Sibley's 1863 Campaign
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Sibley's 1863 Campaign, also called Sibley's Expedition was a punitive expedition led by Brigadier General Henry Hastings Sibley following the Dakota War of 1862. The campaign's goal was to suppress a
The Battle of Big Mound by Harper's Weekly, 1863
Sully's Expedition, also called Sully's Campaign of 1863-1864 was a series of two major punitive expeditions led by General Alfred Sully during the immediate aftermath of the Dakota War of 1862. The c
Sibley's 1863 Campaign
…the 2nd Nebraska Cavalry Regiment, and an artillery battery of Howitzers. Sully's force would take part in a separate punitive expedition known as Sully's Expedition, which was to take place concurrently with Sibley. Sibley's column encountered a large Dakota encampment near present-day Tappen, North Dakota. After…
The 8th Minnesota Infantry Regiment during the Battle of Killdeer Mountain by Carl L. Boeckmann
General Alfred Sully (seated at center) with (left to right): John H. Pell, Andrew J. Levering, and Josias R. King, c. 1862.