Merge. edit

No question, they should be merged. Same person. Avi 21:11, 18 January 2006 (UTC)Reply

Merged, referenced, and new painting added. Avi 22:33, 18 January 2006 (UTC)Reply

General - Categorization edit

Is a general of the state militia considered an army general, or is the categorization incorrect? Avi 01:02, 19 January 2006 (UTC)Reply

Sibley was a brigadier general in the U.S. Volunteers, which definitely counts as an army general. He had been a colonel in the state militia, but did enter Federal service. Scott Mingus 03:55, 18 July 2006 (UTC)Reply

Add details on relationship with the Dakota and financials edit

I'm not sufficiently familiar with the editing policies, but details from the reference materials included in the This American Life episode which includes in-depth coverage on Sibley should be included. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Graphictopography (talkcontribs) 05:18, 1 August 2013 (UTC)Reply

The section on Sibley's Military career is a bit lopsided. I would not call the 1863 "successful" by any measure. I will look up my references and add details before I edit, though. JC Shepard (talk) 18:33, 23 November 2014 (UTC)Reply

Yes, we have a problem. This article favors Sibley over the Dakota. I added a POV template because a reliable source[1] exists to correct this. Dr. Anderson is a Pulitzer nominee and looked at the earlier years when the Dakota were pressed to sell their land, and when they did, the money was stolen (Chapter 2). I hope someone will look into the problem and fix it. Thank you, JC Shepard. -SusanLesch (talk) 14:00, 6 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

References

  1. ^ Anderson, Gary Clayton (2019). Massacre in Minnesota: The Dakota War of 1862, the Most Violent Ethnic Conflict in American History. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 9780806164342.

Geography edit

Please note that, in the section on Marriage and family, the article states that "The home, in Mendota, overlooked Fort Snelling from across the Mississippi River.", but the Henry Sibley House is actually across the Minnesota River from Fort Snelling. [1]Minuteman1994 (talk) 20:08, 24 November 2017 (UTC)Reply

  Done. Mojoworker (talk) 22:56, 25 November 2017 (UTC)Reply