Even While Fighting Little Crow, Sibley was Plagued by "Ninnies and Paltroons"

Politics have not changed much over the centuries. In 1862 while Colonel Sibley was commanding the Indian Expedition against Little Crow as a result of the Dakota Conflict (Sioux Uprising) the press gave him flack for not getting out onto the battlefield soon enough, for sympathizing with the Indians, and for moving too slowly. On September 5, 1862, Sibley groused about this harassment in his private correspondence with his wife, saying: "It is hard, indeed, while we are fighting, and doing our best, to have a set of ninnies and paltroons abusing us at home."

Sibley was leading infantry, foot soldiers, who had to walk wherever they went, and they had to cover a lot of ground. Sibley was also hindered by a lack of supplies and frequently had to wait for provisions to reach him from Fort Snelling before he could advance against Little Crow with his troops. There were no land rovers and Jeeps in 1862, just horses, wagons, and marching on foot.

Read about it here, and thank you for your ongoing support of this title as the Sioux Uprising of 1862 rages on. This is the 150th anniversary of the Sioux Uprising.

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