Today is the day for me to take another tour of the Dakota Conflict sites. We will start from the Caribou shop in Edina and proceed on to Mankato. The route this morning will take us through Henderson.
We will cover the route of H.H. Sibley who had been dispatched by Governor Ramsey to lead a force against the Indians.
Sibley wrote to Governor Ramsey from Fort Snelling on August 20, 1862.
"FORT SNELLING, Aug. 20, 1862,
"His Excellency, ALEX. RAMSEY,
St. Paul, Minn.,
"SIR: I have the honor to report that the steamer Pomeroy has arrived here, with,
however, but a portion of the fixed ammunition required, and without tents or camping equipage of any kind.
"The men detailed for the expedition are now on board, ready for departure. I shall proceed to Shakopee with them, and endeavor to prepare transportation so as to be ready to move as soon as my quartermaster, Mr. Mills, shall have secured the articles above mentioned and other requisites, and rejoined me with them.
"The men are without cooked rations, and I trust no time will be lost in having all these articles furnished, as they are necessary, not only to the comfort of the men, but to the success of the expedition.
"Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
H.H. SIBLEY,
Colonel, Commanding"
[source: The Board of Commissioners, Minnesota in the Civil and Indians Wars 1861-65. Volume II Officials Reports and Correspondence. St. Paul MN: The Board of Commissioners, 1893. p. 193]
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