Black Hawk War
The Black Hawk War was a war between the Indians under command of Chief Black Hawk and American settlers on the frontier in 1832. It took place mostly in Illinois and Wisconsin. Several small battles were fought, including the Battle of Stillman's Run and the Battle of Bad Axe. During the War, dozens of Americans and hundreds of Indians were killed. Many more Americans died of cholera and other diseases than died in battle. After the War, the Sac, Fox and Kickapoo Indians lost most of their land in Illinois and Wisconsin. Both future Union President Abraham Lincoln and future Confederate President Jefferson Davis fought in the Black Hawk War, both on the side of the Union.
Black Hawk War Media
- Keokuk1.jpg
Keokuk by George Catlin, c. 1830s
- Black Hawk 1831 newspaper.jpg
Newspaper account of the alarm caused by Sauk returning to Saukenuk, Washington National Intelligencer, June 13, 1831
- Fort armstrong.JPG
Fort Armstrong was located on Rock Island, which is now known as Arsenal Island. The view is from the Illinois side, with Iowa in the background.
- Shabbona (chief)1.jpg
Potawatomi chief Shabbona tried to keep his tribe out of the war.
- Major Isaiah Stillman.jpg
Isaiah Stillman, militia commander at the Battle of Stillman's Run
- Red Battle X.png
Red X for marking battles on the 1832 Black Hawk War map
Shiny red button/marker widget. Used to mark the location of something such as a tourist attraction.
- Green pog.svg
Shiny green button/marker widget.
- Pecatonica Battleground1.jpg
An 1857 painting of the battlefield at Horseshoe Bend
