Black Hawk Indian Wars

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Early in April, 1832, Brig. General Atkinson, with about three hundred troops, was ordered to Fort Armstrong to prevent a threatened war between the Menominee and Fox Indians, on account of a massacre, committed by a band of the latter on a small band of drunken Menominee the previous summer at a point near Fort Crawford. To prevent bloodshed he was directed to demand the murderers of the Foxes; but on arriving at Rock Island he soon learned that there was imminent danger of a war of a different character–that Black Hawk, with his entire band, was then on his way to invade the State of Illinois and would probably be joined by the Pottawatomie and Winnebago. In order to ascertain the facts in the case, he called upon the Indian Agent and Col. George Davenport, both located here, and requested them to furnish, in writing, all the information they had in relation to the movements and intentions of Black Hawk in coming to the State of Illinois.

Black Hawk — Makataimeshekiakiah, Or Black Hawk,
Original name Black Sparrow
A Saukie Brave (Sauk)
1767 – 1838

1832

Illinois

Illinois Black Hawk War Veterans (hosted at State of Illinois)
Illinois Military Units
- Adams County
  - Capt. William G. Flood’s Co.
  - Captain David Crow’s Co.
  - Captain William C. Ralls’ Co.
- Alexander County
  - Capt. Henry L. Webb’s Company
- Bond County
  - Capt. Benjamin James’ Co.
  - Captain B. James’ Co.
- Brown County
  - Capt. Nathan Winters’ Co.
- Bureau County
  - Captain George B.Willis’ (or Wills’) Co.
- Cass County
  - Capt. Thomas Carlin’s Co.
  - Captain Jacob Ebey’s Co.
- Clark County
  - Captain Royal A. Nott’s Company
  - Capt. John F. Richardson’s Company
- Clay County
  - Capt. John Onslott’s Company
- Clinton County
  - Capt. Andrew Bankson’s Company
- Coles County
  - Captain Jacob M. Earley’s Company
- Cook County
  - Capt. Holden Seission’s Co.
  - Capt. Joseph Napier’s Co.
  - Captain James Walker’s Co.
- Crawford County
  - Capt. Alex. Houston’s Co.
  - Detachment Of Capt. Highsmith’s Co.
  - Capt. Highsmith’s Detachment
  - Detachment Of Captain A. M. Houston’s Co.
- Edgar County
  - List of Veterans of the Black Hawk War
  - Captain Samuel Brimberry’s Company
  - Captain Robert Griffin’s Company
  - Captain Jonathan Mayo’s Company
  - Captain Isaac Sanford’s Company
  - Capt. Mayo’s Detachment
  - Capt. Earl Peirce’s Detachment
  - Capt. Isaac Sandford’s Detachment
- Edwards County
  - Detachment of Capt. Hunter’s Co.
  - Capt. Champion S. Mading’s Co.
  - Capt. Solomon Hunter’s Detachment
- Fayette County
  - Capt. Samuel Huston’s Co.
  - Captain John Dement’s Co.
  - Captain Jacob M. Earley’s Co.
- Franklin County
  - Capt. George P. Bowyer’s Company
  - Capt. Jonathan Durman’s Company
  - Capt. Wm. J. Stephenson’s Company
  - Capt. Obediah West’s Company
- Fulton County
  - Capt. David W. Barnes’ Co.
  - Capt. Asel F. Ball’s Co.
  - Capt. John Sain’s Co.
  - Capt. Asel F. Ball’s Co.
- Gallatin County
  - Capt. John Bays’ Company
  - Capt. Joel Holliday’s Company
  - Capt. Joel Holliday’s Company
  - Capt. David B. Russell’s Company
  - Capt. Harrison Willson’s Company
- Greene County
  - Capt. Hiram Kinade’s Detachment
  - Capt. James Kincaid’s Company
  - Capt. Gershom Patterson’s Company
  - Capt. Aaron Bannon’s Company
  - Capt. Thomas Chapman’s Company
  - Capt. Jeremiah Smith’s Company
  - Captain Samuel Smith’s Company
  - Captain Thomas McDow’s Company
  - Captain Samuel Smith’s Company
- Hamilton County (hosted at ILGenWeb Archives)
  - Capt. Ardin Biggerstaff’s Company
  - Captain James Hall’s Company
- Hancock County
  - Capt. Butler’s Company
  - Capt. James White’s Company
- Jackson County
  - Captain James Walker’s Company
- Jefferson County
  - Capt. James Bowman’s Company
- Jo Davis County
  - Capt. Charles McCoy’s Co.
  - Capt. H. Hezekiah Gear’s Co.
  - Capt. Jonathan Craig’s Co.
  - Capt. Samuel H. Scales’ Co.
  - Captain James Craig’s Co.
  - Captain Elijah Iles’ Co.
- Knox County
  - Capt. William McMurtry’s Co.
- LaSalle County
  - Captain George F. Bristow’s Co.
  - Captain David Smith’s Co.
  - Captain George McFadden’s Co.
- Lee County
  - Capt. Abraham Lincoln’s Co.
- Macon County
  - Macon County in the Black Hawk War
  - Capt. I. C. Pugh’s Co.
  - Captain James Walker’s Co.
- Macoupin County
  - Capt. Bennett Howlin’s Detachment
  - Capt. Bennet Nowlen’s Company
  - Capt. John Harris’ Company
- Madison County
  - Capt. Julius L. Barnsback’s Co
  - Capt. Josiah Little’s Co
  - Captain Erastus Wheeler’s Co
- Marion County
  - Captain William N. Dobbins’ Company
- Marshall County
  - Captain Robert Barnes’ Co.
- McLean County
  - Capt. M. L. Covell’s Co.
  - Capt. Robert McClure’s Co.
  - Captain M. L. Covell’s Co.
- Montgomery County
  - Capt. Hiram Roundtree’s Detachment
  - Capt. Hiram Roundtree’s Co.
  - Capt. Thomas Chapman’s Co.
- Morgan County
  - Captain William Gillham’s Co.
  - Captain S. T. Matthews’ Co.
  - Capt. Walter Butler’s Co.
  - Capt. Ozias Hail’s Co.
  - Capt. Allen F. Lindsey’s Co.
  - Capt. William B. Smith’s Co.
  - Captain William T. Givens’ Co.
  - Captain Cyrus Mathews’ Co.
- Peoria County
  - Capt. Abner Eads’ Co.
  - Captain William Gordon’s Co.
- Perry County
  - Capt. William Adair’s Co.
- Pike County
  - Capt. Benjamin Barney’s Co.
  - Capt. Elisha Petty’s Co.
- Pope County (hosted at IlGenWeb Project or ILGenWeb Archives)
  - Capt. Arman’s Company
  - Captain Charles Dunn’s Company of Mounted Volunteers
  - Captain Jonathan Durman’s Company
- Putnam County
  - Captain William M. Stewart’s Co.
  - Captain William Haws’ Co.
- Randolph County
  - Capt. Josiah Briggs’ Co.
  - Capt. James Thompson’s Co.
  - Capt. Feaman’s/ Capt. Conner’s Co.
- Rock Island County
  - Rock River Rangers
  - Capt. Thomas Carlin’s Co.
  - Captain Jacob Ebey’s Co.
  - Captain Jacob M. Earley’s Co.
  - Capt. J. W. Kenney’s Co.
  - Captain A. W. Snyder’s Co.
- Sangamon County
  - Capt. Thos. B. Ross’ Company
  - Capt. Thos. B. Ross’ Company
  - Capt. Jesse Claywell’s Company
  - Capt. Thomas Moffett’s Company
  - Capt. John Dawson’s Company
  - Captain Japhet A. Ball’s Company
  - Captain L. W. Goodan’s Company
- Schuyler County
  - Capt. M. G. Wilson’s Co.
  - Capt. William C. Ralls’ Co.
  - Captain Stennett’s Co.
- Shelby County
  - Captain Daniel Price’s Co.
  - Captain Peter Warren’s Co.
- St. Clair County
  - Capt. John Thomas’ Co.
  - Capt. John Tate’s Co.
  - Captain William Moore’s Co.
  - Captain John Winstanley’s Co.
  - Captain Solomon Miller’s Co.
- Tazewell County
  - Capt. John G. Adams’ Co.
- Union County
  - Captain B. B. Craig’s Co.
- Vermilion County
  - Captain John B. Thomas’ Co.
  - Captain Eliakem Ashton’s Co.
  - Captain Morgan L. Payne’s Co.
  - Captain James Palmer’s Co.
  - Captain I. M. Gillispie’s Co.
- Wabash County
  - Capt. Alex. Houston’s Co.
  - Detachment Of Capt. Elias Jordan’s Co.
  - Adj. Isaac Parmenter’s Detachment
- Wayne County
  - Captain James N. Clark’s Company
  - Captain Benjamin Wells’ Company
- White County
  - Capt. John Haynes’ Co.
  - Capt. William Thomas’ Co.
  - Capt. Daniel Powell’s Co.
  - Capt. John McCann’s Co.

Iowa and Wisconsin

Wisconsin Muster Rolls from the Black Hawk War, 1832 (hosted at Wisconsin Historical Society)
The Black Hawk War (hosted at Iowa Pathways)

Wisconsin

The Massacre at Bad Axe (hosted at Wisconsin Historical Society)

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