Black Hawk War

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Descriptive Information

Title

Black Hawk War

Author

Rose, Edwin

Subject

Type

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

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Map Library

Collection Publisher

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Library

Call Number

drawer Ruggles 408

Rights

No Copyright - United States
The University of Illinois Map Library requests the following acknowledgement be included when using this Historical Map: Map provided courtesy of the Map Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Collection Title

Historical Maps Online

Title	Black Hawk War
Author	Rose, Edwin
Subject	Wisconsin Wars - 1815-1875 Sauk Indians Maps, manuscript Indians of North America Illinois Campaigns
Type	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	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Map Library
Collection Publisher	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Library
Call Number	drawer Ruggles 408
Rights	No Copyright - United States The University of Illinois Map Library requests the following acknowledgement be included when using this Historical Map: Map provided courtesy of the Map Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Collection Title	Historical Maps Online

Black Hawk War