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Title: Wakefield's History of the Black Hawk war; a reprint of the 1st edition
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Wakefield, John Allen, 1797-1873 Stevens, Frank Everett, 1856-
Subjects: Black Hawk War, 1832
Publisher: Chicago, Caxton Club
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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agreement. They crossed over in a few weeks, wentwithin a few hundred yards of Prairie du Chien, in thedead hour of night, fell upon a camp of MenominieIndians, slaughtered and killed twenty-five of them;and that too, within gun-shot of a garrison of regulars.Those Menominie Indians never have been at warwith the Government of the United States. Theyhave ever looked to it for protection.—They had beenthat day in an Indian frolic, and were nearly all drunk.It is a well known thing, that, when Indians get intoone of those drunken frolics, they are dangerous, one * See Appendix, Note No. 4. See General Gainess Report to President U. S.,Appendix, Note No. 5. FORT ARMSTRONG pi; but stillmuch like ock Island,s men, andd of all thehite flag inThe Blackeral Gainesirst refused,orces acrossroduce him.hed Hawk,nd our own 0 cross the river,without the per-ked States or thesoon forgot this 1 few weeks, went» o\i Cfneii m the on ot regulars.■ been at warStates. TheyFhey had beenarly all drunk.
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LATE I N DI AN WAR 33 to another, and the squaws invariably make it a rule tohide their arms until they get sober. This was thecase at this time. Those Menominies had just beengorging with this hydra monster of all evil, and werelying in their wigwams, lost in sleep; never dreamingor thinking that there was the least danger of beingbutchered by those hideous monsters, that were of thesame species of human beings with themselves. Butthe deadly tomahawk and spear were buried in themwhen in their helpless situation. The Menominies,it is said, succeeded in killing four of these savagemonsters, who deserved to die the worst of deaths.10The Menominies immediately informed Gen. Streetof the massacre. He repaired immediately to the battleground. They appeared to be in great distress for theloss of their friends. They had killed a number ofsquaws and children. The Menominies made heavycomplaints to Gen. Street, saying, you have told us thatyou would protect us, and see that the Sacs and Foxesw

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