. History of Pike county, Illinois; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. History of Illinois ... Digest of state laws .. . which was the MASSACKE AT FORT DEARBORN. During the war of 1S12 between the United States and England,the greatest, as well as the most revolting, massacre of whites thatever occurred in Illinois, was j>cr|)etrated by the Pottawatoujie In-dians, at Fort Dearlwrn. This fort was built by the Government,in 1804,
. History of Pike county, Illinois; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. History of Illinois ... Digest of state laws .. . which was the MASSACKE AT FORT DEARBORN. During the war of 1S12 between the United States and England,the greatest, as well as the most revolting, massacre of whites thatever occurred in Illinois, was j>cr|)etrated by the Pottawatoujie In-dians, at Fort Dearlwrn. This fort was built by the Government,in 1804, on the south side of the Chicago river, and was garrisoned HISTORY OF ILLINOIS. 01 by 54 men under command of Capt. Nathan Heald, assisted byLieutenant Helm and Ensign Konan; Dr. Voorhees, surgeon. Tlieresidents at tlie post at that time were tlie wives of officers llealdand llehn and a few of the soldiers, Mr. Kinzie and his family, anda few Canadians. The soldiers and Mr. Kinzie were on the mostfriendly terms with the Pottawatomies and Winuebagoes, the prin-cipal tribes around them. On the 7th of August, 1812, arrived the order from Gen. Hull, atDetroit, to evacuate Fort Dearborn, and distribute all United Statesproperty to the Indians. Chicago was so deep in the wilderness. OLD FORT DEARBORN. that this was the first intimation the orarrison received of the dec-laration of war made on the 19th of June. The Indian chief whobrought tlie dispatch advised Capt. Heald not to evacuate, andtiiat if he should decide to do so, it be done immediately, and byforced marches elude the concentration of the savages before thenews could be circulated among them. To this most excellent ad-vice the Captain gave no heed, but on the 12l:h held a council with 02 11I8TOUV la- ILLINDIS. the Indians, ap])rising them of the orders received, and otiering aliheral reward lor an escort of Pottawatimues to Iort Waviie. TheIndians, with many profesBioiis of friend^hiJ), assented to all hopro]>o6ed,and
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