Birch Cooley Township is a township in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 257 at the 2000 census.
Birch Coulee Battlefield
Battle of Birch Coulee
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The Battle of Birch Coulee occurred on September 2–3, 1862, and resulted in the heaviest casualties suffered by U.S. forces during the Dakota War of 1862. The battle occurred after a group of Dakota w
Birch Cooley Township, Renville County, Minnesota
…fighting of the 1862 Dakota War due to its location directly across the Minnesota River from the Lower Sioux Agency. The Battle of Redwood Ferry and Battle of Birch Coulee both took place within the township. The Birch Coulee Battlefield historic site is located in the township. According to the United States Census Bureau…
Major Joseph R. Brown
Big Eagle was later pardoned by President Abraham Lincoln
Captain Joseph Anderson led the Cullen Frontier Guards