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History Of Fort Pembina 1870-1895, William D. Thomson
History Of Fort Pembina 1870-1895, William D. Thomson
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The unsettled status of the Red River Valley during the 1860's made inevitable the establishment of a military post near the 49th Parallel. The Minnesota Uprising in 1862 caused a band of Sioux Indians, responsible for the massacre, to flee to Canada to escape punishment by the military. In 1863, a hastily organized battalion established a temporary fort at Pembina to capture the renegades. After accomplishing its mission, the battalion abandoned the post in 1864.
With the end of the Civil War, people looked to the frontier for fertile lands to settle; but the Indian threat kept them out …