MORE TO THE STORY: Stockade sheltered residents as village burned
Mrs. Abbie Pendergast peered through a porthole in the wall of the stockade, witnessing with horror, the destruction of the town she called home. The year was 1862, and the settlement was ...
MORE TO THE STORY: Recollections of the battle for Hutchinson
The battle for Hutchinson was by far the most impactful event in the region during the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. On Sept. 4, Little Crow and a large war party attacked the community, burning all ...