The Black Hawk War Including a Review of Black Hawk's Life by Frank Everett Stevens

INTRODUCTION

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In the autumn of 1871, I began the collection of materials for the book which is just completed; at a time when many original sources existed from which to draw. Since that time, no opportunity wherein I might see and talk with persons who were in the Black Hawk campaigns has been lost, and from those interviews I have been able to gather information, old letters, commissions, muster rolls and papers obtainable by no possible system of correspondence. I have endeavored to be thorough, and to be thorough has required space. I deplore the necessity which forbids an expression of thanks to each individual by name who has contributed documents, valuable portraits and information from which this work has been constructed. I thank them all as generously as I have borrowed, which has been much. Especially must I thank Mrs. Catherine Buckmaster Curran, of Alton, Illinois, who furnished me with a complete set of papers, without which I could never have finished my work as it should be finished. Mrs. Colonel William Preston Johnston, of New Orleans, who, at great inconvenience and sacrifice of time, secured a copy of the journal kept by Lieut. Albert Sidney Johnston during his service in those campaigns. Dr. J.F. Snyder, Virginia, Illinois, President State Historical Society. Prof. B.F. Shambaugh, Iowa City, Iowa. Mr. R.G. Thwaites, Madison, Wisconsin. Charles Aldrich, Des Moines, Iowa. Miss Caroline M. McIlvaine, Librarian Chicago Historical Society, Chicago. CONTENTS PAGE

Chapters

1. Chapter 1 2. INTRODUCTION 3. CHAPTER I.–Birth, Personal Description and Character of 4. CHAPTER II.–British Intrigue against the Frontiers. Hatred 5. CHAPTER V.–Erection of Fort Madison. Rumors of Indian 6. CHAPTER VI.–Black Hawk enlists with the British in the War 7. CHAPTER VII.–Expedition of Governor Clark to Prairie du 8. CHAPTER VIII.–Major Taylor’s Battle. Battle of the Sink 9. CHAPTER IX.–Treaty of Portage des Sioux, 1815. Treaty of St. 10. CHAPTER X.–Fort Armstrong built. Black Hawk as a Fault 11. CHAPTER XI.–Treaties of 1822-4-5. Winnebago Outbreak. Attack 12. CHAPTER XII.–The Military Tract. Perils of Frontier Life. 13. CHAPTER XIII.–Council. Militia Organized. March to Black 14. CHAPTER XIV.–Unrest. Messengers and War Parties sent out. 15. CHAPTER XV.–Ne-a-pope’s Mission. Keokuk’s Village. Council. 16. CHAPTER XVI.–Council. Atkinson calls for Troops. Reynolds’ 17. CHAPTER XVIII.–Roster. Movement up Rock River Begun. The 18. CHAPTER XIX.–Dixon’s Ferry. Plight of Reynolds’ Messengers. 19. CHAPTER XX.–Call for Additional Troops. Burial of the Dead. 20. CHAPTER XXI.–Atkinson Moves up Rock River. Indian Creek 21. CHAPTER XXII.–General Panic. Independent Companies Raised. 22. CHAPTER XXIII.–Various Illinois Murders, including those of 23. CHAPTER XXIV.–Atkinson’s March to Mouth of Fox River. 24. CHAPTER XXV.–Capt. Snyder’s Battle. Murders in the Lead 25. CHAPTER XXVII.–Organization of Forces at Ft. Wilbourn and 26. CHAPTER XXIX.–Murders near Ottawa. Posey’s Division Ordered 27. CHAPTER XXX.–Consolidation of the Divisions. Capt. Dunn 28. CHAPTER XXXI.–Ft. Winnebago Reached. Stampede. Henry’s 29. CHAPTER XXXIII.–Throckmorton’s Narrative. Atkinson’s Report. 30. CHAPTER XXXV.–Examination of the Indians. Black Hawk a 31. CHAPTER XXXVIII.–Prison Life. Eastern Trip. Return. Council 32. CHAPTER XXXIX.–Second Trip East. A Quiet Life. July Fourth 33. 1870. 119 34. 1819. From old photograph owned by Col. E.C. 35. CHAPTER I. 36. CHAPTER II. 37. CHAPTER III. 38. CHAPTER IV. 39. CHAPTER V. 40. CHAPTER VI. 41. 19. Benevolence, moderate. 42. CHAPTER VII. 43. CHAPTER VIII. 44. CHAPTER IX. 45. CHAPTER X. 46. CHAPTER XI. 47. CHAPTER XII. 48. CHAPTER XIII. 49. CHAPTER XIV. 50. CHAPTER XV. 51. CHAPTER XVI. 52. CHAPTER XVII. 53. CHAPTER XVIII. 54. CHAPTER XIX. 55. 12. Under the order of April 16th from Governor Reynolds, Majors 56. CHAPTER XX. 57. CHAPTER XXI. 58. 45. The eldest sister’s name was Temperance Cutright, who was living 59. CHAPTER XXII. 60. CHAPTER XXIII. 61. CHAPTER XXIV. 62. CHAPTER XXV. 63. CHAPTER XXVI. 64. CHAPTER XXVII. 65. CHAPTER XXVIII. 66. CHAPTER XXIX. 67. 4. Thwaites, 32. Ford, 31. Moses, 372. But I quote Johnston’s 68. CHAPTER XXX. 69. CHAPTER XXXI. 70. CHAPTER XXXII. 71. CHAPTER XXXIII. 72. CHAPTER XXXIV. 73. CHAPTER XXXV. 74. CHAPTER XXXVI. 75. 1832. I sent the yawl boat on shore soon after with General Scott 76. CHAPTER XXXVII. 77. CHAPTER XXXVIII. 78. CHAPTER XXXIX.

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