The largest mass hanging in U.S. history took place 160 years ago yesterday. In the aftermath of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, 303 Dakotas were tried and sentenced to death, while 16 were given prison terms. President Lincoln commuted the sentences of all but 38, who were hanged at Mankato, Minnesota on December 26, 1862--two by mistake.
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