Lest We Forget

Historical marker location:

14 South State Street, New Ulm, Minnesota

( Memorial is on South State Street south of Center Street, on the right when traveling south.)

The US-Dakota War of 1862, also known as the Sioux Uprising, was a conflict between the Dakota Sioux and the United States. The war resulted in the execution of 38 Dakota men, the largest mass execution in U.S. history.