16th president of the United States. When several hundred members of the Santee tribe were sentenced to death in retaliation for a battle that many of them hadn’t fought, Lincoln refused to authorize the sentence. Instead, he insisted on a review of legal records to determine who had actually been involved, though he did ultimately order that most of the Santees should be imprisoned.
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Chapter 3: Little Crow’s War
...court, without giving them a defense counsel. Three hundred Santees were sentenced to death. However, President Abraham Lincoln refused to authorize the sentence. He insisted on reviewing legal records to distinguish between those...
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Chapter 4: War Comes to the Cheyennes
...Union soldiers, and the Cheyenne leader Lean Bear greeted the soldiers while wearing a medal Abraham Lincoln had given him. The soldiers opened fire on Lean Bear, killing him. Lean Bear’s second-in-command...
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