Little Six (Shakopee) and Medicine Bottle, trial documents, 1862-1865. 1862-1928.

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Little Six (Shakopee) and Medicine Bottle, trial documents, 1862-1865. 1862-1928.

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Little Six, also known as Shakopee, and Medicine Bottle fled to Canada after the Sioux Uprising of 1862. They were captured in January, 1864, by Major Edwin Hatch and returned to Fort Snelling where they were tried, convicted of war crimes, and hung. Wo-Wi-Na-Pa was captured in July, 1863, tried by a military court, conficted and sentenced, but later released.

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