life that America was going to take those lands over. The time of the Native Americans had sadly come to an end. Not to say it couldn't have been handled better but in reality, that was likely never going to happen even in an ideal world.

"Let it be a war of extermination!"~St. Paul Press, 1862. Okay. Are you going to take up arms and fight? "No. That sounds dangerous. You do it."~St. Paul Press.

Its crazy am just 50 miles from batttle of wood lake even though i have driven around granitefalls for years i had no idea there was a battlefield so close by thank you for the video it was great

Amazing! Thanks for posting!

I like this video. Im going to share it with my cousin in Minnesota

If you have not been to the Birch Coule Battlefield, I highly recommend it. The state has placed footprints on the ground where you can stand and see what the soldiers and Dakota would have viewed that day.

I enjoyed this very informative work. Thanks from Tallahassee, FL.

Indians are always commended for their bravery but it seems like in this conflict they were not willing to fight to the death. Rather staying in cover or firing from a distance. Had they rallied and charged using their superior hand to hand fighting abilities, I’d like to think they could have swarmed the encampments. Knowing this was a war of extermination, how they did not commit every last man is a mystery. The natives were always their own worst enemy

Another fine video, and thanks for not sugar-coating the facts.

Amazing content yet again guys! Keep up the work.

Great Work