Irving Township near Paynesville in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Cape Bad Luck

August 26, 2023

1. Cape Bad Luck Marker

Inscription. The United States Army responded to the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 by carrying out federal government security policies of removing remaining noncombatant Dakota people and pursuing combatants while protecting settled areas. In September 1862, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton designated Major General John M. Pope to take command of the new Military District of Minnesota, which was responsible for implementing security. The Eighth Minnesota Infantry Regiment was responsible for guarding and patrolling much of the Minnesota frontier from McLeod County to the Red River.

On September 11, 1863, Captain Marcus Butterfield, Sergeant William Edwards and another man from Company A left Paynesville for Manannah, taking the place of the regular patrol of Company E. Dakota warriors set an ambush for this patrol and successfully defeated it by shooting Sergeant Edwards from his horse. Captain Butterfield received a bullet through his clothing and fled to Paynesville. Company E responded to the skirmish, but to little effect. They retrieved Sergeant Edwards' body and followed the trail of the Dakota until it was lost near Green Lake.

Erected by the State of Minnesota through the Minnesota Historical Society from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the Kandiyohi County Historical Society.

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historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1862.

Location. 45° 19.562′ N, 94° 47.006′ W. Marker is near Paynesville, Minnesota, in Kandiyohi County. It is in Irving Township. It is at the intersection of 190th Street Northeast (County Road 143) and 210th Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling north on 190th Street Northeast. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Paynesville MN 56362, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Minnesota

and specifically in Southwest Minnesota. It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Threshing Crew Attacked (approx. 2.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.9 miles away); How Irving Township Got Its Start (approx. 5.7 miles away); Indian Camp (approx. 5.8 miles away); Green Lake Mounds (approx. 6.3 miles away); First Missionary (approx. 6.6 miles away); 1872 Blizzard (approx. 6.9 miles away); Federal Fish Hatchery (approx. 8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paynesville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of the Broom (was approx. 2.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

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2. Cape Bad Luck Marker

Cape Bad Luck Marker, from the south image. Click for full size.

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3. Cape Bad Luck Marker, from the south

Cape Bad Luck Marker, from the east image. Click for full size.

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4. Cape Bad Luck Marker, from the east

Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2023. This page has been viewed 495 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 29, 2023.