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notes on the black hawk war by hon peter parkinson jr in the spring of 1832 col henry gratiot went on a mission to the sauk and fox indians at their encampment on rock river some twenty or thirty miles below dixon to endeavor to learn the intentions of the indians and they detained him a prisoner some three days this was prior to s tillman s defeat my father d m parkinson was sent by the people early in may an express to john dixon on rock river to ask his opinion whether the sauks and foxes were for peace or war the date of the council with the winnebagoes at the head of fourth lake is given in gen smith's history as may 25th i am quite confident this is correct it certainly can not be much out of the way i remember well it was but a few days after stillman's defeat at kish-wau-kee which happened on the 14th of that month that col dodge was at dixon when stillman's affair occurred when he immedi ately hastened home and in a few days proceeded to the four lakes and held this conference with the winneba goes the reference in dodge's address to the indians to eleven whites having been killed in a fight must refer to the kish-wau-kee affair but the reference to the whites having killed eleven of the sauks and foxes i do not understand 1 eleven was the number of stillman's men killed as stated by goy rey nold's in his life and times who gives the number of indians slain in that affair as eight which very likely was reported as eleven at the time dodge in his address to the indians at the conference of the four lakes mentioned that on the advance of the main army the indians retreated smith in his indian campaign of 1832 waken eld and reynolds state that a strong party visited the battle grounds the following day so d dge's talk had sole reference to this affair though he did not specifically name it which was the only one then known to him where lives were lost an d this fact goes to confirm the correctness of the date may 25th as the one of the four lake conference l c d
Object Description
| Language | English |
| Pagination | 558 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Page | Wisconsin Historical Collections, Volume X (1888) |
| Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Format-Digital | XML |
| Source Creation Date | 1888 |
| Identifier-Digital | whcvX0000 |
| Description | Report and collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin for the years 1883, 1884, and 1885, vol. 10, includes the following articles: Jean Nicolet, by F.X. Garneau and J.B. Ferland, with notes by Benjamin Sulte; De Lignery's expedition against the Foxes, by Emanuel Crespel; French forts near the mouth of the Wisconsin, by James Davie Butler; Taychoperah, the Four Lake country, by James Davie Butler; Lawe and Grignon papers, 1794-1821; Papers of Thomas G. Anderson, British Indian agent, 1814-21; Indian campaign of 1832, by Henry Smith; Reminiscences of the Black Hawk War, by Robert Anderson, with notes by E.B. Washburne; Incidents of the Black Hawk War, by Charles Whittlesey; The Battle of Peckatonica, by Matthew G. Fitch; Notes on the Black Hawk War, by Peter Parkinson, Jr.; Indian chiefs and pioneers in the Northwest, by John Shaw; Cause of the Black Hawk War; Black Hawk newspaper scraps; Robert S. Black and the Black Hawk War, by George W. Jones; Reminiscences of Wisconsin in 1833; Col. Henry Gratiot, by Elihu B. Washburne, John B. Parkinson, and David Atwood; Adèle de P. Gratiot's narrative; Early Wisconsin exploration and settlement, by James Sutherland; Early Wisconsin exploration, forts, and trading posts, by Edward D. Neill; French fort at Prairie du Chien a myth, by Consul Willshire Butterfield; Early French forts in western Wisconsin; Autographs of signers of the Declaration of Independence and of the Constitution; Sketch of Andrew Proudfit, by Breese J. Stevens; Memoirs of O.M. Conover, LL. D., by David Atwood, Charles H. Richards, and Orasmus Cole; and Wisconsin necrology, 1879-82. |
| Article Title | Wisconsin Historical Collections, Volume X (1888) |
| Volume | Vol. 10 |
| Series | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin ; v. 10 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2006 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2006 |
Description
| Language | English |
| Page | [184] |
| Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Format-Digital | JP2 |
| Source Creation Date | 1888 |
| Identifier-Digital | whcvX0190 |
| Description | "Notes On the Black Hawk War" by Peter Parkinson (1812-1895). is a first-hand account of the conflict from the perspective of a young volunteer serving in Henry Dodge's cavalry squadron. This account pays much attention to Dodge, who later became a territorial governor and U.S. senator. (29 pages) |
| Article Title | Notes on the Black Hawk War |
| Author | Parkison, Peter, 1812-1895 |
| Page Type | article home |
| Volume | Vol. 10 |
| Series | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin ; v. 10 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2006 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2006 |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Dane County; Green County |
| Community | Blue Mounds; |
| Decade | 1830-1839 |
| Personal Name | Parkinson, Peter, 1812-1895; Dodge, Henry, 1782-1867; |
| Subject | Black Hawk War, 1832; Fox Indians; Sauk Indians; Ho-Chunk Indians; Native Americans; Indians of North American--Government relations; Battles; |
| Full Text | notes on the black hawk war by hon peter parkinson jr in the spring of 1832 col henry gratiot went on a mission to the sauk and fox indians at their encampment on rock river some twenty or thirty miles below dixon to endeavor to learn the intentions of the indians and they detained him a prisoner some three days this was prior to s tillman s defeat my father d m parkinson was sent by the people early in may an express to john dixon on rock river to ask his opinion whether the sauks and foxes were for peace or war the date of the council with the winnebagoes at the head of fourth lake is given in gen smith's history as may 25th i am quite confident this is correct it certainly can not be much out of the way i remember well it was but a few days after stillman's defeat at kish-wau-kee which happened on the 14th of that month that col dodge was at dixon when stillman's affair occurred when he immedi ately hastened home and in a few days proceeded to the four lakes and held this conference with the winneba goes the reference in dodge's address to the indians to eleven whites having been killed in a fight must refer to the kish-wau-kee affair but the reference to the whites having killed eleven of the sauks and foxes i do not understand 1 eleven was the number of stillman's men killed as stated by goy rey nold's in his life and times who gives the number of indians slain in that affair as eight which very likely was reported as eleven at the time dodge in his address to the indians at the conference of the four lakes mentioned that on the advance of the main army the indians retreated smith in his indian campaign of 1832 waken eld and reynolds state that a strong party visited the battle grounds the following day so d dge's talk had sole reference to this affair though he did not specifically name it which was the only one then known to him where lives were lost an d this fact goes to confirm the correctness of the date may 25th as the one of the four lake conference l c d |