Old Fort Snelling, 1819-1858

by Marcus Lee Hansen

• Uncle Tom's Cabin, [62]
• United States, establishment of military posts by, [2];
  • agreement of, to make peace with Indians, [12];
  • northern boundary of, [16];
  • expansion of, [45], [46];
  • hostility of Indians to, [114];
  • relations of, with Indians, [176]–178;
  • agreement of, with Chippewas, [184];
  • land ceded to, by Sioux in 1805, [207]
• Upper country, extent of, [2]
• Utah, [64]

• Vaccination of Indians, [112]
• Vail, J., [143]
• Valentine Ball, [197]
• “Valley Forge” (steamboat), [169]
• Van Antwerp, Ver Planck, [180]
• Van Cleve, Horatio P., [212]
• Van Cleve, Mrs., [231]
• Vancouver (Washington), [47]
• Vevay (Indiana), [190]
• Vinegar, [86]
• Vineyard, Miles, [179]
• Virginia, [70]
• “Virginia” (steamboat), trip of, up Mississippi River, [159], [160]
• Volga River, [41]
• Voyageurs, [136], [157], [188]

• Wabasha (Chief), [33], [117];
  • land sold by, [35];
  • meeting of couriers at village of, [98];
  • missionary at village of, [154];
  • village of, [171];
  • payment of annuities to Indians under, [185]
• Wabasha's Prairie, [35]
• Wahpakoota Sioux Indians, treaty with, [247]
• Wahpeton Sioux Indians, treaty with, [247]
• Wall around Fort Snelling, description of, [73], [74], [76]
• Wakh-pa-koo-tay, [243]
• Wakinyantanka, [83]
• Wamditanka, [83]
• Wapsipinicon River, [42]
• War Department, [19], [22], [39], [44], [160];
  • naming of Fort Snelling by, [29], [30];
  • attitude of, toward Fort Snelling, [31];
  • Indian affairs placed under control of, [67]
• War of 1812, English supported by Indians during, [8]–12;
  • reference to, [18], [209];
  • service of Snelling during, [57];
  • service of Taliaferro in, [70]
• War parties, [106]
• Warfare, history of, between Sioux and Chippewas, [119]–134
• “Warrior” (steamboat), [151], [164]
• Warriors, desire of, to take part in council, [181]
• Washington, George, [168]
• Washington (Connecticut), [151]
• Washington, D. C., [46], [58], [62], [64], [98], [192];
  • visit of Indians to, [68], [115], [116], [179];
  • treaty with Sioux at, [184]
• Washington Monument Association, [197]
• Washington Territory, [46]
• Washington's birthday, celebration of, [100]
• Water power, [178]
• Weapons, stock of, [76], [77]
• Webb, James, journey of, to Fort Armstrong, [117]
• Webster, Daniel, statement by, [59]
• Weddings, [191]
• West, prediction of Carver concerning, [1], [2];
  • foreign jurisdictions in, [2], [3];
  • English supported by Indians in, [8]–12;
  • rapid development of, [14];
  • cause of trouble in, [15];
  • influence of Fort Snelling in, [52];
  • service of Canby in, [65];
  • work of missionaries in, [146]
• West Point Military Academy, [62], [63], [100]
• Westward movement, [14], [15]
• Wheat, spoiling of, [86]; raising of, [95]
• Wheeling (West Virginia), [161]
• Wheelwrights, [92]
• Whiskey, [86];
  • drinking of, by soldiers, [89];
  • efforts to suppress traffic in, [139]–145;
  • smuggling of, [142], [143];
  • destruction of, [143], [144], [243];
  • traffic in, [194], [236]
• Whistler, Captain, [21], [211]
• White Head, [118]
• Whitney, Asa, [217]
• Whooping cough, epidemic of, [191]
• Widows, fund for relief of, [87]
• Wilcox, Captain, [32]
• Williams, Lieutenant, [99]
• Williamson, Thomas S., [110];
  • work of, among Indians, [154]–157
• Williamson, Mrs. Thomas S., [154]
• Wines, seizure of, [143];
  • giving of, to Indians, [144]
• Winnebago Indians, unwillingness of, to make treaty, [13];
  • attempt of, to delay troops, [21], [22];
  • outbreak of, [32]–34;
  • removal of, to new reservation, [35]–37, [48];
  • reference to, [41], [42], [177], [211], [236];
  • treaty with, [47];
  • new reservation for, [48];
  • disturbances among, [48], [49];
  • language of, [174]
• Winnebago War, [214]
• Winnipeg, [188]
• Winona (Minnesota), [35]
• Winter, difficulty in securing mail during, [97]–99;
  • life at Fort Snelling during, [99]–102;
  • life among Indians during, [104], [109], [110]
• Wisconsin, Nicollet in, [3];
  • Indian outbreak in, [32]–34;
  • desire of Winnebagoes to return to, [36];
  • reference to, [168];
  • desire for land cession in, [178];
  • bishop of, [242]
• Wisconsin, Territory of, [32], [180];
  • marshal of, [195]
• Wisconsin Historical Society, [242]
• Wisconsin River, [19], [20], [34];
  • canal between Fox River and, [20]
• Women, social life of, at fort, [100]–102
• Wood, Doctor, aid given to sick Indians by, [111], [112]
• Wood, securing of, for fuel, [99]
• Woods, Samuel, expedition under, [38], [41]–45;
  • reference to, [40];
  • fort established by, [44], [45]
• Wool, John E., [194]
• Wyandot Indians, treaty with, [208]

• Yankton Sioux Indians, half-breed killed by, [37];
  • treaty with, [208]
• Yeast powder, purchase of, [88]
• Yellowstone Expedition, [20];
  • failure of, [21]
• Yellowstone River, fort at mouth of, [19]

Transcriber's Notes:

Note: There are a number of inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation which are left as in the original, as they were copied directly from various sources, such as personal journals.

[Page 12], para, 3: Treaty of Ghent, 1914, changed to 1814.

[Page 13]: 'Menominees' spelled as in original.

[Page 98]: 'inteligence' spelled as in original.