massacre massacre incident occurred near present day illinois massacre likely committed warriors band warriors unlikely group nation killed massacre united_states indian agent companions accounts reported body mutilated party attacked route ferry illinois illinois ordered general deliver dispatches colonel men interred remains companions massacre prelude united_states indian agent traveling companions included men reportedly killed attack traveling native americans attacked group band warriors route join group massacre occurred older histories described group band sac warriors modern sources indicate band associated nation asserted group band autobiography fact sided united_states warriors attacked party acted authority oversight nation war began defined racial terms white settlers region notice distinction led fear native americans area friendly settlers cause example appeared article published article described events massacre went associate murders companions fox band supposed indians belong band know band supposed friendly supplied corn public expense acknowledge little confidence band near scene murders occurred actually volunteered assist white settlers band warriors massacre massacre occurred near present day illinois area known grove indian agent fox tribes ferry illinois command general prior massacre group composed purchasing cattle illinois news trouble band reached immediately decided return northern illinois protect homes men left ferry illinois discovered body killed massacre men immediately returned ferry report find remained town overnight following day general returned ferry dispatches destined fort armstrong ordered travel party deliver dispatches fort men traveled north ferry interred remains traveled miles fort hamilton camping night morning set stopped breakfast miles finished eating warriors approached men retreated shot killed slain account massacre brother law man identified body said warriors dead men cut hands head feet removed heart reportedly passed pieces heart braves eat source indicated began dead men managed escape warriors arrived safely illinois days later said initially able retreat scene apparently later killed fled little bear incident history war stated attacker led little bear chief adopted blood brother noting little bear presence allegedly assured companions fear claims included book memories narrative described allegedly pleading life little bear history dismissed idea little bear adopted armstrong wrote little bear existed fox chief said think chief adopted brother stevens armstrong information based identified sac likely aftermath according men evaded band attacked party floyd arrived provided description events newspaper account detailed source indicated floyd victim massacre remains interred cemetery victims massacre public park near present day kent illinois following massacre detachment led colonel buried bodies victims dodge men recovered remains body recovered
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