The mass execution was performed publicly on a single scaffold - TopicsExpress

The mass execution was performed publicly on a single scaffold platform. After regimental surgeons pronounced the prisoners dead, they were buried en masse in a trench in the sand of the riverbank. Before they were buried, an unknown person nicknamed “Dr. Sheardown” possibly removed some of the prisoners skin.[25] Small boxes purportedly containing the skin later were sold in Mankato. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakota_War_of_1862 https://youtube/watch?v=1pX6FBSUyQI