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h BUCK HAWK'S ROUTE THROUGH WISCONSIN In the spring of 1830 both Keokuk and Black Hawk retiirned to the village on Rock River. Keokuk's return, however, was presumed to be temporary, inasmuch as his band was establishing a new village on the Iowa River, The summer passed and the time came to depart for the winter hunt with no more serious display of hostil ity than vocal recriminations, I In the spring of 1831, after the Sauk and Foxes had completed their winter hunt, Keokuk led his band to their new home on the Iowa River, The British Band under Black Hawk, however, returned once more to the Rock River, Declaring this to be an invasion of the state of Illinois, in which lay the lower reaches of the Rock, Governor John Reynolds called out the militia to expel the Indians, Gener¬ al Edmund P. Gaines, in command of the western Department of the United States Army, brought a few companies of regulars up the Mississippi from Jefferson Bar¬ racks (St, Louis) and took charge of the operation. Unprepared for combat. Black Hawk capitulated. He and other members of the British Band signed terms of surrender by which they promised to cross the Missis¬ sippi and never return except by permission of the president of the United States or the governor of Illinois, They agreed also to cease all communication with ¦ Canada and to accept Keokuk as their leader. As compensation for the loss of the foodstuffs they had expected to raise on the Rock River that summer, they were given supplies of corn. Apparently overt hostilities had been prevented, and without bloodshed. The militiamen returned to their homes, unduly complacent regarding their mili¬ tary prowess and the pusillanimity of the British Band. Around Saukenuk the 6 Tarms of the British Band Surrender, dated June 30, 1831, in Indian Off;-ce Files, I
Object Description
Page Title | Black Hawk's route through Wisconsin : report of an investigation made by authority of the Legislature of Wisconsin |
Author | Hagan, William Thomas |
Place of Publication | Madison |
Source Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
Source Creation Date | 1949 |
Language | English |
Digital Format | XML |
Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Electronic Publication Date | 2008 |
Digital Identifier | TP487000 |
Description | This mimeographed pamphlet resulted from a request by the Wisconsin legislature in 1945 that the route of Black Hawk through the state during the summer of 1832 should be identified by a capable scholar. Its author, William T. Hagan, was working on his Ph.D. dissertation about the Sauk and Fox Indians at the time; he went on to distinguished careers as a historian of Indian-U.S. relations at North Texas State University (1950-65), the State Univ. College, Fredonia, New York (1965-88) and the University of Oklahoma (1989-95). This little monograph examines the firsthand evidence of Black Hawk's retreat from Beloit, across south-central Wisconsin, to the final massacre at Bad Axe, in Vernon County. Although not a primary source itself, it excerpts and summarizes the most important eyewitness accounts of Black Hawk's movements in Wisconsin and its map (following page 16) provides a convenient overview of the geography of the war in Wisconsin. |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Recommended Citation | Hagan, William Thomas. Black Hawk's Route through Wisconsin: report of an investigation made by authority of the Legislature of Wisconsin. (Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1949). Online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1692 |
Document Number | TP487 |
Size | 35 p. : map ; 28 cm. |
URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1692 |
Owner Collection | Pamphlet Collection |
Owner Object ID | 93- 133 |
Genre | government report |
County | Columbia County; Crawford County; Dane County; Dodge County; Iowa County; Jefferson County; Richland County; Rock County; Sauk County; Vernon County; |
State/Province | Wisconsin; |
Race and Ethnicity | Native Americans; |
Sub-Topic | The Black Hawk War |
Event Date | 1832-04; 1832-05; 1832-06; 1832-07; 1832-08 |
Event Years | 1832 |
Event Month | April; May; June; July; August |
War | Black Hawk War, 1832; |
Indian Tribe | Fox; Ho-Chunk; Menominee; Sauk |
Type | Text |
Description
Page Title | 4 |
Author | Hagan, William Thomas |
Place of Publication | Madison |
Source Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
Source Creation Date | 1949 |
Language | English |
Digital Format | JPG |
Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Electronic Publication Date | 2008 |
Digital Identifier | TP487007 |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Format | Text |
Size | 35 p. : map ; 28 cm. |
Owner Collection | Pamphlet Collection |
Owner Object ID | 93- 133 |
Full Text | h BUCK HAWK'S ROUTE THROUGH WISCONSIN In the spring of 1830 both Keokuk and Black Hawk retiirned to the village on Rock River. Keokuk's return, however, was presumed to be temporary, inasmuch as his band was establishing a new village on the Iowa River, The summer passed and the time came to depart for the winter hunt with no more serious display of hostil ity than vocal recriminations, I In the spring of 1831, after the Sauk and Foxes had completed their winter hunt, Keokuk led his band to their new home on the Iowa River, The British Band under Black Hawk, however, returned once more to the Rock River, Declaring this to be an invasion of the state of Illinois, in which lay the lower reaches of the Rock, Governor John Reynolds called out the militia to expel the Indians, Gener¬ al Edmund P. Gaines, in command of the western Department of the United States Army, brought a few companies of regulars up the Mississippi from Jefferson Bar¬ racks (St, Louis) and took charge of the operation. Unprepared for combat. Black Hawk capitulated. He and other members of the British Band signed terms of surrender by which they promised to cross the Missis¬ sippi and never return except by permission of the president of the United States or the governor of Illinois, They agreed also to cease all communication with ¦ Canada and to accept Keokuk as their leader. As compensation for the loss of the foodstuffs they had expected to raise on the Rock River that summer, they were given supplies of corn. Apparently overt hostilities had been prevented, and without bloodshed. The militiamen returned to their homes, unduly complacent regarding their mili¬ tary prowess and the pusillanimity of the British Band. Around Saukenuk the 6 Tarms of the British Band Surrender, dated June 30, 1831, in Indian Off;-ce Files, I |
Type | Text |