Atkinson resumed his march at two o'clock in the morning on August 2, since the signs of living or recently dead Sauk signaled to he and his troops that they were finally reaching Black Hawk's band.
Left: These stone markers were created by Dr. C. V. Porter, a Vernon County historian, in the early 1900s, to commemorate the Black Hawk War.
Note: The language used by Dr. Porter would not be considered politically correct by today's standards. In all fairness, much of his terminology was considered correct and proper in his time.