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Just before sunrise on Sept. 2, 1862, the sharp crack of a warning shot
signaled the start of the Battle of Birch Coulee, one of the hardest fought
battles of the U.S.-Dakota War. The Dakota kept U.S. soldiers under siege
for 36 hours before a relief detachment arrived from Fort Ridgely. Walk a self-guided trail through recreated prairie and read about the battle
from the perspectives of Joseph Anderson, a captain in the U.S. Army, and
Wamditanka (Big Eagle), a Mdewakanton soldier. Sketches from soldier Albert Colgrave provide vivid battle details. Guide posts help pinpoint where the U.S. soldiers were camped and the positions the Dakota took while surrounding the U.S. soldiers.
Learn more about the U.S.-Dakota War at the nearby Fort Ridgely Historic Site
or walk on the trails at
the Lower Sioux Agency Historic Site.
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Location: Three miles north of Morton, Minn., at the junction of Renville County Hwys. 2 and 18, one mile east of U.S. Highway 71.
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