James Lynd Explained

James William Lynd (November 25, 1830  - August 18, 1862) was a member of the Minnesota Senate, elected in 1861, and the first person killed in the initial action of the Dakota War of 1862.[1] At the time, he was working in the Lower Sioux Agency as a clerk at Myrick's trading store.[2] A historical marker stands at the site he was killed.[3] The town of Lynd, Minnesota is named after him.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: . Sketches, historical and descriptive, of the monuments and tablets erected by the Minnesota Valley Historical Society in Renville and Redwood counties, Minnesota: to preserve the sites of certain incidents and in honor of the devotion and important services of some of the characters, whites and Indians, connected with the Indian outbreak of 1862 . Morton, Minnesota . Minnesota Valley Historical Society . 6 . 1902.
  2. Book: Carley, Kenneth . The Dakota War of 1862: Minnesota's Other Civil War . Minnesota Historical Society . 1976 . 978-0-87351-392-0 . 2nd . St. Paul . 5–6, 7–14, 21.
  3. Book: Thornley, Stew. Six Feet Under: A Graveyard Guide to Minnesota. 2004. Minnesota Historical Society Press. 978-0-87351-514-6. 70.
  4. Book: Upham, Warren. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. 1920. Minnesota Historical Society. 313.

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