outbreak at Lower Sioux agency; 19th, New Ulm attacked; 20th, Fort
Ridgely attacked; 25th, second attack on New Ulm; 30th, Fort
Abercrombie besieged; September 1st, the bloody affair at Birch
Coolie; 19th, first railroad in Minnesota in operation between St.
Paul and Minneapolis; 22d, battle of Wood Lake; 26th, captives
surrendered at Camp Release; military commission tries 321 Indians for
murder, rape, etc.; 303 condemned to die; December 26th, 38 hanged at
Mankato.