This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: olladynana Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.minnesota.counties.blueearth/878.2.1.5/mb.ashx Message Board Post: there is a movie on u-tube about the hanging of the Dakota-38. president lincoln was going to hang all 366 prisoners but thought it might make him look bad to the voter-liberals back east so he decided to hang only the alleged ones who were responcible for the uprising. the so called uprising came aabout because of an incident at wounded knee, s.d. during which 187 starving and sick women, children and elders were slautered. the men had left the area in hopes of finding game, because the beef the B.I.A. gave them to eat was contaminated eith maggots, half already rotten. read also about Sand Creek... most of this is not in the history books in public schools.theese men were rounded up and marched from south dakota-nebraska territory thru the cold and rain to mankato minn. for holding until LINCOLN COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT TO Do with them. they were hung the 26th of december....the day after christmas Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.