Area to Commemorate 150th Anniversary of Whitestone Hill Battle

KULM, N.D. (AP) — Officials are marking the 150th anniversary of the battle at Whitestone Hill in southeastern North Dakota.

The site is where U.S. Cavalry troops battled with Sioux warriors in September 1863, in what historians say was the last major battle between soldiers and American Indians east of the Missouri River. Twenty-two soldiers and more than 100 Indians died.

The state historic site near Kulm in Dickey County has monuments honoring both sides in the battle.

The State Historical Society and the Whitestone Hill Battlefield Historical Society have scheduled a daylong event at the site Saturday to commemorate the 150th anniversary. On the actual anniversary date of Sept. 3, Dakota and Lakota people will gather at the site for a private observance.