The Battle of Sugar Point: “The Last Indian Uprising in the United States“

On October 5 and 6, 1898, a handful of aggrieved Pillager Chippewa fought seventy-seven soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Infantry in what has been called the last Indian uprising in the United States. Learn more at Colin Mustful is a Minnesota author and historian with a unique story-telling style that tells History Through Fiction. His work focuses on Minnesota and surrounding regions during the complex transitional period as land was transferred from Native peoples to American hands. Mustful strives to create compelling stories about the real-life people and events of a tumultuous and misunderstood past. You can learn more about Colin and his work at Check out these other resources by historian/author Colin Mustful. Novels Fate of the Dakota: A Novel and Resource on the U.S.- Dakota War of 1862 - Grace at Spirit Lake - Ceding Contempt: Minnesota’s Most Significant Historical Event - Resisting Removal: The Sandy Lake Tragedy of 1850 - Online Textbook Confronting Minnesota’s Past: A Resource to Test Your Understanding on the U.S. - Dakota War of 1862 - Online Educational Course The U.S. - Dakota War of 1862 - Twitter - Facebook - Amazon - Goodreads - Information sourced from: William E. Matson, “The Battle of Sugar Point: A Re-Examination,” Minnesota History, 50:7 (Fall 1987), 269–275. Lauren Peck, “The Battle of Sugar Point,” Minnesota Good Age, Published September 25, 2017, Accessed December 6, 2019, “The Battle of Sugar Point,” Wikipedia, Last Updated September 9, 2019, Accessed December 6, 2019, Images sourced from: All photographs sourced from the Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society. Map Sketches from “The Last Indian Uprising in the United States“ by Louis H. Roddis and originally printed in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, October 6 and 8, 1898. First newspaper clipping from The St. Paul Globe, October 9, 1898 Second newspaper clipping from The St. Paul Globe, October 8, 1898 Music sourced from YouTube free audio library.