Battle of Whitestone Hill

Battle of White Stone Hill
Part of Sioux Wars, American Civil War
The Battle of White Stone Hill from Harper's Weekly, October 31, 1863
Date September 3, 1863 (1863-09-03)–September 5, 1863 (1863-09-05) Location Dakota Territory Present-day Dickey County, North Dakota Result United States victory
Belligerents
United States of America	Yanktonai, Santee, and Teton (Hunkpapa and Sihasapa) Sioux
Commanders and leaders
Alfred Sully	Inkpaduta
Strength
1200 soldiers; 600 to 700 engaged	600 to 1,500 warriors; 2,000 to 3,000 women and children present
Casualties and losses
22 killed, 38 wounded	~200 killed and wounded, including women and children 156 prisoners

The Battle of Whitestone Hill (known also as Whitestone Hill Massacre^[1] by the Dakota) was a battle of the Sioux Wars in 1863 in the Dakota Territory as punishment against the Sioux in the aftermath of the Dakota War of 1862. From September 3-5, 1863, Brigadier General Alfred Sully led U.S. Army troops against a village of Yanktonai, Santee, and Teton (Lakota) Sioux. The reported casualties vary, but U.S. Army troops killed somewhere between 150 and 300 Sioux and captured between 150 and 250 Sioux, including women and children, and they suffered approximately 22 killed and 38 wounded.