Wood Lake Battlefield Historic District
- Address: 6029 210th Ave
- Vicinity: A3, 3.5 mi S of Upper Sioux Agency State Park
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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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 |
Particulars for Wood Lake Battlefield Historic District: | |
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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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