Least We Forget

The Army executed the 38 remaining prisoners by hanging on December 26, 1862, in Mankato, Minnesota. It remains the largest mass execution in American history.

The Dakota War of 1862, also known as the Sioux Uprising, (and the Dakota Uprising, the Sioux Outbreak of 1862, the Dakota Conflict, the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 or Little Crow's War) was an armed conflict between the United States and several bands of the eastern Sioux (also known as eastern Dakota). It began on August 17, 1862, along the Minnesota River in southwestMinnesota. It ended with a mass execution of 38 Dakota men on December 26, 1862, in Mankato, Minnesota.

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During a time of reflection, we need to consider what in the moments of passion and violence what we are capable of in the name of justice.  Is this the way we want our children to live?  Is this the way we need to live?

Too children, too many firemen, too many people are harmed each year by acts of violence.  What must we do to change the violence in our society?