1h 6min, sep 2, 1862 y - U.S.-Dakota War Battle of
Birch Coulee
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While at Fort Ridgely, Sibley sends out a burial party to locate and bury the remains of civilians. The party is attacked by Dakota soldiers at Birch coulee. The Dakota keep U.S. soldiers under siege for 36 hours.
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