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little wagon and brought them safely down to Gen. Sibley’s camp at Fort 
Ridgley. 
The bringing in of these and some others not only caused great glad- 
ness in our camp, but gave us hope that God would enable us to rescue 
the remaining captives. Indeed, this was to us the first certain knowledge 
of that counter revolution, which was brought about by the daring and 
energy of the Christian Indians. It was the lifting up of the dark cloud of 
almost despair that had for weeks been setting down upon us. 
