Defenders State Monument

Defenders State Monument (HM19LF)

Location: New Ulm, MN 56073 Brown County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 18.694', W 94° 27.749'

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This monument is erected by the State of Minnesota to commemorate the battles and incidents of the Sioux Indian War of 1862, which particularly relate to the town of New Ulm.
1890.

Honored be the memory of the citizens of Blue Earth, Nicollet, Le Sueur and adjacent counties, who so gallantly came to the rescue of their neighbors of Brown County and by their prompt action and bravery aided the inhabitants in defeating the enemy in the two battles of New Ulm, whereby the depredations of the savages were confined to the border, which would otherwise have extended into the heart of the State.

The Sioux Indians, located at the Red Wood and Yellow Medicine Agencies on the upper waters of the Minnesota River, broke into open rebellion on the 18th day of August 1862. They massacred nearly all the whites in and about the agencies. Under the leadership of the chief Little Crow, they proceeded down the river toward New Ulm, and on the 19th of August entered the settlement of Milford, about seven miles west of New Ulm, and killed many of the inhabitants. On the afternoon of the 19th of August a force of about one hundred warriors attacked the town of New Ulm, killing several of the citizens and burning a number of buildings, but did not carry the barricades which had been hastily thrown up;

While the battle was in progress, the advance of Captain Charles E. Flandrau's company from Nicollet County, about fifteen strong, under the command of L.M. Boardman, entered the town and the savages withdrew. The defense up to this time was in charge of Captain Jacob Nix. At 9 p.m. of the 19th of August, a large force, consisting of Captain Flandrau's company from Nicollet County, together with a company from Le Sueur County arrived and took possession of the town; reinforcements to the number of several hundred subsequently arrived. On the 20th Captain Flandrau was chosen Commander in Chief and the defenses were strengthened.

On the 23rd the Indians, six hundred and fifty strong, again attacked New Ulm at half past nine in the morning and besieged it until noon of the 24th. The assault was vigorously executed and desperately resisted. One hundred and eighty buildings were destroyed in the contest, leaving of the town such part only as lay within the barricades. Of the defenders thirty-four were killed and about sixty wounded, reinforcements arrived at noon of the 24th under Captain Cox of St. Peter. On the 25th the town was evacuated and the inhabitants all safely conveyed to Mankato.

Roster of those killed in the Battles of New Ulm.
Capt. John Belm's Co. New Ulm 11th Reg't State Militia.
G.W. Otto Barth, William England, Matthias Meyer, Leopold Senzke, Jacob Castor, Julius Kirschstein, August Roepke.
Le Sueur Tigers No. 1, Capt. William Dellaughter.
1st Lieut. A.M. Edwards, William Lusky.
Le Sueur Tigers No. 2, Capt. E.C. Saunders.
5th Sergt. William Maloney, Mathew Aherin, Washington Kulp.
Capt. William Bierbauer's Mankato Co.
Newel E. Houghton, William Nicholson.
Capt. Charles E. Flandrau's Co., St. Peter Frontier Guards.
1st Lieut. Wm. B. Dodd, Max Haack, Jerry Quane, John Summers, Rufus Huggins, Luke Smith.
Capt. Louis Buggert's Co.
Capt. Louis Buggert.
New Ulm Co.
Ferdinand Krause, August Riemann.
Milford Co.
Jacob Haeberle.

Citizens killed August 19th 1862, returning from a reconnaissance.
Almond D. Loomis, De Witt Lemon, Uri Loomis, Ole Olson,William Tuttle, Nels. Olson, William Carroll, Tory Olson, George Lamb, Jan. Tomson.

Monument Commission.
Henry H. Sibley, of St. Paul, Chairman. John F. Meagher, of Mankato. A. W. Daniels, of St. Peter. Wm. Pfaender, of New Ulm, Secretary.
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HM NumberHM19LF
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Marker Number5
Year Placed1890
Placed ByThe State of Minnesota
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Date Added Monday, September 22nd, 2014 at 6:19am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 383361 N 4907518
Decimal Degrees44.31156667, -94.46248333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 18.694', W 94° 27.749'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 18' 41.64" N, 94° 27' 44.94" W
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Area Code(s)507
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 700-798 Co Hwy 13, New Ulm MN 56073, US
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