Battle of the Kellogg's Grove

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Battle of Kellogg's Grove
Part of Black Hawk War
Date June 25, 1832 Location Near Kent, Illinois Result minor American victory
Combatants
United States	Sauk & Fox tribes
Commanders
Adam W. Snyder Samuel Whiteside	Black Hawk
Strength
240	Not known
Casualties
23	Not known

Black Hawk War of 1832
Stillman's Run – Old Man Creek – Buffalo Grove – Indian Creek – St. Vrain – Spafford Farm – Bloody Lake – Kellogg's Grove – Yellow River – Apple River Fort – Wisconsin Heights – Bad Axe

The Battle of the Kellogg's Grove was a minor battle, mostly a skirmish, fought during the Black Hawk War. American forces fought against an unknown number of Native Americans, probably Sauk . It ended with the deaths of three American soldiers. It is known that four Indians surrendered, but were forced to fight to the death by commander Samuel Whiteside.

The Battle of Kellogg's Grove did not influence much the course of the war, although it helped Captain Snyder's re-election to the Illinois State Senate later in the year.

[edit] Resources

• Eby, Cecil. "That disgraceful affair, The Black Hawk War." W.W . Norton and Company: New York, 1973.
• http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000664