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We live and we learn Dakota Conflict, Sioux Uprising by Steven M Ulmen 9/13/2012 2:52:40 PM
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Minnesota had its own 9/11 back in 1862 by Steven M Ulmen 9/11/2012 9:14:01 AM
2012 is the sesquicentennial year of Minnesota's Great Sioux Uprising of 1862. The uprising caused the most civilian casualties in an Indian war in US history and resulted in the mass hanging of 38 Sioux warriors at Mankato, my home town, on december... more
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Blood on the Prairie A Novel of the Sioux Uprising now at Inktip.com. ATTN: Screenwriters! by Steven M Ulmen 9/11/2012 9:11:23 AM
Screenwriters and film producers, be sure and check out this title, "Blood on the Prairie A Novel of the Sioux Uprising" at Inktip.com. This novel is written as a three act play for easy conversion to a screenplay. 2012 is the sesquicentennial year o... more
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Sioux Uprising Timeline Recollection by Catherine Vogtman in 1914 by Steven M Ulmen 9/10/2012 8:31:11 AM
The Sioux Uprising from the Perspective of Catherine Vogtman 52 years later
Catherine Vogtman was an ancestor of mine who survived the Sioux Uprising of 1862. Here is her recollection of the Indian war. Thanks to family genealogist Jon Schw... more
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Another Special Thank You for August Ebook Sales at Amazon by Steven M Ulmen 9/9/2012 10:50:26 AM
A very special thank you is extended to Amazon Kindle readers for your outstanding support of Blood on the prairie A Novel of the Sioux Uprising, and to those who have left comments at the Amazon book site. It is appreciated.
We continue to ... more
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Timeline September 6 1862, Dakota Conflict, Sioux Uprising, American Civil War by Steven M Ulmen 9/7/2012 3:05:37 PM
September 6, 1862 - Major General John Pope, having recently lost the Battle of Bull Run, is appointed commander of troops in the Northwest and charged with suppressing the Sioux Uprising. This is the point at which the Dakota Conflict became par... more
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Timeline: First Communication Between Sibley and Little Crow September 7, 1862 by Steven M Ulmen 9/6/2012 4:45:34 PM
After the battle of Birch Coulee, Sibley prepared the following message to Little Crow and left it attached to a stake on the battlefield. "If Little Crow has any proposition to make, let him send a half-breed to me and he shall be protected in and o... more
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Timeline for Dakota Conflict, Sioux Uprising this date September 5, 1862 by Steven M Ulmen 9/5/2012 7:00:07 AM
Colonel Sibley's personal note to his wife, Sarah Jane, after the Battle of Birch Coulee for this day in history.
FORT RIDGELY, September 5, 1862 - I am well this morning but sorely fatigued after the forced march to the rescue of the ... more
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The Battle of Birch Coulee Rages on - James Cunningham by Steven M Ulmen 9/4/2012 6:06:00 AM
James Cunningham, like so many of his comrades, enjoyed the feeling of immortality reserved for the young, and the only reason he signed up with the Sixth Minnesota Volunteers in the first place was for the sense of adventure the war offered. That ad... more
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The Battle of Birch Coulee by Steven M Ulmen 9/3/2012 2:18:27 PM
"T-Toby?" said Private Colter, the sound of bewilderment in his voice. He touched his hand to his bloodied blouse and stared at it, unbelieving. "Look what they done to me, Toby! They done killed me!"
"Easy now," Ryker said, fighting back h... more
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Blood on the Prairie A Novel of the Sioux Uprising by Steven M Ulmen 8/28/2012 7:10:18 AM
Settings are now in place for the free promotion on September 2nd. This does not effect the ability of Kindle owners to purchase a copy of this title during the promotional period.
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Free Promotion on Amazon Kindle Sunday September 2 by Steven M Ulmen 8/28/2012 5:41:00 AM
This coming Sunday, September 2 we will offer a free 24 hour worldwide promotion of Blood on the Prairie - A Novel of the Sioux Uprising on Amazon Kindle Select. This promotion commemorates the Battle of Birch Coulee that occurred exactly 150 years a... more
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Typical Minnesota Newspaper Headlines August 1862 by Steven M Ulmen 8/27/2012 11:41:06 AM
SIOUX ATTACK NEW ULM
COL. SIBLEY APPOINTED COMMANDER OF INDIAN EXPEDITION
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
FORT RIDGLEY UNDER SEIGE
PROTECT YOUR WOMEN AND CHILDREN
LITTLE CROW LEADS MASSACRE
August 2012, right now, marks the 150th anniv... more
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Blood on the Prairie - A Novel of the Sioux Uprising Timeline for August 26, 1862 by Steven M Ulmen 8/26/2012 1:25:24 PM
"The next day, August the 26th, Ryker led Colonel Sibley and the troops from St. Peter and across the plains until they reached the trail to Fort Ridgley, a federal fort located west and upriver from New Ulm. Sibley decided to move across the plains ... more
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Sioux Uprising Timeline August 25, 1862 by Steven M Ulmen 8/26/2012 7:45:24 AM
August 25, 1862 - At New Ulm, nearly 2000 women and children and wounded men load into 153 wagons or start out on foot for the perceived safety of Mankato, 30 miles away.
We are experiencing the events of Minnesota's Great Sioux Uprising of ... more
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Jackson MN Hosts Commemorative Ceremonies of Victims of the Sioux Uprising this Weekend by Steven M Ulmen 8/24/2012 3:36:45 PM
The film "The Dakota Conflict" produced by Twin Cities Public TV in 1993, narrated by Garrison Keillor and Floyd Red Crow Westerman, will be presented tomorrow, August 25, at the historic theater in downtown Jackson. Other activities will take place ... more
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Suicide Bombers by Dark Knight 8/13/2012 8:04:34 PM
Sometimes when I hear of people blowing themselves up for what they believe will be a reward of 72 Virgins after they die I start to wonder. Like the comedian I once heard who said he heard of a joke once where a suicide bomber goes to his idea of h... more
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Blood on the Prairie - A Novel of the Sioux Uprising by Steven M Ulmen 8/10/2012 1:28:43 PM
Over 1300 copies of this title were given away world-wide through Amazon Select this past week. We honor the memory of all victims of the bloody Sioux Uprising of 1862 and support the efforts at reconciliation by both the white and Indian cultures. R... more
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Sioux Uprising, dakota Conflict, American Civil War by Steven M Ulmen 7/29/2012 5:01:14 PM
"In that moment when (Minnesota's) citizens were congratulating each other at being so far removed from the scene of civil war, a merciless and furious enemy perfected a plan of marvelous secrecy, which, in an instant, let loose upon her unsuspecting... more
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August 17th is just around the corner. by Steven M Ulmen 7/27/2012 7:42:52 AM
Are you ready?
http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Prairie-Novel-Uprising-ebook/dp/B002HWSX12/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1... more
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