Character guide

Black Hawk

major

Also known as General Black Hawk, Black Hawk Starts, The Black Hawk, the renowned Black Hawk, Hawk

Sauk war chief and narrator, leads resistance against U.S. expansion.

Keokuk

supporting

Also known as the celebrated Keokuk

Sauk chief who advocates peace and cooperation with the U.S.

Gomo

supporting

Sauk leader and ally of Black Hawk during the war.

Nanamakee

supporting

Sauk chief and orator who supports Black Hawk's cause.

Neapope

supporting

Sauk warrior and prophet who encourages Black Hawk's resistance.

Matatah

minor

Sauk woman and relative of Black Hawk, captured during the war.

Quashquame

minor

Sauk chief who signed away tribal lands, criticized by Black Hawk.

Washeown

minor

Sauk warrior and ally of Black Hawk.

Tama

minor

Sauk chief who remains neutral during the conflict.

Old Wacome

minor

Also known as Wacome

Sauk elder and advisor to Black Hawk.

Thunder

minor

Also known as Little Thunder

Sauk warrior who fights alongside Black Hawk.

General Henry Atkinson

supporting

Also known as Gen. Atkinson, Brig. Gen. Atkinson, Brigadier General H. Atkinson, General Atkinson, H. Atkinson, Atkinson, Brig.-General Atkinson

U.S. Army commander leading forces against Black Hawk.

General Winfield Scott

supporting

Also known as Gen. Scott, Gen. Winfield Scott, Scott

U.S. general who arrives to negotiate peace after the war.

Colonel Dixon

minor

Also known as Dixon

U.S. militia officer who fights at Stillman's Run.

Major Isaiah Stillman

minor

Also known as Stillman, Major Stillman

U.S. militia commander defeated by Black Hawk at Stillman's Run.

Colonel George Davenport

minor

Also known as Col. Davenport, Col. George Davenport, George Davenport, Colonel George Davenport, Colonel Davenport

U.S. Army officer and trader at Fort Armstrong.

General Henry Dodge

minor

Also known as Henry Dodge, Col. Dodge, Col. Henry Dodge, Col. Henry, Gen. Dodge, Dodge, General Dodge

U.S. militia commander who pursues Black Hawk at Wisconsin Heights.

General Alexander Posey

minor

Also known as Gen. Alexander Posey, Gen. Posey, Gen. Alexander, Posey, Alexander, General Posey

U.S. militia general during the Black Hawk War.

Governor John Reynolds

minor

Also known as Gov. Reynolds, Governor Reynolds, Governor John Reynolds

Illinois governor who mobilizes militia against Black Hawk.

Colonel J. M. Strode

minor

Also known as Col. J. M. Strode, Col. Strode

U.S. officer at Fort Armstrong during the war.

Major John Dement

minor

Also known as Gen. James D. Henry, Major John Dement, John Dement, Major Dement, the Major, Dement, Henry, Gen. Henry

U.S. officer who leads a battle against the Sauks at Kellogg's Grove.

Captain A. W. Snyder

minor

Also known as Capt. A. W. Snyder, Capt. Snyder

U.S. militia captain during the Black Hawk War.

Captain James Stephenson

minor

Also known as Capt. Stephenson, Captain James Stephenson

U.S. officer who commands a company at Fort Dixon.

Colonel Taylor

minor

Also known as Colonel Taylor

U.S. officer involved in the war's final engagements.

General Edmund Gaines

minor

Also known as General Gaines

U.S. general who negotiates with Black Hawk before the war.

General Ewing

minor

Also known as General Ewing, Ewing

U.S. militia general during the conflict.

General Samuel Whitesides

minor

Also known as Gen. Whitesides

U.S. militia general who leads troops at Stillman's Run.

Colonel Fry

minor

Also known as Col. Fry

U.S. officer at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights.

Colonel Jones

minor

Also known as Col. Jones

U.S. militia officer during the war.

Colonel William Berry

minor

Also known as Col. Wm. Berry

U.S. officer commanding a regiment in the war.

Captain James Craig

minor

Also known as Capt. James Craig

U.S. militia captain who serves in the conflict.

Major P.

minor

Also known as Major P.

U.S. officer mentioned in dispatches during the war.

Elijah Kilbourn

minor

Also known as Mr. Elijah Kilbourn, Kilbourn, Elijah Kilbourn

Settler who provides a narrative of the Apple River Fort fight.

William Martin

minor

Also known as Mr. William Martin, Mr. Martin, William Martin, the said William Martin, Martin

Settler and witness to events during the war.

Joseph Smart

minor

Also known as Mr. Joseph Smart, Mr. Smart, Smart

Settler who testifies about the conflict.

Mr. Gratiot

minor

Also known as Mr. Gratiot

Indian agent involved in treaty negotiations.

Gideon Munson

minor

Also known as Gideon Munson, Munson

Settler who provides an account of the war.

Kellogg

minor

Also known as Kellogg

Settler whose grove becomes a fort during the war.

Crooks

minor

Also known as Crooks

Trader or settler mentioned in the narrative.

La Gutrie

minor

Also known as La Gutrie

French-Canadian trader who interacts with the Sauks.

Dr. A. K. Philleo

minor

Also known as Dr. A. K. Philleo, Dr. Philleo

Physician who treats wounded after the war.

J. B. Patterson

minor

Also known as J. B. Patterson

Editor and compiler of Black Hawk's autobiography.