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

CHAPTER XXXIX.–Second Trip East. A Quiet Life. July Fourth

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Toast at Ft. Madison. Interview with Iowas. Death. Burial. His Grave Robbed. Bones Recovered. Consumed by Fire. Death of Madam Black Hawk 268 APPENDIX: Abraham Lincoln in the Black Hawk War 277 APPENDIX: Jefferson Davis in the Black Hawk War 290 LIST OF PORTRAITS AND OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE ABERCROMBIE, LIEUT. J.J. From photograph deposited by Hon. A.J. Turner, of Portage, Wis., in the Wisconsin Historical Collections. 293 ALEXANDER, GEN. M.K. From daguerreotype owned by his daughter, Mrs. J.A. Judson, of Paris, Ill. 192 ANDERSON, LIEUT. ROBERT. From ivory miniature owned by his daughter, Mrs. E.M.C.A. Lawton, Washington, D.C.; by her copyrighted in 1901, and now first published. 293 ARCHER, COL. WILLIAM B. From a steel plate owned by F.J. Bartlett, Marshall, Ill. 225 ARENZ, FRANCIS. From an oil painting owned by his son, Albert W. Arenz, of Jacksonville, Ill. 93 ATKINSON, GEN. HENRY. From oil painting owned by his grandson, Captain B.W. Atkinson, U.S.A Now first published. 112 BAD AXE BATTLEFIELD. From oil painting owned by Wisconsin Historical Society. 224 BAILEY, MAJOR DAVID. From oil painting owned by his son, D.G. Bailey, of Delavan, Ill. Now first published. 133 BAKER, LIEUT. E.D. U.S. Senator, Hero of Ball’s Bluff. From rare plate in sketch of his life, by Joseph Wallace, published in 1870. 130 BAKER, MRS. E.B. From photograph by Chiverton, Dixon, Ill. She still lives at Dixon, Ill. 137 BALL, CAPT. JAPHET A. From old photograph owned by John M. Ball, of Chatham, Ill. 130 BARNES, CAPT. ROBERT. From oil painting owned by R.M. Barnes, of Lacon, Ill. 159 BARNEY, CAPT. BENJAMIN. From photograph made in
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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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