The History of Wisconsin Volume 3; In Three Parts, Historical, Documentary, and Descriptive (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1854 Excerpt: ...preceded them, and had encountered a large body of Indians, who drove them in. The line was immediately formed, and advanced in front of the horses, to the brow of an eminence which concealed them from the enemy, who, in the mean while, was approaching from the other side of the heights, in pursuit of Dickson, not being aware of the near presence of the army. The conflict commenced, as both parties met on the bluffs, and the enemy was repulsed. The position of Colonel Dodge was maintained, under a constant fire from the Indians for fully an hour before the line of battle was formed by the arrival of General Henry with the rest of his brigade; they deployed to the right and left, forming on the flanks, and leaving Dodge's command in the centre. the Indians, who were in their rear, on the banks of the Wisconsin River; a retreat was therefore ordered by the Indian commander, which took place as the line advanced, and to this circumstance may be attributed the small loss of life on our part. It has been said, by those who had better opportunities of knowing the facts, that the American loss was one killed and eight wounded; on part of the Indians, the loss in killed on the field, was between forty and fifty; the number of wounded, unknown, as they were carried away; of these details, Mr. Bracken has no personal knowledge, and cannot vouch for the accuracy of any of the above-stated numbers. On the morning after the battle, it was found that the enemy had all crossed the river during the night, men, women, and children, and had dispersed. As soon as the whole line was thus formed, a charge was ordered and promptly made, by which the Indians were driven from their position into the low grounds, or Wisconsin bottoms, which were here covered with high grass; and as...