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reminiscences op wisconsin 261 the port we saw the smoke and steam of a boat coming up the river just off the mouth of the wisconsin we hastened on and reached the fort as the steamer warrior made the gov ernment landing i reported myself to captain loomis and was directed to go up the river in the boat i assisted to get a six pounder from the port on to the warrior which cannon was managed by five other persons and myself and was the only cannon fired at the indians if not the only one aboard the steam-boat warrior was commanded by thockmoktojstj and lieut kijstgsbuky was aboard with a body of regulars the cannon was placed on the forward part of the boat with out a defence of any kind ; and i have the names of the five persons who assisted to manage it for they got on at the prai rie when i did the boat steamed up stream with all on board anxious to get a pop at the indians just above where lansing is we picked up a soldier who had been discharged from port snel ling and was coming down the river in a canoe he had come down the west channel on the minnesota side opposite bad axe and fortunately for him he did not meet the indians we came in sight of the indians south of the bad axe eiver ; they were collected together on a bench of the land close to the mississippi and were making efforts to get their women across captain dickson's scouts had not come np yet and the in dians raised a white flag and endeavored to induce the boat to approach the east shore and succeeded in bringing her close enough to pour a shower of balls into her the cannon sent a shower of canister amongst the indians which was repeated three times each time mowing a swath clean through them after discharging the gun three times there was only three charges of canister-shot aboard the indians retreated to the low ground back from the shore where lying on their bellies they were safe from us a continual firing of small arms was kept up between the persons on board the boat and the indians ashore until the fire wood gave out when we were obliged to put back to prai
Object Description
| Language | English |
| Pagination | viii, 438 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Page | Wisconsin Historical Collections, Volume V (1868) |
| Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Format-Digital | XML |
| Source Creation Date | 1868 |
| Identifier-Digital | whcvV0000 |
| Description | Report and collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, for the years 1867, 1868 and 1869, vol. 5, includes the following articles: Eulogies for John Warren Hunt and Louis Powell Harvey; Canadian documents; Early days at Prairie du Chien and the Winnebago Outbreak of 1827, by William J. Snelling; Indian honor, an incident of the Winnebago War; the Winnebago Outbreak, by Lewis Cass; Letter to Gen. Henry Atkinson, by Henry Dodge; A western reminiscence, by Abram Edwards; Eulogy on Henry Dodge; The Winnebago War, by Thomas L. McKenney; Reminiscences of Wisconsin, by John H. Fonda; Dodge's volunteers in the Black Hawk War; Reminiscences of the Black Hawk War, by Emilie; Battle of the Bad Ax, by Henry Smith; Capture of Black Hawk, by David McBride; Dells of Wisconsin, Black Hawk's Cave; Black Hawk's autobiography vindicated, by J.B. Patterson; Death of Black Hawk, by Willard Barrows; Winnebagoes and the Black Hawk War; Sioux and the Black Hawk War; Personal narratives of Black Hawk War, by Joseph Dixon and W. Davidson; Early history of education in Wisconsin, by W.C. Whitford; History of school supervision in Wisconsin, by W.C. Whitford; Life and services of J.D. Doty, by Albert G. Ellis; Reminiscences of Hole-in-the-Day; Death of Hole-in-the-Day; Murder of Hole-in-the-Day; Additional notes on the younger Hole-in-the-Day; Gen Cass at St. Marie, 1820. |
| Article Title | Wisconsin Historical Collections, Volume V (1868) |
| Volume | Vol. 05 |
| Series | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin ; v. 5 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2006 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2006 |
Description
| Language | English |
| Page | 261 |
| Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Format-Digital | JP2 |
| Source Creation Date | 1868 |
| Identifier-Digital | whcvV0275 |
| Author | Fonda, John H., ca. 1797-ca. 1868 |
| Page Type | article |
| Volume | Vol. 05 |
| Series | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin ; v. 5 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2006 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2006 |
| Full Text | reminiscences op wisconsin 261 the port we saw the smoke and steam of a boat coming up the river just off the mouth of the wisconsin we hastened on and reached the fort as the steamer warrior made the gov ernment landing i reported myself to captain loomis and was directed to go up the river in the boat i assisted to get a six pounder from the port on to the warrior which cannon was managed by five other persons and myself and was the only cannon fired at the indians if not the only one aboard the steam-boat warrior was commanded by thockmoktojstj and lieut kijstgsbuky was aboard with a body of regulars the cannon was placed on the forward part of the boat with out a defence of any kind ; and i have the names of the five persons who assisted to manage it for they got on at the prai rie when i did the boat steamed up stream with all on board anxious to get a pop at the indians just above where lansing is we picked up a soldier who had been discharged from port snel ling and was coming down the river in a canoe he had come down the west channel on the minnesota side opposite bad axe and fortunately for him he did not meet the indians we came in sight of the indians south of the bad axe eiver ; they were collected together on a bench of the land close to the mississippi and were making efforts to get their women across captain dickson's scouts had not come np yet and the in dians raised a white flag and endeavored to induce the boat to approach the east shore and succeeded in bringing her close enough to pour a shower of balls into her the cannon sent a shower of canister amongst the indians which was repeated three times each time mowing a swath clean through them after discharging the gun three times there was only three charges of canister-shot aboard the indians retreated to the low ground back from the shore where lying on their bellies they were safe from us a continual firing of small arms was kept up between the persons on board the boat and the indians ashore until the fire wood gave out when we were obliged to put back to prai |