Ramsey County History – Spring 1969: “Orders, Letters, Lists of Possessions: Colonel Snelling’s Journals”
- Year
- 1969
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 1
- Creators
- Virginia Brainard Kunz
- Topics
Orders, Letters, Lists of Possessions: Colonel Snelling’s Journals
Author: Virginia Brainard Kunz
A recounting of life and the historical significance of Fort Snelling. The excerpts, joined by explanatory text, touch on death by disease, military discipline, relations with Native Americans, planned participation in a duel, Snelling’s transfer to St. Louis, and an inventory of his possessions. Also included are excerpts from a letter of an enlisted man, Gustavus Otto, recounting the hardship of a winter at the fort.
PDF of Kunz article
- Year
- 1969
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 1
- Creators
- Virginia Brainard Kunz
- Topics