"Takini" The Story of Julia Silsby (Wright/Lloyd/Cole) U....
Peterson, Daniel D. Takini: The Story of Julia Silsby (Wright/Lloyd/Cole) U.S. - Dakota War of 1862 Survivor of Lake Shetek tells the story of Mrs. Julia Wright who was taken captive along with her two children by the Dakota at Lake Shetek on August 20, 1862. After almost three months of captivity Julia and her daughter Eldora were ransomed by the Fool Soldiers in Dakota Territory. Her son George had been rescued earlier at Camp Release. The story did not have a ...