James McLaughlin

United States Indian agent

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context of the Wounded Knee Massacre

  • Wounded Knee Massacre
    In Wounded Knee Massacre: Context

    Major James McLaughlin, the reservation’s agent, resolved to arrest Sitting Bull for his role in permitting the spread of the religion. Major General Nelson A. Miles commanded U.S. Army forces on the Lakota lands and hoped to take a peaceful approach to removing the Hunkpapa leader…

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