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The Black Hawk War Including a Review of Black Hawk's Life

Frank Everett Stevens

Bluff. From rare plate in sketch of his life, by Joseph Wallace, published in 1870. 130 BAKER, MRS. E.B. From photograph by Chiverton, Dixon, Ill. She still lives at Dixon, Ill. 137 BALL, CAPT. JAPHET A. From old photograph owned by John M. Ball, of Chatham, Ill. 130 BARNES, CAPT. ROBERT. From oil painting owned by R.M. Barnes, of Lacon, Ill. 159 BARNEY, CAPT. BENJAMIN. From photograph made in 1870. 119 BARNSBACK, CAPT. JULIUS L. From daguerreotype made in 1845, owned by Mrs. Clara P. Jones, of Edwardsville, Ill. 125 BEACH, MAJOR JOHN. From Fulton’s Red Men of Iowa. 37 BEALL, MAJOR ALEXANDER. From photograph made in 1862, owned by William A. Peak, of Exeter, Ill. 123 BEGGS, REV. STEPHEN R. From “Kirkland’s Chicago.” 167 BENSON, JAMES. Private in Captain McClure’s Company. At Stillman’s battle. From photograph owned by McLean County Historical Society. 136 BLACKBURN, COL. JAMES M. From his only portrait. 225 BLACK HAWK (1 and 2). From American Phrenological Journal for November, 1838. Second number. (3) From portrait by George Catlin. (4) From Patterson’s First Edition of Black Hawk’s Autobiography. (5) From oil painting owned by Wisconsin Historical Society at Madison by R.M. Sully. (6) From McKenney and Hall’s Indians. 17 BLACK HAWK’S POWDER HORN. Owned by Iowa Historical Society at Iowa City. Photographed by Prof. B.F. Shambaugh. 272 BLACK HAWK’S PROMISSORY NOTE. From the original, owned by Mrs. Fannie Anderson, of Louisiana, Mo. Unpaid. 272 BLACK HAWK’S TOWER. As it appears to-day. 272 BLACKWELL, ROBERT. Paymaster. From daguerreotype owned by Mrs. J.J. Brown, of Vandalia, Ill. 124 BLISS, MAJOR JOHN. From portrait in Minnesota Historical Society’s rooms at St. Paul. 97 BOONE, CAPT. LEVI D. From an old photograph owned by C.B. Rhodes, of Hillsboro, Ill. 126 BOONE, COL. NATHAN. Son of Daniel Boone. Only picture. From daguerreotype loaned by his grandson, N.B. Craig, of Hanover, Ill. 293 BOUCHARD, EDWARD D. From a tintype made in 1875, owned by his son, Dr. William L. Bouchard, of Chicago. Only portrait and now first published. 143 BOYD, JAMES M. Second Lieutenant. From photograph owned by Dr. H.B. Tanner, of South Kaukauna, Wis. 235 BRACKEN, LIEUT. CHARLES. From daguerreotype owned by Thomas Bracken, of Mineral Point, Wis. 175 BRADY, GEN. HUGH. From oil painting owned by George N. Brady, of Detroit, Mich. Now first published. 120 BREESE, LIEUT.-COL. SIDNEY. U.S. Senator, Chief Justice, etc. From his first portrait, an oil, owned by his son, Sidney S. Breese, Springfield, Ill., and now first published. 197 BRISTOL, JOHN E. Still alive. From photograph owned by author. 135 BROWNING, O.H. U.S. Senator, Secretary Interior, etc. From the engraving published with his life. 119 BUCKMASTER, MAJOR NATHANIEL. From his first picture, a daguerreotype, owned by his daughter, Mrs. Catherine Buckmaster Curran, of Alton, Ill., and now first published. 97 BURNS, CAPT. JAMES. From daguerreotype furnished by Hon. George Vernor, of Nashville, Ill. 193 BUTLER, CAPT. PETER. From daguerreotype owned by R.O. Butler, of Monmouth, Ill. 195 CALHOUN, JOHN, of Capt. Goodan’s Company. The County Surveyor who furnished Abraham Lincoln with instruments and employment as deputy. He was president of the Lecompton Constitutional Convention. From three-fourths length oil painting owned by Kansas Historical Society, Topeka. 280 CARLIN, GOV. THOMAS. Then Captain. From oil portrait in Executive Mansion at Springfield, Ill. 94 CARPENTER, WILLIAM. Paymaster. From a steel plate. 124 CARTWRIGHT, REV. PETER. Private in Captain Reuben Brown’s Company. From the plate in his autobiography. 281 CASEY, ZADOCK. Paymaster. Later Lieut.-Gov. Member of Congress, etc. From oil painting owned by his son, Dr. John R. Casey, of Joliet, Ill. 179 CASSELL, ADJUTANT HENRY K. From photograph made in 1863, owned by Mrs. Richard Curphy, of Scranton, Iowa. 160 CASS, LEWIS. Secretary of War in 1832. From the engraving made by the U.S. Bureau of Printing and Engraving. 100 CHETLAIN, A.L. From photograph owned by author. 142 CHETLAIN, LOUIS. Father of last above. Both in Dodge’s Squadron. From old photograph owned by the son. 142 CHRISTY, COL. SAMUEL C. From oil portrait owned by his daughter, Mary F. Scanlan, of St. Louis, Mo. 93 CHOUTEAU, COL. AUGUSTE. From fine plate owned by grandson, J. Gilman Chouteau, of St. Louis. 32 CHOUTEAU, COL. PIERRE. From oil painting owned by Pierre Chouteau, of St. Louis. 32 CLARK, LIEUT. MERIWETHER LEWIS. Of Gen. Atkinson’s Staff. From oil painting owned by Mrs. Meriwether Lewis Clark, of Louisville, Ky., made in 1832. 113 CLARK, GOV. WILLIAM. From engraving owned by grandson, John O’Fallon Clark, of St. Louis. 54 COFFEY, CAPT. ACHILLES. From frontispiece of his book, entitled, “History of the Regular Baptist Church,” published in 1877. 190 COPES, WILLIAM. Private in Capt. Covell’s Company. Still alive. Present at dedication of monument at Stillman’s battlefield in 1892. From life. 138 COWEN, LIEUT.-COL. WILLIAM. From old portrait owned by his son, Robert A. Cowen, of Chicago. 159 CRAIG, CAPT. JAMES. From the original, owned by his son, N.B. Craig, of Hanover, Ill. 141 DANLEY, LEVI. Corporal in Captain McClure’s Company. At Stillman’s battle. From plate owned by McLean Co. Hist. Soc. 136 DAVENPORT, GEORGE. An assistant quartermaster of militia. First settler on Rock Island. From oil painting in Supervisors’ room at Rock Island. 113 DAVIS, LIEUT. JEFFERSON. From an ivory miniature owned by Mrs. Davis and copied by her for this work. 290 DEMENT, MAJOR JOHN. From portrait owned by author. 179 DICKSON, CAPT. JOSEPH. From daguerreotype owned by his son, Joseph P. Dickson, of Platteville, Wis. 216 DIMMETT, WILLIAM. Private in Capt. Covell’s Company. At Stillman’s battle. From photograph owned by McLean Co. Hist. Society. 136 DIXON, ELISHA. Private in Capt. McClure’s Company. At Stillman’s battle. From photograph owned by McLean Co. Hist. Society. 136 DIXON’S FERRY. From oil painting owned by Miss F. Louise Dixon, of Dixon, Ill. 129 DIXON, JOHN. From photograph owned by author. 129 DODGE, A.C. U.S. Senator, Minister to Spain, etc. From photograph owned by his son, W.W. Dodge, of Burlington, Iowa. 299 DODGE, COL. HENRY. Governor, U.S. Senator, etc. From portrait owned by his grandson, W.W. Dodge, Burlington, Iowa. 141 DODGE, COL. HENRY. In uniform as a U.S. Ranger, by George Catlin. From the original, owned by W.W. Dodge, of Burlington, Iowa. 141 DUNCAN, GEN. JOSEPH. Later Governor of Illinois. From the oil painting in Executive Mansion, in Springfield. 94 DUNLAP, ADJUTANT SAMUEL. From daguerreotype owned by Mrs. J.M. Wagner, of Newman, Ill. 192 DUNN, CAPT. CHARLES. Chief Justice, etc. From the oil painting in the rooms of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, at Madison. 191 EATON, LIEUT. NATHANIEL J. From daguerreotype made in 1848, owned by his daughter, Mrs. Harriet Eaton Root, of Alton, Ill. 113 EDDY, HENRY. Quartermaster-General. From daguerreotype owned by his son (recently deceased), John M. Eddy, of Shawneetown, Ill. 115 EDWARDS, LIEUT.-COL. ABRAHAM. President First Legislative Council Mich. Ter. From portrait owned by Mich. Pioneer and Hist. Soc., Lansing. 255 EDWARDS, CYRUS. From a steel plate owned by his daughter, Mrs. George K. Hopkins, of Alton, Ill. 122 EDWARDS, NINIAN. First Governor of Illinois Territory, U.S. Senator, etc. From portrait in Executive Mansion, at Springfield. 54 ELKIN, CAPT. W.F. From an old picture owned by Lee B. Elkin, of Springfield, Ill. 95 EWING, MAJOR W.L.D. U.S. Senator, etc. From miniature made in 1835, owned by his daughter, Mrs. Margaret M. Dale, of Kansas City, Mo. 224 FEAMAN, CAPT. JACOB. From photograph owned by Elias Feaman, of Chester, Ill. 198 FLOOD, CAPT. WILLIAM G. From old photograph owned by his daughter, Mrs. W.E. Boswell, of Carthage, Ill. 123 FORD, THOMAS. Governor, Etc. Private in Whiteside’s Battalion in campaign of 1831. From painting in Executive Mansion, Springfield, Ill. 94 FORT ARMSTRONG. From an original etching by Mrs. Alice C. Walker, of Moline, Ill., and loaned for use in this work. 66 FORT CRAWFORD. From the oil painting made by Arthur Brower. 121 FORT DEARBORN. From picture in rooms of Chicago Historical Society. 167 FORT DIXON. From oil painting owned by author. 161 FORT MADISON. From a rare print in the “Annals of Iowa,” furnished by Mr. Charles Aldrich, of Des Moines. 37 FORT MADISON. Ground plan, from drawings in the War Department, at Washington. 37