In 1870, Gen. D. S. Stanley was in command of the military district of Dakota, with headquarters at Fort Sully. …
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A Note from Cottonwood Corners
A new Indian policy was inaugurated with the coming in of President Grant’s administration in 1869. Henceforth it was intended…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
During the boating season of 1869, there were one hundred and forty-three landings made by steamboats at the Yankton Landing. …
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
Late in the afternoon as the sun sent its last slanting rays over the broad prairie of Dakota Territory, travelers…