St. Paul daily globe., 1891-08-22
DARK DAYS OF '62.
New Ulm To-Day to Dedicate
a Monument to It's De-
tenders.
Story Of the Thrilling Fight
OF August, 1862. With the
SaVages.
Speeches to Be Made by Judge
Flandrau, Gov. Merriam
and Others.
a Michigan Young Man Gets
Into Serious Trouble in
North Dakota.
Special to the GLOBE.

Special to the GLOBE.
New ULM, Aug. 21.-New Ulm will
tomorrow dedicate a monument to the
brave men who, in August, 1862, made
the gallant fight which saved this little
city and prevented a long and bloody
Indian war. Among those who will as
sist in the speech-making tomorrow
will be Gov. Merriam, Judge Flandrau,
T. st. Julian Cox and John f. Meagher.
The event which is remembered in this
dedication was one of the darkest in the
history of Minnesota. In the summer
of 1862 the Sioux Indians in the state
numbered about 5000 men, women and
children. By treaties made with
the United States these Indians were
allowed certain reservations on the
Minnesota aud Yellow Medicine rivers.
Some dissatisfaction was created among
them while the details of the treaty
were being perfected and carried out.
The Indians had exaggerated ideas of
what they were to receives and were dis
Appointed because they did not get
more. In 1857 -pa-dea-ta's band
quarreled with some settlers on the Rock
river and they came north and
Killed a Good Many
whites at Spring Lake and carried away
Mrs. Marble. Mrs. Noble. Mrs. Thatcher
and Miss Gardner into captivity. Mrs.
Marble was recovered, also Miss Gard
ner The other two ladies were killed.
On Aug. II, 1862, several settlers were
murdered by the Indians at Acton, and
on the 18th open hoStilities took place,
and the traders and white settlers were
indiscriminately maSSacred. Property
was destroyed or carried away. The
people at the agencies having been mas
sacred. the Indians divided up into ma
Fauding parties from Glencoe down to
and below the Iowa state line. Troops
that had been sent out Fort Ridgley
were recalled. News was carried
to st. Peter from. New Ulm
on the 18th of August, 1862
that place ana-1l6 men enlisted at once
to give whatever aid they could. They
marched to New Ulm and there was a
large squad from LeSueur under Sheriff
TOuSley, of lie Sueur county. New
Ulm was reached at ; p. m.. in time to
repel the attack of about one hundred
Indians on the town. They were driven
back. Several companies arrived from
South Bend. and preparations were
speedily made for a fight. On Satur-
dav morning about $50 Indians attacked
New UIm. There were about 1,500 in
nabitants in the place when the attack
was made. The Indians
Drove in the Lines
of defense temporarily, but they rallied
again. The Indians set fire to the build
ings on the windwaTd side, and In the
afternoon fire was raging on both sides
of the main street The Indians were
driven out of the town and began to
burn everything. Lieut.. Huey, Capt. E.
St. Julian Cox, Capt. Charles E. Flan-
drau and many others did noble work
until the Indians were TepulSed. About
100 houses were burned, and it was not
until Sunday morning that the fighting
ceased. The Indian attack on Fort
Ridgley was also a failure. The impor-
tance of this fort and New Ulm can be
appreciated when Ii is considered that
by being successful at these points the
Indians could have pushed their success
through the length of the Minnesota
valley aud carried the WinnebagOes
into the war. Many of the Indians
were subsequently captured, and on the
26th of December. 1862, thiTty-two were
executed by hanging at MankatO, Capt.
Burt, of Saltwater. doing the job. The
men had been captured near Camp Re
lease on the Goth of September. There
were in the Indian camp about 250 pris
OnerS, who were safely rescued by Col.
Siblev, who selected the tribunal that
tried the Indians. Those hanged were
proven guilty Of the greatest atrocities.