"I am happy to inform you that, in spite both of blandishments and threats, used in profusion by the agents of the government of the United States, the Indian ations within the confederacy have remained firm in their loyalty and steadfast in the observance of their treaty engagements with this government."
The violent images in this cartoon reflect the Dakota War (or Great Sioux Uprising) of August-September 1862, and, combined with the caption, implicate the Confederacy for having such br
utal allies. Here, the ferocious Indians are Confederate agents who attack and prepare to scalp and kill men, women, and children on the Minnesota frontier. As is usually the case with cartoons featuring American Indians, the reality was less one-sided and more complex.
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