Wood Lake Battlefield Historic District


  • Address: 6029 210th Ave
  • Vicinity: A3, 3.5 mi S of Upper Sioux Agency State Park
  • Type: Historic District
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1862/09/22 Colonel Sibley's troops had camp east of Lone Tree or Battle Lake, a small lake drained by a creek running northeast to the Minnesota River, about five miles north of what is now Echo, Minnesota.
1862/09/22 Seventh Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment Combatants The 3rd Minnesota Infantry Regiment make camp along near a creek that drains out of Lone Tree Lake, and the 6th Minnesota bivouac next to another small lake. The 7th Minnesota camps at the right rear behind the creek's ravine. Dakota War of 1862
1862/09/23 Henry Hastings Sibley American Commander Colonel Henry Hastings Sibley leads United States soldiers in battle with Dakota braves led by Chief Little Crow near Lone Tree Lake. The fighting will last two hours. Dakota War of 1862

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Particulars for Wood Lake Battlefield Historic District:
Historic Use Battle site
Cultural Affiliation Dakota People
Area of Significance Historic - aboriginal
Sight Category Historic District
Criteria Historic Event
Area of Significance Military
Cultural Affiliation Native American




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