Dakota Conflict, NA and settlers perspective.?

Question

On August 23 around 650 Dakota attack New Ulm. The town is then burned, having 34 die and 60 wounded. The barricaded are still stands and holds out.

What are the Native Americans and the Settlers perspectives?

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Answer 1

Here is the settler's perspective:

http://www.frontiernet.net/~lchsmuseum/history_on_the_hill/1999/99sept9.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_New_Ulm

Some Native American perspective here:
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/oldmankato/1852-1900/siouxuprising.html

. . . and in this Wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Wars#West_of_the_Mississippi_.281823.E2.80.931890.29

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