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| Description | Stillman's Run Battle Site in Stillman Valley, IL (1832). It was the first battle of the Black Hawk War. Black Hawk, distraught by the loss of his birthplace through treaties, led a group of Sauk, Fox, Kickapoo, Potawatomi, and Ho-Chunk from across the Mississippi River into Illinois. After several fruitless negotiation sessions, Black Hawk led the group to the Rock River in 1832 with the idea of forming a confederacy of native bands. Governor John Reynolds viewed Black Hawk's "British Band" as an invasion and called upon the Illinois militia to deal with them. He ordered Maj. Isaiah Stillman to march to Old Man's Creek to halt the advance of Black Hawk. Local Potawatomi leaders told Black Hawk about the camp. On May 14, 1832, Black Hawk sent three emissaries with a white flag to discuss peace with the soldiers--Black Hawk was ready to head back to Iowa, with his ideas of a native alliance failing to come to fruition. Concerned about the presence of Black Hawk's scouts, the militia fired upon the emissaries, killing one. The surviving scouts and emissaries told Black Hawks what had happened, and he mounted a skirmish line. The militia chased the scouts all the way back to Black Hawks camp, where Black Hawk was able to ambush the group. The soldiers fled, and warned the camp that thousands of natives were pursuing them (the actual number was probably in the low hundreds). Stillman ordered his troops to retreat. A band of twelve soldiers led by John Giles Adams stayed behind to make a stand, sacrificing themselves to ensure the safe retreat of the others. The day after the battle, a group of militia, allegedly including Abraham Lincoln, came to bury the dead. Lincoln's involvement with the burial has been questioned and is still under investigation. After the battle, the presence of Black Hawk struck fear into Illinois residents, with papers warning of thousands of "bloodthirsty warriors" ready to strike. The militia were criticized for their performance, and the battle of Old Man's Creek became known as the battle of Stillman's Run for his hasty retreat. Black Hawk feared retribution and tried to escape Illinois through Wisconsin into modern-day Michigan. The dead were buried in a mass grave. A memorial, with individual gravestones, was erected in 1901. |
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