Attack on Hutchinson

The Attack on Hutchinson occurred on September 4, 1862 during the Dakota War of 1862 as a part of Chief Little Crow's incursion into the Big Woods area of Minnesota. On September 3, Little Crow encountered Captain Strout's detachment of the 10th Minnesota Infantry Regiment near Acton and chased it to the stockade of the town of Hutchinson. On September 4 Little Crow attacked with 200 warriors and destroyed most of the buildings outside of the stockade. Small firefights broke out between the Hutchinson Home Guard and Sioux warriors, but the Dakota failed to breach the town's defenses. Little Crow's men subsequently retreated, bringing as much loot as they could carry.

Attack on Hutchinson
Part of Dakota War of 1862, American Civil War
Map of the City of Hutchinson, 1862
Date September 4, 1862 Location Hutchinson, Minnesota, McLeod County, Minnesota 44°53′20″N 94°22′30″W / 44.88889°N 94.37500°W / 44.88889; -94.37500 Result See Aftermath
Belligerents
United States	Santee-Sioux
Commanders and leaders
Captain Richard Strout William W. Pendergast	Chief Little Crow
Units involved
Strout's Detachment, 10th Minnesota Infantry Regiment Hutchinson Home Guard	Little Crow's Band
Strength
Unknown	200
Casualties and losses
32 Killed (including non-combatants) 1 Combatant Wounded 1 Captured	4 Killed 3–15 Wounded