Henry Atkinson | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Atkinson, Henry, (1782-1842)

US Army General

Henry Atkinson | Wisconsin Historical Society
Dictionary of Wisconsin History.

U.S. Army general sent north from St. Louis in 1832 to drive Black Hawk west of the Mississippi. He had fought in the War of 1812 and led expeditions to the far West before being put in charge of U.S. forces during the Black Hawk War.

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