When was it published?

October 12, 1844 in Wisconsin Herald, And Grant County Advertiser

Domestic News October 12, 1844

Wisconsin Herald, And Grant County Advertiser

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Indian Affairs, Crime, Military

Q: What keywords are associated?

Sisseton Indians, Dragoons Murder, Fort Snelling, Fort Atkinson, Sioux Outcasts

Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin

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What is this article about?

News received via stage driver from Prairie du Chien of an express from Fort Snelling reporting the murder of ten U.S. Dragoons by Sisseton Indians near Fort Atkinson, who were investigating prior murders. Sissetons described as Sioux outcasts living by robbery and murder, dreaded by other tribes.

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By the Stage driver from Prairie du Chien, last evening we were informed, that an express had just arrived at that place from Fort Snelling, with news of the murder, by a band of Sisseton Indians, of ten of the detachment of Dragoons lately sent out from Fort Atkinson, for the purpose of ferreting out the perpetrators of the late murders in that quarter.— The Sissetons are a small band of outcasts, that formerly belonged to the Sioux, that live by robbery and murder; and are dreaded by all the other tribes in that quarter.

What sub-type of article is it?

Indian Affairs Crime Military

What keywords are associated?

Sisseton Indians Dragoons Murder Fort Snelling Fort Atkinson Sioux Outcasts

What entities or persons were involved?

Sisseton Indians

Where did it happen?

Vicinity Of Fort Atkinson And Fort Snelling

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Vicinity Of Fort Atkinson And Fort Snelling

Key Persons

Sisseton Indians

Outcome

murder of ten dragoons

Event Details

An express arrived at Prairie du Chien from Fort Snelling with news that a band of Sisseton Indians murdered ten members of a detachment of Dragoons sent from Fort Atkinson to investigate perpetrators of late murders in that quarter. The Sissetons are a small band of outcasts formerly belonging to the Sioux, living by robbery and murder, and dreaded by other tribes.