Lincoln and the Black Hawk War

On May 8, 1832, while encamped approximately one mile west of this point, Abraham Lincoln was mustered into the military service of the United States. Captain Lincoln's company was mustered into state service at Beardstown April 28, the day before ...

Black Hawk

Lake Monona: Change

Madison changed with great speed in the 1830s: from Ho-Chunk home to war zone to capital city. Powerful forces were gathering against the Ho-Chunks. To gain more land, southwest Wisconsin lead miners pressured the U.S. government to remove ...

Black Hawks Outpost

August 2 1832 twenty

picked Sacs were station-

ed here to decoy the US

Army northward and per-

mit the Indian main body

with women and children

to escape across the riv-

er. Fourteen of the out-

post were shot here wh-

ile trying to surrender.

In 1846 LeGrand Sterling

found ...

Black Hawk and Winnebago Trail

Two trails across

Dr. Bean's door yard, the

Black Hawk Retreat and

the Winnebago Trail

which ran from Winne-

shiek's (De Soto) village

to large Winnebago town

above the forks of the

Kickapoo at Manning

prior to 1840.

Authority:

Dr. D.A. Bean 1854

Wm T Sterling 1840

No 4 CVP

Marker is at the ...

Black Hawk Trail

At shallow pond 115 rods due

south Blackhawk's 700 Sac

Indians encamped July 31 1832.

Soldiers found six decrepit

Indians there and "left them

behind."

Lee Sterling in 1846 found

a handfull of silver brooches

there. Hence concluded those

killed were squaws.

No. 3 CVP 1930 S

Marker is on State ...

Black Hawk Trail

On night of August 1 and 2

1832, Gen. Atkinson's

army of 1200 mounted men

in pursuit of Black Hawk

encamped on this area

from 8 p.m. until 3 a.m.

The spring from which

men and horse drank

is 140 rods northwest.

No. 2 CVP 1930 S

Marker is on ...

Bird’s-eye view of Black Hawk

Gilpin County, Colorado

Black Hawk History

Take an adventure in & around this venerable, most informative lithograph:

This bird’s-eye view of Black Hawk shows Gregory Gulch at the top of the map’s center – and Chase Gulch to the right of Gregory ...

Black Hawk Trail

At shallow pond 115 rods due

south Blackhawk's 700 Sac

Indians encamped July 31 1832.

Soldiers found six decrepit

Indians there and "left them

behind."

Lee Sterling in 1846 found

a handfull of silver brooches

there. Hence concluded those

killed were squaws.

No. 3 CVP 1930 S

Marker is on State ...

Black Hawk War Encampment

"Burnt Village"

A large Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Village dating from the 1700s once stood in this vicinity. Just before the 1832 Black Hawk War, the village was burned during an intra-tribal battle. On July 6th and 8th, the United States Military camped ...