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Execution of 38 Dakota men on 26 December 1862, after Lincoln reviewed 303 death sentences.

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26 Dec 1862

Hanging of 38 Dakota men at Mankato. Execution of 38 Dakota men on 26 December 1862, after Lincoln reviewed 303 death sentences.

Dec 1862

Abraham Lincoln intervened in Hanging of 38 Dakota men at Mankato. Cut a list of 303 condemned men to 39 names.

Hanging of 38 Dakota men at Mankato involved Abraham Lincoln.

Hanging of 38 Dakota men at Mankato followed from U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.

Hanging of 38 Dakota men at Mankato, part of U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.

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