The Black Hawk War of 1832

289 Pages·2007·10.002 MB·English

by  Patrick J. Jung

THE
BLACK HAWK WAR
OF 1832
Campaigns and Commanders
CAMPAIGNS AND COMMANDERS
General Editor
Gregory J. W. Urwin, Temple University, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Advisory Board
Lawrence E. Babits, East Carolina University, Greenville
James C. Bradford, Texas A & M University, College Station
Robert M. Epstein, U.S. Army School of Advanced Military
Studies, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
David M. Glantz, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Jerome A. Greene, National Park Service
Victor Davis Hanson, California State University, Fresno
Herman Hattaway, University of Missouri, Kansas City
Eugenia C. Kiesling, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York
Timothy K. Nenninger, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Bruce Vandervort, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington
THE
BLACK HAWK WAR
OF 1832
Patrick J. Jung
University of Oklahoma Press : Norman
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Jung, Patrick J., 1963–
The Black Hawk War of 1832/ Patrick J. Jung.
p. cm. — (Campaigns and commanders ; v. 10)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8061-3811-4 (alk. paper)
1.Black Hawk War, 1832. 2. Black Hawk, Sauk chief, 1767–1838.
3. Sauk Indians—Wars. I. Title.
E83.83.J86 2007
973.5'6—dc22 2006024462
The Black Hawk War of 1832is Volume 10in the Campaigns and
Commanders series.
The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and
durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book
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Longevity of the Council on Library Resources, Inc.
Copyright © 2007by the University of Oklahoma Press, Norman,
Publishing Division of the University. All rights reserved.
Manufactured in the U.S.A.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
To my wife, Rochelle

Contents
List of Illustrations ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 3
1 Sowing the Seeds of Fury 11
2 The Storm Clouds Gather 33
3 Rumors of War 51
4 The Thunderbirds’ First Roar 69
5 The Eye of the Storm 93
6 The Silence and the Fury 127
7 The Thunderbirds’ Last Flight 160
8 The Calm after the Storm 190
Appendix: Forts during the Black Hawk War 211
Notes 215
Bibliography 243
Index 257
vii

Illustrations
Figures
1.Sketch of the Winnebago Prophet by George Catlin 57
2.Portrait of General Henry Atkinson 71
3.Tintype of General Samuel Whiteside 81
4.Engraving of Colonel Zachary Taylor 85
5.Photograph of Shabonna shortly before death 87
6.Daguerreotype of Major Isaiah Stillman 90
7.Lithograph of Governor John Reynolds of Illinois 99
8.Sketch of Henry Dodge as commander of Mounted
Rangers 102
9.Battle of Pecatonica 111
10.Lithograph of General Milton K. Alexander 115
11.Engraving of President Andrew Jackson 119
12.Painting of temporary federal fort at Dixon’s Ferry 122
13.Portrait of General Winfield Scott 140
14.Sketch of the area around Lake Koshkonong 147
15.Order of the Battle of Wisconsin Heights 150
16.Depiction of an Indian scalp dance 151
17.Sketch of an Indian with scalplock 152
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