Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-04-29

flag were brutally slain by the mill
tia, Black Hawk was enraged, and
from an ambush routed the whole
party, killing number and wouuding
others.
About this time settlers were killed
at a number of places and the name
of Black Hawk was connected with
every stump, tree, and projecting rock
in the region. The entire section was
terrified. Forts sprang up at a dozen
place and additional troops were sum-
mOned.
up Rock River to near Lake Kosh-
konong and, being hotly pursued. re-
treated with his warriors and the
women and children to the present
site Of the city of Madison
A Day of Excitement
The Indians and the militia were
on the move early on the morning Of
July 21, 1892. Their camps had been
near each other but neither cared to
make an attack at night. While
passing along the shore of one of
the lakes at Madison, an Indian was
seen to come up from the water and
pause near newly made grave. In a
moment he was pierced with bullets.
The grave was probably that of his
squaw who had died from exhaustion
and the disconsolate red man had
decided to await the approaching foe
and there also, meet his fate.
1t was not long until the rear of
the band was sighted The day was
warm The Indians threw away ket-
ties, blankets and other weighty ar
ticles in order to accelerate their
speed Some forty horses belonging
to the soldiers became exhausted, and
the riders leaped from the animals
and hurried along as fast as possible
on foot. Two or three times the In
dians showed fight but melted away
as soon as any number of their enc
mics appeared. These feints but ser
we'd to. spuf~the4 militia forward. The
pudsLst was ruthless, exciting, and
determined, chase from dawn to
late afternoon.
Black Hawk did not have over 500
warriors, while General Henry had
about 900 soldiers and Colonel Dodge
$50 more In the ardour Of their pur-
suit, over a country possessing many
difficulties, the immediate commands
Of Colonel Dodge and Colonel Ewing,
od 01I+c II nf
Henry's brigade. About five o'clock
in the afternoon, when they arrived
at Wisconsin Heights, they were met
by the spy company which had pre-
ceded them and which had been dri-
ven back, the enemy having shown
fight. The command OF Dodge, with
Ewing in the center, dismouted, form
ed in line, and advanced to the edge
of the bluff The Indians were secre-
ted in the high grass growing on the
level ground on both sides of the
stream. Dodge maintained his posi-
tion for about an hour; General
Henry's brigade then arriving. His
soldiers were deployed to the right
and left, the line thus being formed
with Dodge's command in the cen
ter.
From five o'clock until sundown
the conflict continued The Indians
in the meatime had been driven from
their initial position, some of them
escaping up the bank south of the
stream and others falling back in the
rank verdure toward the Wisconsin.
Rain fell and the high grass becoming
wet, it was found impossible for the
men to keep their arms dry in passing
through it, so the firing ceased.
Allies of the Whites
Chief White Grow, father of Yellow
Thunder's squaw, buried few miles
north of Baraboo, a number Of Winnie
bago, and Pierre Pauquette, their in
terpreter, were in the battle as aids
to the whites. They had joined a de-
tachment which had left Fort Winne-
bago (Portage) to go to Rock River,
and were in the wild chase across the
unbroken country to the place of the
battle They left the scene during the
night and returned to Fort Winnie
bago.
On the mountain overlooking the
battlefield, an Indian chief gave or
ders during the fight and little be-
fore dawn the morning after, voice
was heard from the same eminence.
This greatly disturbed the troops and
General Henry had all of his men
parade in order of battle. The indi-
vidua1 speaking in the darkness was
Neapope, endeavoring to make a
conciliation, thinking the Winnebago
we're still in the camp and would un-
derstand him. Just before daylight
the harangue ceased and Neapope dis
appeared. When morning came
troops found few horse tracks
which appeared to have been made
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