Black Hawk War

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Descriptive Information

Title

Black Hawk War

Author

Rose, Edwin

Coverage-Spatial

Illinois

Subject

Campaigns

Type

Cartographic material

Genre

Maps

Description

1 ms. map
drawer Ruggles 408.
Pen-and-ink.
PC 17717.
Forms part of the Rudy Lamont Ruggles Collection.
Covers region in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin roughly bounded by Lake Winnebago, the Kankakee River, Peoria, and Prairie du Chien. Identifies rivers, forts, towns, and distances between points. Details routes taken by U.S. forces during the Black Hawk War of 1832. Shows Gen. Henry Atkinson's June 28-July 9 route from Dixon's Ferry northeast along the Rock River and Lt. Col. Abraham Eustis's August 1-September 1 route from Chicago to Rock Island. Also identifies marshes of the upper Rock River where Sauk Indians led by Black Hawk were based and their retreat northwest from the Wisconsin River.
Map of Indian war of 1832, made by one who was there, Col. Edwin Rose.

Dimensions

244 x 201 mm

Date

1832

Repository

Map Library

Collection Publisher

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Map Library

Call Number

drawer Ruggles 408

Rights

No Copyright - United States

Collection Title

Historical Maps Online

Collection

Historical Maps Online

Title	Black Hawk War
Author	Rose, Edwin
Coverage-Spatial	Illinois
Subject	Campaigns
Type	Cartographic material
Genre	Maps
Description	1 ms. map drawer Ruggles 408. Pen-and-ink. PC 17717. Forms part of the Rudy Lamont Ruggles Collection. Covers region in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin roughly bounded by Lake Winnebago, the Kankakee River, Peoria, and Prairie du Chien. Identifies rivers, forts, towns, and distances between points. Details routes taken by U.S. forces during the Black Hawk War of 1832. Shows Gen. Henry Atkinson's June 28-July 9 route from Dixon's Ferry northeast along the Rock River and Lt. Col. Abraham Eustis's August 1-September 1 route from Chicago to Rock Island. Also identifies marshes of the upper Rock River where Sauk Indians led by Black Hawk were based and their retreat northwest from the Wisconsin River. Map of Indian war of 1832, made by one who was there, Col. Edwin Rose.
Dimensions	244 x 201 mm
Date	1832
Repository	Map Library
Collection Publisher	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Map Library
Call Number	drawer Ruggles 408
Rights	No Copyright - United States
Collection Title	Historical Maps Online
Collection	Historical Maps Online

Black Hawk War