17h 3min, aug 18, 1862 y - US Dakota War Begins
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The tense setting on the reservation is unbearable. The food is scarce to none and the annuity payment is late again. Four young Dakota men kill 5 settlers on August 17. They attack the Lower Sioux Agency and kill many white men.
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