August 17, 1862 – “The Sioux Uprising, which resulted in more than 800 white settlers dead and 38 Sioux Indians condemned and hanged, took place in Minnesota. The Sioux, or Minnesota Uprising began when four young Sioux murdered five white settlers at Acton. The Santee Sioux, who lived on a long, narrow reservation on the south side of the Minnesota River, were reacting to broken government promises and corrupt Indian agents. A military court sentenced 303 Sioux to die, but President Abraham Lincoln reduced the list [to 38].”
http://timelines.ws/states/MINNESOTA.HTML
Ness Memorial Cemetery
Meeker County
Minnesota
In memory of the first five victims of the great Indian massacre of August 1862, and buried here in one grave.
Howard Baker, Robinson Jones, Viranus Webster, Ann Baker, and 15 year old Clara Wilson were killed by Sioux Indians August 17, 1862. This marked the beginning of the Sioux Uprising of 1862 (Dakota War of 1862).
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=32820828&PIpi=20187778
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