The spirit lake massacre by thomas teakle, paperback. This tragedy became known as the spirit lake massacre. Sitting bull at the spirit lake massacre wikipedia. Contact colin today to inquire about scheduling an author visit.
News of the attacks was slow to reach the nearest settlements at fort dodge and fort ridgely. In 1857, amidst rising tensions between native americans and new settlers, yearold abbie gardners family was killed by men of the dakota indian nation. But of those countless unlucky pioneers, a few were fortunate enough for their story of doom to be enshrined in a monument or museum. Spirit lake massacre united states history 1857 britannica. Gardnersharp sold the book at the tourist site she operated at her cabin for 30. Against the iowa frontier settlements, 1857 abbie gardnersharp on. This unique leonaur book brings together two accounts of this famous incident in the history of the settlement of the western frontiers of the united states of america. In the spring of 1857, the renegade wahpekute dakota chief inkpaduta and his band of warriors descended on the homesteads near spirit lake in. This is the story of the spirit lake massacre of 1857, written by thomas teakle.
By all accounts it was an idyllic spot until a band of angry sioux indians paid a visit in early 1857. Of the approximately thirtyfive settlers in the region, all were killed with the exception of four women taken captive. Suffering a shortage of food, the renegade chief inkpaduta scarlet point led 14 sioux against the settlements near okoboji and spirit lakes in. This early work on american history is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. Mary will also have her park genealogical books for sale the day of the event. The spirit lake massacre march 812, 1857 was an attack by a wahpekute. Fort ridgely, fairfax, author mary bakeman will discuss the 1857 spirit lake massacre.
Arnolds park, iowa, spirit lake massacre, monument from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Authors preface it is probable that no event in the history of northwestern iowa has aroused more popular interest than that of the spirit lake massacre of march, 1857. Anger over this loss, in part, is what sparked the spirit lake massacre. Spirit lake massacre cabin becomes famed landmark news. Mountain meadows massacre 1857 massacre frank kirkman. Young abbie was taken hostage by the dakota band and released 84 days later. Word reached fort dodge days later, and a relief expedition was formed. First map sourced from a new look at the elusive inkpaduta by peggy rodina larson. Abbie gardner taken from her home, spirit lake massacre. Suffering a shortage of food, the renegade chief inkpaduta scarlet point led 14 sioux against the settlements near okoboji and spirit lakes in the northwestern territory of iowa near the.
This is the fictionalized account of the spirit lake massacre which occurred march 1857 in west okoboji, iowa. Mar 01, 2020 spirit lake massacre, march 812, 1857, incident in northwestern iowa, u. Jun 30, 2012 fort ridgely, fairfax, author mary bakeman will discuss the 1857 spirit lake massacre. Spirit lake massacre iowa heritage digital collections.
Inkpadutas 1857 attack on spirit lake, iowa and southwest minnesota is often cited as a cause of the u. As indicated by the title, this event caused quite a sensation. Okoboji and springfield in march 1857 of the settlements made or projected in northwestern iowa previous to 1857, those having preeminent interest in this connection were along the shores of lake okoboji and spirit lake in. The massacre came as the culminating episode of incidents intimately connected with the settlement of northern and western iowa. During the winter of 189394, abbie lobbied the iowa legislature for money to construct a monument to the victims about 40 people were killed of the spirit lake massacre.
This is how the spirit lake massacre was more or less described to me, although i also heard, it would be like finding someone else in your summer home, an image intended to emphasize the wahpekute dakotas tradition of seasonal migration. Later the father abandoned the trade of combmaker and turned to that of sawyer. On july 26, 1895, about 5,000 people attended the dedication of a 55foot granite obelisk that was erected near the gardner cabin. The spirit lake massacre, by thomas teaklea project. The spirit lake massacre and the captivity of abbie gardner. On march 8, 1857, the sun was out when what was left of the. The sioux indians killed 38 people and took several women hostage among them yearold abby gardner, whose parents had been killed. The bloodshed also spread to the nearby town of springfield, minnesota.
In 1862, only five years after the spirit lake massacre and one year after federal troops were pulled from the frontier to fight in the civil war, the santee sioux went on the warpath in southern minnesota, near the northern border of iowa. Arnolds park, iowa the monument to victims of the spirit lake massacre which stands on pillsburys point on west lake okoboji is probably one of the most familiar landmarks. Thanks to proceeds from her history of the spirit lake massacre book, abbie gardner sharp could afford to purchase her familys cabin and land, with alterations that had been made to the cabin. Suffering a shortage of food, the renegade chief inkpaduta scarlet point led 14 sioux against the settlements near okoboji and spirit lakes in the northwestern territory of iowa near the minnesota border, in revenge of. Jan 01, 2000 history of the spirit lake massacre and captivity of miss abbie gardner book. The spirit lake massacre march 812, 1857 was an attack by a wahpetuke band of santee sioux on scattered iowa frontier settlements during a severe winter. Bradbury, and starring bryant washburn as donald, chief yowlachie as sitting bull, and anne schaefer as mame mulcain. The gardiner family had moved from seneca, new york, to the lovely little settlement of spirit lake on the iowa frontier.
Spirit lake massacre monument and graves, arnolds park, iowa. Nov 01, 2012 this early work on american history is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. History of the spirit lake massacre and captivity of miss. Not alone in northwestern iowa but also in the adjacent sections of minnesota and south dakota is the story of its events and associated incidents well known. History of the spirit lake massacre and captivity of miss abbie gardner by. History of the spirit lake massacre and captivity of miss abbie gardner was first published in 1885, during the last, desperate years of indigenous and federal wars. Suffering a shortage of food, the renegade chief inkpaduta scarlet point led 14 sioux against the settlements near okoboji and spirit lakes in the northwestern. However, in 1891, acres of the original gardner claim were purchased by a syndicate and lots were sold. Judge flandrau in referring to the spirit lake massacre says.
Spirit lake by mackinlay kantor goodreads share book. Largest collection of records and information on the mountain meadows massacre on the internet. The spirit lake massacre came as the culminating episode in a long series of incidents intimately connected with the settlement of northern and western iowa. On march 8 to 12, 1857, inkpaduta and a small band of wahpekute dakota indians attacked the settlers at spirit and okoboji lakes in northern iowa. For years previous to 1857 the indians of the siouan tribes had obstinately resisted white settlement and had succeeded in a marked degree in retarding the movement.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the. In the spring of 1857, the renegade wahpekute dakota chief inkpaduta and his band of warriors descended on the homesteads near spirit lake in northwestern iowa and committed murder and mayhem. Mar 07, 2017 former gardner cabin historic site manager mike koppert said the ensuing spirit lake massacre began march 8, 1857. Second map sourced from the spirit lake massacre by thomas teakle. March 8, 1857 was the first day of the spirit lake massacre, the most notorious crime in iowas history. The population of iowa more than tripled during the 1850s, and the spirit lake massacre in 1857 marked the final instance of native american hostility in the state. In 1856 five cabins had been built and occupied by whites near okoboji lakes and spirit lake. Dakota war of 1862, the sandy lake tragedy of 1850, the spirit lake massacre of 1857, the writing and publication process, or any other topics to fit the needs and interests of your audience. History of the spirit lake massacre and captivity of miss abbie gardner. The aftermath of mountain meadows history smithsonian. The massacre, in 1857, was one of the most explosive episodes in the history of the american westnot only were 120 men, women and children killed. Spirit lake is a novel of iowa in the 1850s, culminating in the spirit lake massacre of 1857, as seen both from the viewpoint of the dakota nation and that of the white pioneers. Records, history, monuments, information and links on the september 11, 1857 massacre at mountain meadows of more than 120 arkansas emigrants while traveling through utah on their way to california. Book printed material image 8 of causes and results of the inkpaduta massacre about this item.
Spirit lake massacre, iowa, 1857 inkpaduta,approximately 1879. I was bound and determined to get thru this 955 page fictional tome based on the real life event of the spirit lake massacre march 812, 1857 where 40 people were attacked and killed by the sioux in iowa who also took four white woman captive. The spirit lake massacre and the captivity of abbie. History of the spirit lake massacre and captivity of miss abbie. Of the approximately thirtyfive settlers in the region, all were killed with the exception of four women taken captive the indians then headed north and on march 26 they attacked the settlement at springfield, minnesota. And then there were the settlers at spirit lake, in what is now arnolds park, iowa. Spirit lake massacre, march 812, 1857, incident in northwestern iowa, u. In july, 1856, a number of white people came to the shore of west okoboji lake.
At the time of the massacre, abbies sister mary was married to harvey luce, and they were living, with their two children, in the gardner household. I n 1857 chief inkpaduta, who had followed the little sioux river into northwest iowa, led 14 sioux in an attack on spirit lake, iowa, an area just south of the. The spirit lake massacre, by thomas teaklea project gutenberg. The project gutenberg ebook of the spirit lake massacre, by thomas teakle.
In march, 1857, inkpadutas band had a quarrel with some settlers on the rock river, in the northwestern part of iowii. Arnolds park, iowa the monument to victims of the spirit lake massacre which stands on pillsburys point on west lake okoboji is probably one of the most familiar landmarks in the iowa great. Abigail, the youngest daughter who is to figure so largely in the story of the spirit lake massacre, was born in 1843. Details page the biographical dictionary of iowa the. Though his name can be translated red end or scarlet point, usually he known as inkpaduta. Many american pioneers were unlucky, succumbing to the myriad hazards of the trail on their way to a better life. Causes and results of the inkpaduta massacre library of. It claimed abbies entire family she was the only cabin occupant to survive a brutal attack that made headlines in boston and new york. It contains details on the spirit lake massacre where a band of santee sioux attacked a white settlement in iowa. Second map sourced from the spirit lake massacre by thomas. The massacre of the white settlers in the region of lake okoboji and spirit lake in 1857 by a band of indians under the leadership of inkpaduta has come to be known as the spirit lake massacre, although the tragedy was for the most part enacted on the borders of lake okoboji. Abbie gardner sharp cabin history known first as one of the sites of the 1857 spirit lake massacre and later as one of iowas first tourist attractions, the gardner cabin survives as a reminder of one of iowas tragic frontier events. Sitting bull at the spirit lake massacre also known as with sitting bull at the spirit lake massacre is a 1927 american western film directed by robert n.
After a severe winter, the sioux attacked, killed 32 men, women, and children on the spot and abducted four. It became one of the first in a series of native raids that protested the injustice of the 1851 treaty. Arnolds park, iowa, spirit lake massacre, monument flickr. The spirit lake massacre by thomas teakle, paperback barnes. On march 6, 1857, harvey luce returned from a provisions trip to waterloo, but more items were needed, so his fatherinlaw, rowland gardner sr. On march 8, 1857, inkpadutah and his band began attacking the scattered cabins of settlers in the vicinity of spirit lake and lake okoboji. It was in the winter of 1857 that the conflict that had been simmering between settlers and inkpadutas band of sioux erupted into the famous massacre at spirit lake. They had travelled very slowly across the prairie to their new home. History of the spirit lake massacre and captivity of. Egged on revenge for insults they had received from settlers as well as poverty and hunger, inkpaduta and his men went from cabin to cabin and murder 34 settlers at spirit lake.
Suffering a shortage of food, the renegade chief inkpaduta scarlet point led 14 sioux against the settlements near okoboji and spirit lakes in the northwestern territory of iowa near. This is a fascinating work and thoroughly recommended for anyone interested in american history. Before the spirit lake massacre a man named henry lott, cited as an unscrupulous character by an article in 1886 in the sibley gazette, had an encounter with sintominaduta, inkpadutas brother, and blamed the wahpekuti tribe for burning his cabin and killing his family, although that didnt actually occur. Spirit lake massacre military wiki fandom powered by wikia. Thirtyeight settlers were slain, including james and mary mattock and their five children. By 1860 there were nearly 675,000 people in the state, and with the construction.
A sioux uprising leads to bloody massacre at spirit lake. Smith, and four children, mary, eliza, abigail, and rowland, were born while the family lived at seneca. Gardnersharp, abbie, 18431921, indian captivities, dakota indians wars, dakota indians captivities, spirit lake iowa massacre, 1857 publisher des moines. It will take awhile to warm to this book but its worth it. History spirit lake massacre captivity miss abbie gardner. The spirit lake massacre march 812, 1857 was an attack by a wahpekute band of santee sioux on scattered iowa frontier settlements during a severe winter. By the time the sioux had left, 36 of the settlers had been slaughtered, and the only survivors were three young women and one girl. Way to descriptive by this author of andersonville pulitzer prize winner i was bound and determined to get thru this 955 page fictional tome based on the real life event of the spirit lake massacre march 812, 1857 where 40 people were attacked and killed by the sioux in iowa who also took four white woman captive. Book printed material causes and results of the inkpaduta massacre about this item. Decades after the massacre, in 1891, abbie returned to arnolds park and purchased. The spirit lake massacre march 812, 1857 was an attack by a band of santee sioux on scattered iowa frontier settlements during a severe winter. Dakota indians wars, dakota indians captivities, spirit lake iowa massacre, 1857. Letter after letter included in her book comes from a general or a colonel or a.
Image 2 of causes and results of the inkpaduta massacre 264 one day tasagi his cane, head chief of the band, attempted to remonstrate with black eagle for his overwarlike disposition, which kept the enemy ever stirring like a nest of hornets. Readings about inkpaduta and the spirit lake massacre, roseville, minnesota. Once people learned of the attacks, a relief party was sent north from fort dodge and southwest from fort ridgely. The spirit lake raid and massacre was the last indian attack to take place in iowa. A cool albeit fictional narrative of those involved in the spirit lake massacre, a subject ive been fascinated by since i was a kid. The spirit lake massacre and the northern and southern border brigades. From there, inkpadutas disgruntled band headed north to the okoboji lakes. The men faced physical hardships on the way to the scene and on the way home, and two men died in a blizzard while returning. Image 8 of causes and results of the inkpaduta massacre. Here you can learn the dramatic stories of abbie gardner and the dakota leader, lnkpaduta. This is how the spirit lake massacre was more or less described to me, although i.