On December 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, officially ending the institution of slavery, is ratified. “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”

Executive Mansion, Washington,  December 6th. 1862. Brigadier General H.H. Sibley St. Paul Minnesota.  Ordered that of the Indians and Half-breeds sentenced to be hanged by the Military Commission, composed of Colonel Crooks, Lt. Colonel Marshall, Captain Grant, Captain Bailey, and Lieutenant Olin, and lately sitting in Minnesota, you cause to be executed on Friday the nineteenth day of December, instant, the following named, towit“Te-he-hdo-ne-cha.”  No. 2. by the record.“Tazoo” alias “Plan-doo-ta.” No. 4. by the record.“Wy-a-tah-to-wah” No. 5 by the record.“Hin-han-shoon-ko-yag.” No. 6 by the record.“Muz-za-bom-a-du.” No. 10. by the record.“Wah-pay-du-ta.” No. 11. by the record.“Wa-he-hud.” No. 12. by the record.“Sna-ma-ni.” No. 14. by the record.“Ta-te-mi-na.” No. 15. by the record.“Rda-in-yan-kna.” No. 19. by the record.“Do-wan-sa.” No. 22. by the record.“Ha-pan.” No. 24. by the record.“Shoon-ka-ska.” (White Dog). No. 35. by the record.“Toon-kan-e-chah-tay-mane.” No. 67. by the record.“E-tay-hoo-tay.” No. 68. by the record.“Am-da-cha.” No. 69. by the record.“Hay-pee-don—or, Wamne-omne-ho-ta.” No. 70. by the record.“Mahpe-o-ke-na-ji.” No. 96. by the record.“Henry Milord”—a Half-breed. No. 115. by the record.“Chaskay-don”—or Chaskayetay.” No. 121. by the record.“Baptiste Campbell” a Halfbreed. No. 138. by the record.“Tah-ta-kay-gay.” No. 155. by the record.“Ha-pink-pa.” No. 170 by the record.“Hypolite Ange” a Half-breed. No. 175 by the record.“Na-pay-Shue.” No. 178. by the record.“Wa-kan-tan-ka.” No. 210. by the record.“Toon-kan-ka-yag-e-na-jin.” No. 225. by the record.“Ma-kat-e-na-jin.” No. 254. by the record.“Pa-zee-koo-tay-ma-ne.” No. 264. by the record.“Ta-tay-hde-don.” No. 279. by the record.“Wa-She-choon,” or “Toon-kan-shkan-shkan-mene-hay.” No. 318. by the record.“A-e-cha-ga.”  No. 327. by the record.“Ha-tan-in-koo.” No. 333. by the record.“Chay-ton-hoon-ka.” No. 342. by the record.“Chan-ka-hda.” No. 359. by the record.“Hda-hin-hday.” No. 373. by the record.“O-ya-tay-a-koo.” No. 377. by the record.“May-hoo-way-wa.” No. 382. by the record.“Wa-kin-yan-na.” No. 383 by the recordThe other condemned prisoners you will hold subject to further orders, taking care that they neither escape, nor are subjected to any unlawful violence.ABRAHAM LINCOLN,

The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. It was ratified by the necessary number of states on December 6, 1865. The amendment abolished slavery in the United States.