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This Day in Minnesota History

August 28, 1857

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ISBN: 0873514165
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The one-day "Cornstalk War" occurs between a group of six Ojibwe and the St. Paul Light Cavalry Company, which had been summoned after reports of thefts. Each side loses one man after exchanging shots in a cornfield near Sunrise.

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First published: July 1, 2015
Last modified: August 28, 2023