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Battle of Fort Ridgely
Part of the Dakota War of 1862, American Civil War
Fort Ridgely burning (1890 oil painting)
Date
August 20, 1862 (1862-08-20) – August 22, 1862 (1862-08-22)
Companies B and C 5th Minnesota Infantry Renville Rangers
Strength
210 (August 22)
400-600 (August 20) 800-1,000 (August 22)
Casualties and losses
3 killed[1] 1 mortally wounded 13 wounded[1]
2 confirmed killed 5 confirmed wounded
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Dakota War of 1862
The Dakota War of 1862
Lower Sioux Agency
Redwood Ferry
New Ulm
Slaughter Slough
Fort Ridgely
Fort Abercrombie
Birch Coulee
Acton
Forest City
Hutchinson
Wood Lake
Camp Release
The Battle of Fort Ridgely was an early battle in the Dakota War of 1862. As the closest U.S. military post to the Lower Sioux Agency, the lightly fortified Fort Ridgely quickly became both a destination for refugees and a target of Dakota warbands after the attack at the Lower Sioux Agency. It came under attack by the Dakota on August 20, 1862, two days after a company of soldiers responding from the fort to the attack on the Lower Sioux Agency had been ambushed and defeated at the Battle of Redwood Ferry. The Dakota besieged and partially destroyed the fort, but were unable to storm it before the August 27 arrival of Colonel Henry Sibley with 1,400 men from Fort Snelling prompted them to retreat.
The ruins of historic Fort Ridgely
^ abMinn Board of Commissioners (October 2005). Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars, 1861-1865: Two Volume Set with Index. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-87351-519-1. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
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