Massacre

Wiseman Massacre

24 Jul 1863 · 42.60° N, 97.25° W

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When
24 Jul 1863
Kind
Massacre
Deaths
5
Coordinates
42.60° N, 97.25° W

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Wiseman massacre

The Wiseman massacre was an incident that led to the deaths of five children allegedly at the hands of Native Americans on the morning of July 24, 1863, in what is now Cedar County, Nebraska. The children's parents were Henson and Pheobe Wiseman. The five children who died and their ages were Arthur, 16, Hannah, 14, Andrew, 9, William "Henry", 8, and Loren, 4.

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