Life span: 10/17/1825 to 01/08/1896TabsLife SummaryFull name: William Rainey MarshallPlace of Birth: Columbia, MOBurial Place: St. Paul, MNBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 1Family: Joseph Marshall (father), Abigail Shaw Marshall (mother), Abby Langford (wife) Occupation: PoliticianMilitaryAttorney or JudgeBusinessmanRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderChurch or Religious Denomination: OtherOther Religion: SwedenborgianPolitical Parties: RepublicanGovernment: GovernorOther state governmentMilitary: Union Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 06/16/1863 06/16/1863 In Minnesota, General H.H. Sibley and more than three thousand troops march against the Santee Sioux 07/20/1863 07/20/1863 In Minnesota, General H.H. Sibley and his men finally closes the pursuit of the Santee Sioux 07/24/1863 07/24/1863 In Dakota Territory, General H.H. Sibley and his men finally meet the Santee Sioux in the Battle of Big Mound 07/26/1863 07/26/1863 In Dakota Territory, near Dead Buffalo Lake, Lakota Sioux strike at the pursuing U.S. Army but are driven off 07/28/1863 07/28/1863 In Dakota Territory, at Stony Lake, Lakota and Santee Sioux fight covering action to protect retreat of their families 07/31/1863 07/31/1863 In Dakota Territory, General Sibley declines to cross the Missouri and ends his campaign to punish the Sioux 11/05/1867 11/05/1867 In state elections in Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, three Republican governors win reelection. Major TopicsPlains Indian Wars Documents Images William Rainey Marshall William Rainey Marshall, detail William Rainey Marshall, circa 1875 William Rainey Marshall, circa 1875, detail Bibliography
