Black Hawk's Surrender

Black Hawk's Surrender (HMT83)

Location: Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821 Crawford County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 2.564', W 91° 8.8'

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On August 2, 1832, the Black Hawk War effectively ended when the U.S. Military massacred many followers of Sauk Indian leader Black Hawk at the Battle of Bad Axe, located about 35 miles north of here. Black Hawk, known as Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, his advisor The Prophet and some of his followers, escaped north to a Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) village near Prairie La Crosse. There, One-Eyed Decorah, Chasja-ka, and other Ho-Chunk persuaded the fugitives to surrender to the American authorities. They journeyed down the Mississippi River to Prairie du Chien where Black Hawk and The Prophet were delivered to U.S. Indian Agent, Gen. Joseph Street. Attired in resplendent white deerskin clothing provided by the Ho-Chunk, Black Hawk formally surrendered to Gen. Street on August 27, 1832, and was briefly imprisoned at Fort Crawford under the command of Col. Zachary Taylor. Lt. Jefferson Davis was charged with transporting Black Hawk to Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis and Black Hawk was imprisoned there until the following spring when President Andrew Jackson ordered his release.

Erected 1999
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HM NumberHMT83
Series This marker is part of the Black Hawk War series, and the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series.
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Marker Number431
Year Placed1999
Placed ByThe Wisconsin Historical Society
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Date Added Friday, September 5th, 2014 at 4:07am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 650959 N 4767227
Decimal Degrees43.04273333, -91.14666667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 2.564', W 91° 8.8'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 2' 33.84" N, 91° 8' 48.00" W
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Area Code(s)608
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101-199 W Rice St, Prairie Du Chien WI 53821, US
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