Isaiah Stillman

Isaiah Stillman

Infobox Military Person
name= Isaiah Stillman
lived= 1793–15 April 1861
placeofbirth= Massachusetts
placeofdeath= Kingston, Peoria County, Illinois


caption= Major Isaiah Stillman, Illinois militia leader
nickname=
allegiance= United States Army
serviceyears=
rank= Major
commands=
unit=
battles= Battle of Stillman’s Run, Black Hawk War
awards=
laterwork=

Cavalry Major Isaiah Stillman (1793–15 April 1861) led Illinois militia in the first armed confrontation of the Black Hawk War against Black Hawk’s Sauk Indian Band.

Early life

Isaiah Stillman was born and raised in the state of Massachusetts. Stillman decided to leave the east and travel to Illinois to become a trader of pots, pans, and other items. For a time he lived in the Coopers Creek Landing in Fulton County before deciding to join the Illinois militia as a Captain at the age of 35 in 1827.

External links

* [http://www.historynet.com/wars_conflicts/american_indian_wars/3037561.html?featured=y&c=y Historynet’s Black Hawk War]
* [http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/blackhawk/gal/stevens97.html#about Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project]
* [http://www.comportone.com/cpo/genealogy/articles/localhistory/BlackHawkWar.htm Black Hawk War]


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