Sheehan, Timothy J.
- Bio:
- In 1861, Sheehan joined the Fourth Minnesota Infantry. He was stationed at Fort Ridgely, Minnesota, during the war. In August 1862, the Santee Sioux under Chief Little Crow attacked Fort Ridgley during an uprising against the failure of the federal government to provide annuities and rations. Sheehan commanded the Union forces in defense of the fort with skill, protecting the local white civilians that had taken refuge in the fort. He received a captain's commission for his defense of Fort Ridgely. He was later brevetted a lieutenant colonel in 1865.
- Rank:
- First Lieutenant
- Narrative Link:
- http://books.google.com/books?id=2dIBAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA171&lpg=PA171&dq=%22timothy+j+sheehan%22+fort+ridgely&source=web&ots=z8r81ZN3GX&sig=_78AtpA6y_I3Ak4VpYwuNAf9WR0&hl=en
- Narrative Link:
- http://books.google.com/books?id=RDMC_Qw899IC&pg=PA844&dq=%22timothy+j+sheehan%22+AND+%22albert+lea%22