The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday November 27, 1887 BLACK HAWK. The Flight of the Indians From Rock River. Rapid Pursuit by the Troops—100 Miles In Two Days. The First Battle on the Wisconsin River Bluffs. Complete Rout of Black Hawk’s Forces at Bad Axe. Capture of the Chief by Decorah. BY JUDGE T. S. WILSON. On […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday November 13, 1887 BLACK HAWK. The Skirmishing Preceding the Battle of Pecatonica. Attack on Apple River Fort—The Indians Repulsed—Relief Sent from Galena. Black Hawk Draws Major Dement and His Troops Into Ambush. BY JUDGE T. S. WILSON. The country was all in a panic on account of Indian murders being committed […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday October 30, 1887 THE BLACK HAWK WAR. The Night Surprise of the Whites at Kellogg’s Grove. As at Stillman’s Run, the Wily Indian is Ahead. One of the Episodes of the Frontier War. BY JUDGE T. S. WILSON. The march of the state and federal forces to the north from Dixon […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday October 16, 1887 BLACK HAWK. The Old Chief Breaks Faith With the Whites for the Fourth Time. The War That Was Waged in 1832—The Battle of Stillman’s Creek, Near Dixon, Ill. Utter Rout and Defeat of the Whites, Through Their Own Folly. BY JUDGE T. S. WILSON. Everyone supposed that when […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday October 9, 1887 Judge Wilson’s Article. Last winter Judge T. S. Wilson contributed to the Herald a series of articles on the early history of this section, and especially upon Indian traditions, treaties, wars and names, that were exceedingly valuable and which were widely read and highly commended. He has now […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday January 30, 1887 An Interesting Article. The derivation and meaning of many of the Indian names of towns and localities that have been retained throughout this portion of the northwest is always an interesting study. Judge T. S. Wilson contributes an interesting article on this subject in another column of to-day’s […]