Black Hawk War

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Black Hawk or Makataimeshekiakiah, painting by Charles Bird King, c. 1837.

Keokuk, Sauk chief; painting by J.O. Lewis done at the signing of the Treaty of Prairie du Chien, 1825.

Map showing locations of major battles, massacres, forts, and settlements during the Black Hawk War of 1832 in present-day Wisconsin and Illinois. Key sites such as the Battle of Bad Axe, Battle of Wisconsin Heights, and Massacre at Indian Creek are labeled, along with Black Hawk's route marked by a purple line.

Abraham Lincoln

Massacre of Bad Axe, 1832

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Black Hawk or Makataimeshekiakiah, painting by Charles Bird King, c. 1837.

Black Hawk or Makataimeshekiakiah, painting by Charles Bird King, c. 1837.

Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Keokuk, Sauk chief; painting by J.O. Lewis done at the signing of the Treaty of Prairie du Chien, 1825.

Keokuk, Sauk chief; painting by J.O. Lewis done at the signing of the Treaty of Prairie du Chien, 1825.

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Map showing locations of major battles, massacres, forts, and settlements during the Black Hawk War of 1832 in present-day Wisconsin and Illinois. Key sites such as the Battle of Bad Axe, Battle of Wisconsin Heights, and Massacre at Indian Creek are labeled, along with Black Hawk's route marked by a purple line.

Battle sites and key events in the Black Hawk War

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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Daguerreotype of Congressman-elect Abraham Lincoln, c. 1846–47. This is the earliest-known...

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Massacre of Bad Axe, 1832

Massacre of Bad Axe, 1832

Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (reproduction no. LC-USZ62-90)

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