175 Years of Collecting: A Virginia History Quiz

 

Q: In 1832 I crossed the Mississippi River and attacked Illinois. The resulting war was named for me. I was imprisoned afterward at Fortress Monroe, Virginia. Who am I?

A: Black Hawk (1767–1838), chief of the Sauk nation

Right: portrait by Robert Matthew Sully done at Fortress Monroe (Virginia Historical Society, Gift of the artist, 1852)

Black Hawk