Talk:Henry Hastings Sibley

Merge.
No question, they should be merged. Same person. Avi 21:11, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

Merged, referenced, and new painting added. Avi 22:33, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

General - Categorization
Is a general of the state militia considered an army general, or is the categorization incorrect? Avi 01:02, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Sibley was a brigadier general in the U.S. Volunteers, which definitely counts as an army general. He had been a colonel in the state militia, but did enter Federal service. Scott Mingus 03:55, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Add details on relationship with the Dakota and financials
I'm not sufficiently familiar with the editing policies, but details from the reference materials included in the This American Life episode which includes in-depth coverage on Sibley should be included. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Graphictopography (talk • contribs) 05:18, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

The section on Sibley's Military career is a bit lopsided. I would not call the 1863 "successful" by any measure. I will look up my references and add details before I edit, though. JC Shepard (talk) 18:33, 23 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Yes, we have a problem. This article favors Sibley over the Dakota. I added a POV template because a reliable source exists to correct this. Dr. Anderson is a Pulitzer nominee and looked at the earlier years when the Dakota were pressed to sell their land, and when they did, the money was stolen (Chapter 2). I hope someone will look into the problem and fix it. Thank you, JC Shepard. -SusanLesch (talk) 14:00, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Furthermore, the Battle of Apple Creek needs to be included. It was a massive loss for Sibley during the expedition of 1863. ArmedTheologian (talk) 07:10, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Geography
Please note that, in the section on Marriage and family, the article states that "The home, in Mendota, overlooked Fort Snelling from across the Mississippi River.", but the Henry Sibley House is actually across the Minnesota River from Fort Snelling. Minuteman1994 (talk) 20:08, 24 November 2017 (UTC)
 * ✅. Mojoworker (talk) 22:56, 25 November 2017 (UTC)