James Lynd

James William Lynd (November 25, 1830 – August 18, 1862) was a member of the Minnesota Senate, elected in 1861, and the first person killed in the initial action of the Dakota War of 1862.[1] At the time, he was working in the Lower Sioux Agency as a clerk at Myrick's trading store.[2] A historical marker stands at the site he was killed.[3] The town of Lynd, Minnesota is named after him.[4]

References

  1. ^ Sketches, historical and descriptive, of the monuments and tablets erected by the Minnesota Valley Historical Society in Renville and Redwood counties, Minnesota: to preserve the sites of certain incidents and in honor of the devotion and important services of some of the characters, whites and Indians, connected with the Indian outbreak of 1862. Morton, Minnesota: Minnesota Valley Historical Society. 1902. p. 6.
  2. ^ Carley, Kenneth (1976). The Dakota War of 1862: Minnesota's Other Civil War (2nd ed.). St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society. pp. 5–6, 7–14, 21. ISBN 978-0-87351-392-0.
  3. ^ Thornley, Stew (2004). Six Feet Under: A Graveyard Guide to Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-87351-514-6.
  4. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 313.


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