Mass Execution

The Dakota Wars Took their toll Native Indians Out of control Five settlers were killed Is what started it all Little Crow declared More would fall This all happened Many years ago As the history books And the records show August 16th 1862 Treaty payments arrived Truly due But the fighting had started Like i stated above Settlers and Indians There was rarely love August 18th 1862 Little Crow on the warpath Tensions grew The Battle of Redwood Ferry 24 soldiers killed Dakota war parties continued How could relations build At the battle of Wood Lake 1862 The Dakota surrendered 269, quite a crew In Mid December The trials were set 330 convicted Their fate to be met Lincoln commuted Most of the above Leaving 39 For the deathly shove One was reprieved Leaving 38 Confirming Execution date December 26th 1862 In Mankato, Minnesota The 38 flew To be with their ancestors Fly on the wind Chant with their spirits In plea to rescind The above date Histories numeration Is written as America's Largest mass execution 9/11 And the Civil War Two tragic tolls Above the Dakota Wars http://www.thehighlanderspoems.com/native-americans.php