For the first time in U.S. history, a European American was hung for his role in the organized killing of a Native American when James Hudson was hanged in Madison County, Indiana.
The killings had occurred in that county on March 22, 1825, and were previously noted here on their anniversary, where we stated:
Monday, March 22, 1824. The Fall Creek Massacre
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The Fall Creek Massacre occured in which Native Americans of uncertain tribal origin, two men, three women, two boys, and two girls were killed by seven white settlers in Madison County, Indiana.
The perpetrators would be caught, tried and sentenced to execution, in the first instance of European Americans being executed for the murder of Native Americans under U.S. law. Not all were, however, as the Governor arrived during the executions and pardoned those who had not yet had their sentence carried out.
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