On This Date in Minnesota History: December 6

December 6, 1862 – “President Lincoln ordered the hanging of [38] of the 303 convicted Indians who participated in the Sioux Uprising in Minnesota. They were to be hanged on Dec. 26. The Dakota Indians were going hungry when food and money from the federal government was not distributed as promised. They led a massacre that left over 400 white people dead. The uprising was put down and 300 Indians were sentenced to death. Pres. Lincoln reduced the number to [38], who were hanged. The government then nullified the 1851 treaty.”
http://timelines.ws/states/MINNESOTA.HTML

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MankatoMN38.JPG