Ramsey County History – Fall 1964: “‘We Was Ordered Out on the Double-quick . . . They Skeedadeled:’ Sergeant Ramer’s Indian War”
- Year
- 1964
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- 2
- Creators
- Virginia Brainard Kunz
- Topics
“We Was Ordered Out on the Double-quick . . . They Skeedadeled:” Sergeant Ramer’s Indian War
Author: Virginia Brainard Kunz
James T. Ramer was a soldier, diarist, and letter-writer. He joined the Union army on August 15, 1862; on August 18, the US Dakota War broke out. Ramer fought in the conflict and recorded his experiences in his diary and letters. He was at Mankato to witness the execution of the thirty-eight Dakota prisoners. Excerpts from his diary and letters are supplemented here with narrative of the war, placing them in context.
PDF of Kunz article
- Year
- 1964
- Volume
- 1
- Issue
- 2
- Creators
- Virginia Brainard Kunz
- Topics