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1810-13] Grignon's Recollections 269
tiiink Oshkosh was along, very young, and under the care of Tomah; Souligny, I-omi-e-tah, the Grizzly Bear, and others. A still larger body of the Winnebagpes also joined Dickson at the Bay, under the Teal, One^Eyed De Kau-ry, and other chiefs. The whole body moved forward to Mackinaw, and all took part in the capture of the fort from the Americans, in July, 1812, tho'Ugh without any fighting. The Sioux and Winnebagoes first returned, and Tomah and his Menomonees in the autumn. I do not remember of any whites going with Dickson from Green Bay, though a very few may have gone. In the massar ere at Chicago, in 1812, the Menomonees were not a party; the Pottawottamies were the principals in that affair.
Early in the spring of 1813, the Menomonee chief Souligny started at the head of a band of perhaps fiifty warriors, and with him was Op^po-mish-shah, or The White Elk, a chief of considerable distinction; they reached the theatre of war in season to join Tecumseh in the hard fighting at Fort Meigs^, in May. Tomah started later, with a parly of wamors, and accompanied CoL Dickson; Tomah's party may have nun> bered fifty, and among them were .the chiefs Grizzly Bear, I-om-e-tah, and Oshkosh. When they reached Fort Mei^, there was little to do, and after some slight skirmishing, Dick- son, Tomah, and their followers retired to Detroit. Fully one half of the Menomonees thence returned home, but Tbmah and aU the chiefs just named remained, and went under Proctor and Dickson to Sandusky, and attacked the fort; which was so gallantly defended by Maj. George Oroghan. The Indians did not suffer much loss in this attack. A large band of the Winnebagoes were engaged in this campaign under their chiefs Old De Eau-ry, Ciar-ry-nmu-nee, Win- no-sheek, Pe-sheu, or The Wild Cat, Sau-sa-mau-nee, Black Wolf, Sar-cel, or The Teal, and ISTe-o-kau-tah, or Four Legs; Michael Brisbois was their interpreter, while Aeneas La Hose and Perrish Grignon acted in the same capacity
Object Description
| Page Title | Seventy-two years' recollections of Wisconsin |
| Author | Grignon, Augustin, b. 1780 |
| Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
| Source Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Source Creation Date | 1904 |
| 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 | 2004 |
| Digital Identifier | TP028000 |
| Description | Augustin Grignon was the last in a long line of French fur-traders that stretched back to Charles de Langlade, the first European to live in Wisconsin. From 1805-1835 Grignon controlled the crucial portage at Grand Kaukalin on the Fox River, at present-day Kaukauna. He therefore knew every important person and was involved somehow in every important event that touched the Fox-Wisconsin waterway. Near the end of his life, Grignon recalled his own experiences and those of his forebears, from the French and Indian War and Pontiac's uprising to the invention of the railroad and the great waves of 19th-century European immigration. This document is consequently one of the most important sources on the early history of Wisconsin. |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Format | Text |
| Recommended Citation | Grignon, Augustin. "Seventy-two years' recollections of Wisconsin." Wisconsin Historical Collections (Madison, Wis.: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1857), vol. 3: 195-295; http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=28 |
| Document Number | TP028 |
| Size | p. 195-295 ; 23 cm. |
| URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=28 |
| Owner Collection | Stacks |
| Owner Object ID | F576 .W81 vol.3 |
| Series | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin ; v.3 |
| Genre | memoir |
| County | Ashland County; Brown County; Columbia County; Crawford County; Sawyer County; Fond du Lac County; Grant County; Green Lake County; Iowa County; Kewaunee County; Marinette County; Marquette County; Outagamie County; Richland County; Sauk County; Winnebago County |
| City | Green Bay; Milwaukee; Prairie du Chien |
| State/Province | Wisconsin; Michigan; New York; Pennsylvania; Quebec |
| Gender | female; male |
| Race and Ethnicity | Native Americans |
| Sub-Topic | The Black Hawk War; Early U.S. Settlement; The French Fur Trade; Treaty Councils, from Prairie du Chien to Madeline Island; The War of 1812 |
| Event Date | 1745-1857 |
| Event Years | 1745-1857 |
| Agriculture | Corn; Fruit; Livestock; Vegetables; Wild Rice |
| Food Industry and Trade | Flour mills; Maple syrup industry |
| Land Use | Cities and towns |
| Occupations | Pioneers |
| Religion | Rites and ceremonies |
| Social Relations | Slavery |
| Topography | Islands; Lakes; Rivers |
| Transportation | Boats and boating |
| Manufacturing and Industry | Fur trade; Sawmills |
| War | War |
| Indian Tribe | Fox; Ho-Chunk; Huron; Menominee; Ojibwe; Ottawa; Sauk; Potawatomi; New York Indians; |
| Type | Text |
Description
| Page Title | 269 |
| Author | Grignon, Augustin, b. 1780 |
| Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
| Source Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Source Creation Date | 1904 |
| 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 | 2004 |
| Digital Identifier | TP028075 |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Format | Text |
| Size | 23 cm. |
| Owner Collection | Stacks |
| Owner Object ID | F576 .W81 vol.3 |
| Series | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin ; v.3 |
| Full Text | 1810-13] Grignon's Recollections 269 tiiink Oshkosh was along, very young, and under the care of Tomah; Souligny, I-omi-e-tah, the Grizzly Bear, and others. A still larger body of the Winnebagpes also joined Dickson at the Bay, under the Teal, One^Eyed De Kau-ry, and other chiefs. The whole body moved forward to Mackinaw, and all took part in the capture of the fort from the Americans, in July, 1812, tho'Ugh without any fighting. The Sioux and Winnebagoes first returned, and Tomah and his Menomonees in the autumn. I do not remember of any whites going with Dickson from Green Bay, though a very few may have gone. In the massar ere at Chicago, in 1812, the Menomonees were not a party; the Pottawottamies were the principals in that affair. Early in the spring of 1813, the Menomonee chief Souligny started at the head of a band of perhaps fiifty warriors, and with him was Op^po-mish-shah, or The White Elk, a chief of considerable distinction; they reached the theatre of war in season to join Tecumseh in the hard fighting at Fort Meigs^, in May. Tomah started later, with a parly of wamors, and accompanied CoL Dickson; Tomah's party may have nun> bered fifty, and among them were .the chiefs Grizzly Bear, I-om-e-tah, and Oshkosh. When they reached Fort Mei^, there was little to do, and after some slight skirmishing, Dick- son, Tomah, and their followers retired to Detroit. Fully one half of the Menomonees thence returned home, but Tbmah and aU the chiefs just named remained, and went under Proctor and Dickson to Sandusky, and attacked the fort; which was so gallantly defended by Maj. George Oroghan. The Indians did not suffer much loss in this attack. A large band of the Winnebagoes were engaged in this campaign under their chiefs Old De Eau-ry, Ciar-ry-nmu-nee, Win- no-sheek, Pe-sheu, or The Wild Cat, Sau-sa-mau-nee, Black Wolf, Sar-cel, or The Teal, and ISTe-o-kau-tah, or Four Legs; Michael Brisbois was their interpreter, while Aeneas La Hose and Perrish Grignon acted in the same capacity |
| Event Date | 1745-1857 |
| Event Years | 1745-1857 |
| Type | Text |