Военная история / The Infamous Dakota War Trials of 1862: Revenge, Military Law and the Judgment of History

Название: The Infamous Dakota War Trials of 1862: Revenge, Military Law and the Judgment of History
Автор(ы): John A. Haymond
Издательство: McFarland 2018
Страниц: 274
Язык: English
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 22 MB

The U.S.–Dakota War, the bloodiest Indian war of the 19th century, erupted in southwestern Minnesota during the summer of 1862. In the war’s aftermath, a hastily convened commission of five army officers conducted trials of 391 Indians charged with murder and massacre. In 36 days, 303 Dakota men were sentenced to death. In the largest simultaneous execution in American history, 38 were hanged on a single gallows on December 26, 1862—an incident now widely considered an act of revenge rather than judicial punishment.