President Lincoln and the Sioux Indian uprising in Minnesota in 1862

[My Name Is Kate]

And just to clarify my comments: I was mainly reiterating what the Norris article said, not passing judgment on Lincoln. He did the best he could under the circumstances, other than doing something like ordering that each of the accused be given an attorney, which would have meant the end of his political career (and who knows what would have been the outcome of the Civil War). Nevertheless, in spite of Lincoln's efforts to be as fair as was politically expedient, an injustice was done to the accused.