A HISTORY OF THE GREAT MASSACRE BY THE SIOUX INDIANS IN MINNESOTA -- PREFACE. -- CONTENTS. -- CHAPTER I -- Louis Hennepin's Visit to the Upper Mississippi, in l680 -- The Country occupied by Wild Tribes of Indians -- Visited by Carver in 1766 -- The Naudowessies, or Dakota Indians -- War with the Chippewas -- Peace made by Carver -- His services rewarded -- Origin of the name Sioux -- Division of Tribes -- Manners -- Dress and Mode of Living -- Origin of certain Indian Names -- Treaties with the Sioux Indians from 1812 to 1858 -- Called Isanties by the trans-Missouri Sioux -- Their Reservations -- Annuity System Inaugurated -- Civilization Efforts -- Their Difficulties -- Settlements of the Whites contiguous to the Reservations -- Conclusion -- General Summary. -- CHAPTER II -- Complaints of the Indians -- Treaties of Traverse des Sioux and Mendota -- Objections to the Mode of Payment -- Inkpaduta -- Massacre at Spirit Lake -- Proofs of a Conspiracy -- Indian Councils. -- CHAPTER III -- Change of Indian Officials -- The New Superintendent and Agent -- Semi-annual Gathering of Indians at the Agencies -- Payment of 1861 -- Troops at Payment -- Yanktonais -- Crops of 1861 -- Report of Agent Galbraith -- Destitute Condition of Indians in Winter of 1861 and 1862 -- Relief afforded them -- Efforts for their Benefit -- Agricultural Labors -- Upper and Lower Bands -- Estimates -- Supplies -- Lac qui Parle -- Big Stone Lake -- A. W. Huggins -- Julia Laframbois -- Little Crow -- Crops -- A Surplus -- Hopes of Civilization of Indians -- Complaints -- Upper Bands at the Agency -- Attack on the Warehouse -- Renville Rangers -- Return to Fort Ridgley -- Painful Scenes on the Way -- Flight of the People -- Safe Arrival -- Annuity Money at the Fort -- False Statement of White Men to the Indians -- Indian Statements not to be relied upon. -- CHAPTER IV.

Murders at Acton -- The Indians not Drunk -- Cox, the Insane Man -- Mrs. Baker goes for Help -- Burial Party from Forest City -- They see Indians -- Massacre at the Lower Agency -- Philander Prescott -- Rev. S. R. Riggs -- Dr. Thomas S. Williamson -- Agent Galbraith -- Little Crow -- Rev. J. D. Hinman -- The work of Death begins -- John Lamb -- A. H. Wagner -- J. C. Dickinson -- Dr. Humphrey -- Lynd -- Myrick -- Divoll -- George H. Spencer -- Wakinyatawa -- Patrick McClellan -- John Nairn -- Alexander Hunter and Wife -- Killing of Prescott -- J. C. Whipple -- C. B. Hewett -- James Powell -- Red Wood River -- Joseph B. Reynolds and Family -- William Landmeier -- Legrand Davis -- John Moore -- Francis Patoile -- Capture of Mattie Williams, Mary Anderson,and Mary Schwandt -- Death of Mary Anderson -- Murder of George Gleason -- Capture of Mrs. Wakefield and Children. -- CHAPTER V -- Massacre on the north side of the Minnesota -- Indians seen in large numbers,all through the settlements -- The people at Beaver Creek attempt to escape -- Burning of Mrs. Henderson and two children -- Escape of J. W. Earle and others -- German settlement -- Indians appear under Shakopee -- The Settlers nearly all killed -- Escape of Peter Bjorkman -- Escape of Mrs. Lateau -- Story of Mary Hayden -- La Croix Creek -- Statement of Kearn Horan -- Murders near Birch Coolie -- Patterson's Rapids -- The Settlers endeavor to escape -- Murder of the Schwandt family -- A scene of awful horror -- Indian duplicity -- Wholesale Massacre -- Upper Agency -- The people warned by Joseph Laframbois and Other Day -- Shooting of S. B. Garvie -- Escape of D. R. Kennedy and J. D. Boardman -- Escape of Peter Patoile -- Escape of the Whites from Yellow Medicine -- The people at the Missions warned by friendly Indians and half-breeds, and escape -- Settlement on the Chippewa.

Murder of James W. Lindsay and his comrade. -- CHAPTER VI -- Leopold Wohler and Wife -- Major Brown's family -- Charles Blair -- Capture of the party from Brown's -- Escape of Blair from Little Crow's village to Fort Ridgley -- The Ingalls family -- Sad fate of the two little boys -- The Frace family -- Leavenworth -- Murder of the Blum family -- Death of Philetus Jackson -- Statement of Mrs. Mary J. Covill -- Escape of Charles Smith and others -- Mrs. Harrington, Mrs. Hill, and Mr. Henshaw -- Murder of Henshaw -- Escape of the two women -- Adventures of John Jackson -- Story of Mrs. Laura Whiton -- Elijah Whiton -- He meets William J. Duly, of Lake Shetek -- Killing of Whiton and escape of Duly -- Adventures of Mrs. Harrington -- Killing of the Heyers family -- Fiendish barbarity -- Milford -- The Massipost family -- The Hanleys -- Bastian Mey and family -- Adolph Shilling and his Daughter killed -- The Zeller and Zettle families all killed -- Jacob Keck and others -- Charles Zierke -- The Browns -- Nicollet County -- William Mills -- Lieutenant Sheehan -- West Newton -- Lafayette -- Courtland -- Swan Lake -- Partial list of the killed in Nicollet County -- Charles Nelson -- Extract of letter from Captain Chittenden -- Death of Jacob Mauerle -- Murder of Felix Smith -- Indians scouring the country -- A scouting party seen at St. Peter. -- CHAPTER VII -- Big Stone Lake -- The Whites killed -- Wonderful escape of Baptiste Gubeau -- Anton Manderfeld -- Lake Shetek -- Names of the Settlers -- Population of Murray County -- Mrs. Alomina Hurd escapes with her two children -- Mrs. Koch: her Woman 's Wit:she secures the Friendship of a Squaw,and together they escape -- The Settlers assemble at the house of John Wright -- They start for the Settlements on the Minnesota, and are overtaken by the Indians -- The Battle.

The Whites defeated, and many of them killed -- Mrs. Julia A. Wright, Mrs. Koch and Mrs.Duly,and their children,captured -- Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Duly taken to the Missouri: subsequently ransomed by Major Galpin -- The brothers Burns -- Spirit Lake -- Massacre in Jackson County -- Territory -- Statement of Henry Masters -- Murders at Sioux Falls -- The Mailcarrier -- Depopulation of the Country -- Destruction of Property. -- CHAPTER VIII -- Occurrences previous to the Attack on the Town of New Ulm -- Recruiting Party attacked, and several killed -- The Country People flee to the Town -- The Panic -- Crowded condition of the Citizens and Refugees in the Town -- The Attack by Indians -- Burning the Buildings -- Reinforcements from Nicollet and St. Peter -- The Contest becomes Fierce -- Arrival of Judge Flandrau with Reinforcements -- Arrival of a Company under Captain Bierbauer -- The Fight Continues -- Lieutenant Huey, and seventy-five Men under him, sent over the River -- Cut off from Retreat -- Their Escape -- Death of William B. Dodd -- Heroic conduct of J. B. Trogdon and others -- Firing from the Windmill -- Post-office -- Captain E. St. Julien Cox and Company arrive -- The Enemy retire -- Evacuation of New Ulm -- Incidents. -- CHAPTER IX -- Battle at Lower Agency Ferry -- Captain Marsh goes to the Relief of the Agency -- Meeting with Martelle -- He reaches the River at the Ferry -- The Ambush -- The Fight -- Heroic Conduct of Captain Marsh -- Frightful Loss of Men -- His Retreat -- Attempt to cross the River -- His Death -- Tribute to his Memory -- Siege of Fort Ridgley -- The Force in the Garrison -- Defenseless Condition of the Fort -- Battle of Wednesday -- Jack Frazer -- Want of Water -- Improvising Cartridges -- Battle of Friday -- Waiting and Watching -- Reinforcements arrive -- The Florence Nightingale of Fort Ridgley -- Sergeant John Jones.

J. W. De Camp -- Mrs. Sergeant Jones -- Frank Le Clair -- Burning an Indian -- Henry Balland -- Adventures of Louis Robert. -- CHAPTER X -- Captain Whitcomb's arrival at St.Paul -- Meets Colonel Sibley at Shakopee -- His arrival at Forest City -- Dead Bodies found Mutilated by Indians -- Passes through Meeker County -- A Fort Constructed -- Visits Monongalia County -- Engagement with Indians -- Falls back, fighting on their Retreat -- Fortification Erected -- Quarters his Men in the Hotel -- Attack on Forest City -- Town partly Burned -- Indians Defeated -- Condition of the Country -- Captain Strout at Glencoe -- Town Fortified by General Stevens -- Captain Strout advances to the Frontier -- Passes through Hutchinson -- Attacked near Acton by one hundred and fifty Indians -- Bravery of our Troops -- The number of Whites killed and wounded -- Captain Strout falls back to Hutchinson -- Attack on Hutchinson -- Captain Strout reinforced by Captain Davis and Lieutenant Weinmann -- Indians pursued on their Retreat from Hutchinson -- Kingston protected by Lieutenant Byrnes -- Captain Pettit sent to reinforce Whitcomb -- Rockford -- Paynesville -- Norway Lake -- St. Joseph -- Sauk Center -- Grove Lake -- St. Cloud -- Richmond -- Clearwater -- Morrison County. -- CHAPTER XI -- Hostilities in the Valley of the Red River of the North -- Condition of Fort Abercrombie -- Georgetown -- Breckinridge -- Old Crossing -- Graham's Point -- Settlers reach the Fort -- Men killed near Breckinridge -- Assistance requested -- Captains Freeman and Davis ordered to go to the Relief of Abercrombie -- Failure to relieve the Fort -- Second attempt to aid Fort Abercrombie -- The 3d Regiment Minnesota Volunteers ordered to the Relief of Fort Abercrombie -- Soldiers sent to Old Crossing -- Mrs. Scott found -- Her sufferings -- Death of her Husband and Son.

Another Squad sent to Old Crossing.