Causes of the Dakota War, 1862

This page connects a set of readings on the causes of the 1862 Dakota War. These are portions of my collected quotes and notes, taken from different authors. They are linked as a cycle, beginning with Bishop Whipple’s newspaper letter from December, 1862, and continuing chronologically by publication date.

The selections are from:

• Duty of Citizens Concerning the Indian Massacre
  Letter from Bishop Henry B. Whipple, published in The Saint Paul Press, 4 December 1862
• Mary and I. Forty Years with the Sioux.
  Rev. Stephen R. Riggs, 1880
• John P. Williamson: A Brother to the Sioux
  Winifred W. Barton (daughter of Rev. John P. Williamson), 1919
• A History of Minnesota, volume 2
  William Watts Folwell, 1924, revised 1961 by the Minnesota Historical Society
• The Peace Seekers: Indian Christians and the Dakota Conflict
  Dr. Elden Lawrence, 2005
• Little Paul: Christian Leader of the Dakota Peace Party
  Mark Diedrich, 2010