[INDIAN WARS]. CURIAL, Nathan W. (1822-1897). Letter archive of Nathan W. Curial, Co. A, 8th Minnesota Regiment, featuring content related to the Dakota War of 1862.

curial anoka fort minnesota stationed written regiment 1863 banton summer letters abercrombie archive nathan curial's resided references discharged rachel february pennsylvania hayden sergeant ultimately 8/13/1862 hostilities shot removing letter transferred come town business spanning condition soldier reference heart primarily march issue 1865 minn enlisted citizen-soldier generally november ripley barracks capacity writes post great returned indian 1862 dates buffalo hospital maine featuring captain adding engaged frontier skins deal 1854 correspondence camp august september patrolling french blood 1824-1897 jessie 1862-1868 later south ongoing 1864 different places protect scalpt noting catch thousands bring health finding general higgins charles directed 1857-1919 wars dakota slight length mitigation western discharge provision content related called subdue sioux uprising 1862-63 participation civil light soil near lake george knows victim woods june1864 describes location current white people predominance half breeds peoples mixed conduct trade region live chiefly hunting wolves kind robes merchandise country carts wood meter iron them...they advance railroad expected immigration plains gold mines west antagonism southern fireeaters growth lincoln washington enlistment mustered grocery sister wife creasing settlers scouting inhabit rich perkinpine husband parents toning good skirmishes indians separated squads thirty place...some area paul following theater philadelphia vols born indicates served william bantons soldier's friend twice inscribed 1822-1897 corps infantry