Birch Coulee Battlefield
Address:
Morton MN
Admission: Free
Phone: via MHS historic sites, 507-697-6321
Email:
birchcoulee@mnhs.org
Website: http://www.mnhs.org/birchcoulee
One of the hardest fought battles of the U.S.-Dakota War, the Battle of Birch Coulee, was fought here. Visitors can walk a self-guided trail through recreated prairie and read about the battle from the perspectives of Joseph Anderson, a captain in the U.S. Army, and Wamditanka (Big Eagle), a Mdewakanton soldier. Sketches from soldier Albert Colgrave provide vivid battle details. Guide posts help pinpoint where the U.S. soldiers were camped and the positions the Dakota took while surrounding the U.S. soldiers.
