March on the Dakota's: The Sibley Expedition of 1863

The 1862 Dakota Conflict was caused by a number of factors, but the primary causes were white settlement and the failure of the United States government to honor commitments. Following the military action of 1862, the U. S. government began collecting an army at various posts and temporary stockades of the state, in preparation for a move northwestward to the Dakota Territories in the early summer of 1863. The campaign was organized by General John Pope, with the intent to subdue the Sioux. Two expeditions were planned, one under General H. H. Sibley, organized in Minnesota, and the other under the Command of General Alfred Sully. Interesting facts, actual accounts taken from soldiers’ journals, campsite listings, casualties and record of troops also included.