Battle of Wood Lake
Near this point on September 23, 1862, during the Sioux Outbreak, Little Crow's warriors ambushed General Sibley's troops. An advance party of the 3rd Minnesota developed the position and with the arrival of reinforcements, a sharp fight occurred. The Indians were defeated with white losses of 41 killed and wounded. A State monument marks the site.
Verbatim 1940 text, presented as a historical record, not current interpretation. Minnesota now calls the 1862 conflict the U.S.-Dakota War and has since replaced the wording on some of these signs.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesBarry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesBarry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesBarry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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