NAME INDEX THE REMOVAL OF THE WINNEBAGO INDIANS FROM WISCONSIN IN 1873-4 BY LAWRENCE W. ONSAGER No attempt has been made to update Winnebago with Ho-Chunk. Ah-ha-cho-gah (see also Ah-ha-cho-ker/Blue Wing) (?-1893), 222, 223, 254 Ahuzipga see Winneshiek, Old, 145 Anderson, Moses, 148 Merchant, La Crosse, WI; signed document certifying good character of Winnebago, 1873. Arnold, Alexander A. (1833-1915), 92, 95-100, 104-5, 107, 113 Captain, Company C, 30th Wis. Inf; native of Trempealeau County, Wis (errata, 30th Regt, not 13th). Arthur, Evan, 243 Merchant, Portage, testified to the good character of the Winnebago/Ho chunk, 1874. Atkinson, Henry (1782-1842), 35, 38-9, 41, 53-61 General Atkinson led troops from St. Louis, 1827. Atwater, Caleb (1778-1867), 9, 10, 12-13, 22 Commissioner at the 1829 Winnebago treaty; politician, historian, and early archaeologist from Ohio; wrote “Remarks Made on a Tour to Prairie du Chien . 1829.” Austin, Mrs. Isaac (Emily A. Thrall, c1839-?), 108 Resident on Germantown Road, Juneau Co, WI, 1863. Bacon, J. M., 209 Wrote letter to U. S. Adjutant General Baker, William T., 219, 242-4 Resident of Oakdale Township, Monroe Co, Wis; a removal agent; swore under oath that the Winnebago were not ill-treated, 1874 (errata, William T., not William Y). Banfield, E. C., 128 Office of Indian Affairs, 1874. Barber, J(oel) Allen (1809-1881), 137-140, 149, 170, 257-8 U. S. congressman from Lancaster, Wis., 1873-74. Barron, Henry Danforth (1833-1882), 248-50 Wis. State Senator from St. Croix Falls; supported removal of Winnebago, 1874. Bates, R. J., 237 Hunt removal agent, 1874. Battice, George, 174 Resident of Douglas Township, Marquette Co, WI; full-blood Winnebago, represented by Henry W. Lee, 1873. Battice, Henry, 174 Resident of Douglas Township, Marquette Co, WI; full-blood Winnebago, represented by Henry W. Lee, 1873. Battice, Jacob, 174 Resident of Douglas Township, Marquette Co, WI; full-blood Winnebago, represented by Henry W. Lee, 1873. Beach, Horace (1818-1905), 137-140, 257-8, 279 Merchant, Prairie du Chien; hired by Winnebago to inquire about removal plans, 1872, 1874. Bean, John (1817-?), 243-4 Merchant, Portage, WI; attested to the good character of the Winnebago, 1874. Bearheart, Flora Thundercloud (WaNekChaWinKa), 48 Fieldnotes by Frances Perry; daughter of Moheek Thundercloud (MaZheeWeeKah) and Annie Blowsnake (WeConChaSkaWinKah). Belknap, William W. (1829-1890), 202, 230-2 Secretary of War, 1873. Bentley, George, 57 Letter to David Lowry, Office of Indian Affairs, 1840. Big Boat Decorah (also known was One Eyed Decorah, Big Canoe Decorah), 44, 52 Brother of Waukaunhakaw or Snakeskin Decorah, name taken from an exploit during War of 1812, Bird clan; member of delegation to Washington, D. C., 1837; band leader near Black River Falls, 1840. Big Canoe (see also Big Boat Decorah), 59 Camp on east side of Mississippi River (near Black River Falls?), 1840. Big Bear, 190 Leader of second largest band of Nebraska Winnebago, 1873. Big Hawk, 177-8, 180, 184-5, 196, 198-9, 201, 211-14, 246,262-3 Influential Winnebago leader in his 40s, Warrior clan; camped near the Dells of the Wisconsin, 1873. Big Head, 53 Winnebago band lead, southcentral Wisconsin, no settled home, 1840. Big Jim, 213, 218 Member of Big Hawk’s band on the Baraboo River; conspicuous because he was very tall, 1873. Big Nose, 253 Kept his son from shooting Charles A. Hunt, Pine Creek Railroad Station, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, Feb 1874. Big Soldier, 60 Bear clan; Apprehended with his band near the Fox and Puckaway lakes by Captain Clark W. Thompson, 1841. The lakes are located in Dodge and Green Lake counties, 16 miles apart in a region of lakes, creeks, marshes and rivers just to the east of the Fox- Wisconsin Portage (Portage City). Big Thunder, 60 Leader of a band of 100 located near Black River Falls, Wis., 1841. Black Cloud, 220 Leader of band of 30 Winnebago located on the Mississippi River bottom. Captured by C. A. Hunt about 10 miles south of Trempealeau Village, Dec 1873. Black Hawk, 36-7 Sac Indian leader during the Black Hawk War, 1832. Black Hawk, 246, 273 Winnebago leader reported to have returned from Nebraska with 30 others to the vicinity of Prairie du Chien, Warrior clan, Jul 1874. Black Hawk, Old, 159, 161 A Sac Indian leader located in Oklahoma. Black Wolf, 42, 51, 58 Bear clan; A spokesman for the Winnebago, 1837, 1840; his son signed the 1837 removal treaty. Black Wolf’s Son, 42, 51, 53 Bear clan; member of 1837 Winnebago delegation that signed the removal treaty, This treaty signed under duress by a delegation with no authority to cede lands was considered fraudulent by the Winnebago/Ho chunk (Lurie, 1966). Bleekman, Adelbert E., (1846-1908), 247-9 Wisconsin senator from Tomah; he supported removal of the Winnebago, 1874. Bloom, John P., 50-53 Editor, Territorial Papers of the United States. Blue Wing (see also Ah-ha-cho-gah), 145, 222 Blue Wing owned 40 acres of land near the Tunnel in Monroe County, Wisconsin. Bon, David B. (1825-1889), 216, 224, 243, 268-72, 275 Ex-Monroe County Sheriff; Hunt assistant, 1873-4; Errata: Daniel B. Bon should be David B. Bon, page 243. Booth, William S., 66 Grant County resident; involved in Muscoda incident, 1846. Botsford, _____, 221, 223 Corporal, military detachment, 20th US Infantry, Fort Snelling, MN, 1873. Bowyer, John (Abt. 1772-1820), 30-31 Colonel, Indian Agent, Green Bay, WI, 1816-1820; born in Augusta County, VA, about 1792, served as an army officer, 1792-1815. Bradford, Robert E. (1840-?), 276 Resident of Millston, Jackson County, Wis; advocate for the Winnebago, 1874. Bradley, Taylor (1820-1898), 232-3, 259-62, 265-7, 269, 271, 275 Nebraska Winnebago Indian Agent, 1873-4. Branch, H. B., 88 Superintendent of Indian Affairs, Dakotah Territory, 1863. Bransfield, Michael, 243 Resident of Sparta, Wis; made statement denying any ill-treatment of the Winnebago during their removal to Nebraska, 1874. Briggs, John E., 38 Iowa Old and New, 1939, pp. 100-1. Brisbois, Bernard W. (1808-1885), 63 American Fur Company agent, testified to the good behavior of the Winnebago, 1846. Brockway, Eustace L. (1826-1901), 131-2, 228-9, 237, 246 Lumberman, Black River Falls, Wis; wished to be the Winnebago removal agent, hired by Charles A. Hunt as a removal assistant. Brooke, George M. (1785-1851), 60-1 General, Military correspondence, Winnebago, 1840-1. Brown, Charles Edward (1872-1946), 23 “Lake Monona,” 1922; archaeologist, co-founder of Wisconsin Archaeologist and museum director of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Brown, Dee (Dorris Alexander) (1908-2002), 182 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, 1971; American novelist, historian and librarian. Brown, Orlando (1801-1867), 78-80, 82 Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1850. Bruce, William H., 78-9, 82 Reports, sub-agent for the Menominee, 1850. Brush, Edmund A., 42 Special agent, Indian Department, 1835. Buck, Edwin, 65 Grant County resident, involved in Muscoda incident, 1846. Buckingham, William (1804-1875), 141 Senator from Connecticut, 1872. Buell, H. Dan, 223, 227 Deputy sheriff, Sauk County, WI; demanded that Federal troops obey a habeas corpus, 1873. Buffalo Calf, 35 Winnebago/Ho-Chunk; one of three alleged murders delivered to Colonel Whistler at the Fox-Wisconsin Portage, 1827. Bunn, Romanzo (1829-1909), 242 Judge, Sixth Wisconsin Circuit, Sparta, WI; supported Winnebago removal, 1874. Bunnell, Lafayette H (1824-1903), 127 Resident, Homer, MN; offered his services as Winnebago removal agent to Governor Fairchild of Wisconsin, 1869. Bunnell, Warren, 252 Farmer, West Prairie Township, Trempealeau, WI; fed a group of Indians, protested that it was inhuman to let them starve, 1874. Burbank, John A. (1827-1905), 88 Indian agent, letter to Office of Indian Affairs, 1863. Burchard, Samuel D., 247-9 Wisconsin State senator from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, 1874. Burgoyne, John, 26 British general, 1777; disliked Indian auxiliaries. Button, S. W., 252 Lawyer and Jackson County, Wisconsin leader, 1874. Callender, Charles, 11 “Great Lakes – Riverine Sociopolitical Organization,” 1978. Cameron, Angus (1826-1897), 148 Politician, lawyer, La Crosse, WI; signed document certifying good behavior of Winnebago, 1873. Canby, Edward R. R. (1817-1873), 181 General, killed by Modoc Indians, 1873. Captain Mike (see also Mike Staces), 165 Member of Winnebago delegation to visit Indian Territory and choose possible reservation, April-May, 1873; not identified, perhaps Tcoraminanka or P’dtcoga? Ca Ra Cho Monazga (Moving Blue Sky Man) (White Whale), 178 Winnebago band leader, white settlers referred to him as “White Whale”, belonged to Thunder clan and was a member of the Caramonee family; member of delegation to Washington, D. C., 1873 Caramaunee, 81, 218 Carimonee, 175 Caromonee, 96, 145, 147 Caromonee, Old, 145, 147 The family of Naw Kaw Karimonee (see) were members of the Bird clan, Naw Kaw was succeeded by his nephew. Spelling varies in the accounts. See also Little Caramonee; Old Caromonee asked Oliver Winters to write against removal, 1873. Carnahan, A., 243 Resident of Sparta, Wisconsin; made statement denying that the Winnebago were ill- treated during removal. Carter, William, 101 Clearfield Township, Juneau County, WI settler; engaged in illegal whiskey sales to the Winnebago, 1863. Cash, William Henry Harrison (1843-1924), 212, 221-4, 227, 142-3, 279, 280 New Lisbon merchant; assisted Charles Hunt in removal of the Winnebago, 1873-4. Cass, Lewis, 21, 31, 35, 42, Governor of Michigan Territory (1825-6; 1828-9); Secretary of War (1831-36). Cate, George Washington (1825-1905), 123 Circuit court judge presiding over the trial of Bill Dandy for the murder of Frank Provonsal, 1863. Chambers, John (1780-1852), 62 Governor of Iowa; attempted to induce Winnebago to move to Minnesota, July 1843.