Lincoln pardoned most of the Sioux warriors convicted of murder, recognizing that their deeds—killing and burning out civilians—as atrocities committed in revenge for other atrocities committed against the Sioux.
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The Dakota War coincided with the Civil War, but was not related to it. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/479/little-war-on-the-prairie … The original number sentenced to death was 303. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakota_War_of_1862 … Lincoln actually lost popularity due to his clemency number to 38.
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