Post by Robert Braun on Apr 13, 2004 13:35:51 GMT -5
In William R. Smith's The History of Wisconsin Vol. 3? pp. 268 we find the following:
Greg Carter has alluded to this attack in other threads. What else do we know about this attack, and what details are known about the blockhouse and its defenders? What do we know about the war-party?
It might well be that Apple River Fort has lost its status as the only fort directly attacked during the Black Hawk War. Perhaps even the strongpopints at Kellogg's Grove could be considered in this discussion as well...
Regards, Bob.
Early in June, a party of Indians made an attack on a block-house situate [sic] near the mouth of Plum River, below Galena, and after endeavoring for about an hour to ineffectually storm it, they retired without having effected any destruction of lives.
Greg Carter has alluded to this attack in other threads. What else do we know about this attack, and what details are known about the blockhouse and its defenders? What do we know about the war-party?
It might well be that Apple River Fort has lost its status as the only fort directly attacked during the Black Hawk War. Perhaps even the strongpopints at Kellogg's Grove could be considered in this discussion as well...
Regards, Bob.
