Columns of Vengeance: Soldiers, Sioux, and the Punitive Expeditions, 1863-1864

by Paul N. Beck

Book Overview

In summer 1862, Minnesotans found themselves fighting interconnected wars--the first against the rebellious Southern states, and the second an internal war against the Sioux. While the Civil War was more important to the future of the United States, the Dakota War of 1862 proved far more destructive to the people of Minnesota--both whites and American Indians. It led to U.S. military action against the Sioux, divided the Dakotas over whether to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806143444
• ISBN13: 9780806143446
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.5"