A little historical background: Formerly known as the "Sioux War," now known as the "Dakota and U.S. Army Conflict," these battles took place throughout south-central Minnesota in 1862. The New Ulm area (near Mankato) was the central battle area. At the end of the conflict, Pres. Abraham Lincoln condemned 303 Dakota warriors to death; due to the intervention of Bishop Henry Whipple, however, Lincoln commuted the sentences of all but 38 Dakota. The "Dakota 28," as they have become known, were handed in a mass hanging in Mankato on December 26, 1862. On Jan. 1, 1863, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. In the past 25 years, reconciliation efforts between the descendants of the Dakota and the descendants of the white settles have begun. This weekend marks the annual Mankato Pow Wow, which is part of those efforts. Suzanne L. Bunkers, Ph.D. Professor of English Office: 207G Armstrong Hall Phone: 507-389-5503 or 507-389-2117 (Department office) Minnesota State University Mankato MN 56001 Home page: http://krypton.mnsu.edu/~susanna <http://krypton.mnsu.edu/~susanna> "Peace. Salaam. Shalom." -----Original Message----- From: Bette Richards [mailto:betterichs@earthlink.net] Sent: Fri 19-Sep-03 7:41 PM To: BUNKER-L@rootsweb.com Cc: Subject: RE: Stephen F. Bunker Stephen Fales Bunker D-449. Our records show that he was born 12 Dec 1840. He joined the service 23 May 1861 and was wounded at the Battle of Bull Run 12 July 1861 and discharged due to his disability on 15 Dec 1861. Not to be deterred, he reenlisted in the 2nd MN Cavalry 15 Feb 1865 and served until he was mustered out 2 Dec 1865. However, that was not enough for our Stephen. He had previously served in the Sioux Indian Wars in Minnesota. He was the son of John Gennings Bunker and Sylvira Rollins. He was descended from James Bunker of Dover, NH. He married Adelaide Victoria Martin 26 May 1866 and had 7 children, 6 boys named Lewis, Frank, Frederick, Leroy and Delbert and one girl named Sylvira. Son, Frank served in the Spanish American War. Stephen's biography was published in the Bunker Banner August 1994, p. 807 and he is recorded in the 1975 Bunker Genealogy p. 202. Bette -----Original Message----- From: David & Carol Eddleman [mailto:deddle@ix.netcom.com] Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 3:41 PM To: BUNKER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Stephen F. Bunker Can you tell me who Stephen F. Bunker (b. Dec. 12, 1843 Athens, Maine and d. Jan. 9, 1924 in Seattle, Wash.) is descended from? He served in the First Minnesota during the Civil War. This info is from their webpage. Carol C. Eddleman Bedford Co. PaGenWeb www.pa-roots.com/~bedford/ Donation to the Pa-Roots project at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/paypage/P3VUT241DCQCBV ==== BUNKER Mailing List ==== Post your information and queries. We love it. No BUNKER rock left untouched. Spelling variations ok - we don't "know" the original. ==== BUNKER Mailing List ==== Want more information on the Bunker Family Association? Send an e-mail message to gilbunker@snip.net and receive our current newsletter, and a pedigree chart of your Bunker ancestors (if they can be located in our files).