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Documents written by Oscar Burkard
Documents written by Oscar Burkard
Oscar Burkard's Account of the Battle of Sugar Point
Oscar Burkard's Account of the Battle of Sugar Point
Three years after the event, Oscar hand-wrote a 27-page testimonial of his experiences leading up to, and during, the Battle of Sugar Point.
A Letter from the Nome Gold Rush
A Letter from the Nome Gold Rush
Following the events at Sugar Point, Oscar received orders to go to Nome, Alaska, as part of the U.S. Military's operation to secure the town of Nome, Alaska, following the discovery of Gold in the area.
A Letter from the Phillippines
A Letter from the Phillippines
Hand-written in 1903 and send to a relative in Achern, Germany, Oscar describes in detail a skirmish in the Philippines during the Philippine–American War. The first four pages of the letter have been lost, but the remaining text has been transcribed and translated into English.
Bibliography of Oscar Burkard and the Battle of Sugar Point
Bibliography of Oscar Burkard and the Battle of Sugar Point
Periodicals, Magazines, and Journals
Periodicals, Magazines, and Journals
Kolb, Richard K. “Last Stand at Leech Lake.” ARMY, June 1987, 70–79.
“Last Indian War in the U.S.” The Walker Pilot 2, no. 5 (1972).
Matsen, William E. “The Battle of Sugar Point: A Re-Examination.” Minnesota History 50, no. 7 (1987): 269–75.
Pinckney, Roger. “Old Bug’s Necklace.” American History, 1994, 40–43.
Roddis, Louis H. “The Last Indian Uprising in the United States.” Minnesota History 3, no. 5 (March 1920): 273–90.
Webster, M. L. “Storm in the Wind.” Wild West, 1993.
Newspaper Articles
Newspaper Articles
“Bacon Safe at Walker.” New York Times, October 8, 1898. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1898/10/08/102078363.html?pageNumber=7.
“Battle at Leech Lake.” Sacramento Daily Union, October 7, 1898. https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18981007.2.2&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------.
Cavalier, L. E. [Article Title Unavailable]. New York Times Illustrated Magazine, November 6, 1898. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1898/11/06/105965698.html?pageNumber=31.
“Chippewa Indian War.” St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 2, 1898.
“End of Indian War.” St. Paul Pioneer Press, October 8, 1898.
“First Tidings of the Battle.” St. Paul Pioneer Press, October 7, 1898.
“Incidents of the Battle.” St. Paul Pioneer Press, October 12, 1898.
“Indians Besiege General Bacon.” New York Times, October 7, 1898. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1898/10/07/102078003.html?pageNumber=1.
“Leech Lake and After.” St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 6, 1898.
“Leech Lake Battle.” St. Paul Pioneer Press, October 7, 1898.
“News in Washington, The.” New York Times, October 6, 1898. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1898/10/06/105964583.html?pageNumber=1.
“No More Bloodshed.” St. Paul Pioneer Press, October 14, 1898.
“Official Story of the Battle.” St. Paul Pioneer Press, October 8, 1898.
“Story of Carnage.” St. Paul Pioneer Press, October 8, 1898.
“Washington Reassured; Indian Uprising Regarded as Over — Gen. Bacon Will Remain at Walker for the Present.” New York Times, October 8, 1898. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1898/10/08/102078357.html?pageNumber=7.
“Will Lo Now Behave.” St. Paul Pioneer Press, October 12, 1898.
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