James McLaughlin, US Indian Inspector

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Joshua J. Mark
by Unknown Artist
published on 31 January 2024
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James McLaughlin (l. 1842-1923), US Indian Inspector of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, best known for ordering the arrest of the Sioux Chief Sitting Bull in December 1890 and requesting the troops that participated in the Wounded Knee Massacre that same month.

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