The Uprising was a horrific event, a storm which swept before it everyone unfortunate enough to be in its path. Even though most of the killings took place in August and September, 1862, there continued to be killings until 1865. The current peacefulness of the vast areas covered by the Uprising belies the panic and sheer terror experienced by those caught up in it. Now, in addition to historic markers and a few surviving period  buildings, only the gravestones of the victims  remain, broadcasting their inscribed message to those of us who pass by today.

—Curtis Dahlin, from Dakota Uprising Victims