Indian Creek Massacre and Captivity of Hall Girls: Complete history of the massacre of sixteen whites on Indian creek, near Ottawa, Ill., and Sylvia Hall and Rachel Hall as captives in Illinois and Wisconsin during the Black Hawk war, 1832Scanlan, Charles Martin
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Indian Creek Massacre and Captivity of Hall Girls: Complete history of the massacre of sixteen whites on Indian creek, near Ottawa, Ill., and Sylvia Hall and Rachel Hall as captives in Illinois and Wisconsin during the Black Hawk war, 1832
Scanlan, Charles Martin
Black Hawk War, 1832; Horn, Sylvia Hall, 1813-1899; Indian captivities -- Middle West; Munson, Rachel Hall, -1870
Ox-teams for breaking prairie, 25
P.
Paw Paw, Shabona’s village, 108
Pecatonica, battle of, 92
Pensions from England, 26
Peru, home of Elder Horn, 100
Pettigrew, Wm., sketch of, 24
baby killed by Indian, 34
killed by Indians, 34
Mrs., shot in cottage, 34
Picture of a prairie fire, 11
Black Hawk as civilian, 21
Black Hawk as warrior, 17
Chief Shabona, 30
Monuments, 4, 27, 99, 103
Mrs. Dunavan, Mrs. Hum, Mrs. Watts, Howard Hum, Gladys Hum, Samuel
Dunavan, 103
Mrs. Rachel Hall Munson and son Elliott, 97
Mrs. W. S. Horn and the Elder, 101
none of Misses Hall, 7
Shabona Park, 37
where girls entered canoes, 69
William Munson, after middle life, 96
Wisconsin river, 75
tombs of Rachel and her husband, 99
Portage, where girls took canoes, 69
Pottawatomie Indians, 13, 16, 53
Prairie breaking, 25
Purse for Hall girls, 94
Pursuit of Indians, 44
Pypagee, Shabona’s son, friend of settlers, 22, 108
Pyps, Shabona’s nephew, friend of settlers, 22, 108
Q.
Quails, plentiful, 12
R.
Rabbits, abundant, 12
Rachel’s comb, taken by Indian, 62
Rachel ransomed, 67
Ransom from Sacs, 66
Ratification, refusal of Indians, 16
Red Bird war, 17
Red Flag promenade, 65
Reed, John, marries Phoebe Munson, 98
Reed, Fannie, married to Mr. Eckles, 98
Religion, Indian offering, 46
Religious ceremony, 65, 73
Reward offered, 54
payment in goods, 89
Rivers, formation of, 10
Road, safest to Blue Mounds, 68
Rock river, 9
rapids passed by captives, 63
Romance and history, 95
Royally welcomed, 79
S.
Sacs claim land, 16
follow girls to Portage, 71
danger expected, 77
Sauk Trail, 26
Scalp, double meaning of, 70
Scalping victims, 34
Scanlan, Miss Marian, contributor, 7
Scanlan, Miss Gertrude, contributor, 7
Scott, uncle of Hall girls, 91
Settlement, Davis, 23
Settlers attacked by Indians, 21
rush to Ottawa, 31
return to Davis settlement, 32
Shabona, sketch of, 106
abuse of by squatters, 109
cheated out of his lands, 109
Col. Johnson’s gift ring to, 108
grave of, 40
home on Mazon creek, 110
notifies whites, 22, 31
Park, 27, 110
Paw Paw Village of, 108
picture of, 30
removal to Kansas, 108
second notice to settlers, 32
tomb of, 110
Shaver, Delia, married to William Munson, Jr., 98
Shaver, George, married Fidelia Munson, 97
Sod corn, first crop, 25
Somonauk, passing headwaters, 40
Spotted Arm, chief, 57
as hostage, 87
Springfield, state capital, 1837, 9
Starved Rock State Park, 9
Stillman, Major, defeat of, “Stillman’s Run”, 20
“Stillman’s Run”, rout at, 20, 48, 51, 52
militia undisciplined, 20, 51
pursuing Indians, 20, 51
truce flag abused, 20
Stockades, building of, 54
Storms, rains, 31
St. Louis, girls ship for, 93
Sycamore river, 10
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