Good morning.
It’s a warmer Friday awaiting Whitewater, with sunny skies and a high of ninety-one.
The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls June 15, 1832 as the date on which there was a change of command in the Black Hawk War:
1832 – General Winfield Scott Ordered to Assume Command in Black Hawk War
On this date General Winfield Scott was ordered by President Andrew Jackson to take command at the frontier of the Black Hawk War. Scott was to succeed General Henry Atkinson, thought to be unable to end the war quickly. General Scott moved rapidly to recruit troops and obtain equipment for his army. However, while in New York, the troops were exposed to an Asiatic cholera. Just outside of Buffalo, the first cases on the ships were reported and death often followed infection. By the time the ships reached Chicago, the number of soldiers had dropped dramatically from 800 to 150, due to disease and desertion. Rather than going on to the front, Scott remained with his troops in Chicago, giving Atkinson a brief reprieve. [Source: Along the Black Hawk Trail, by William F. Stark, p. 90-91]
Google’s puzzle for today asks about a particular worker: “What did you call the personal servant who dressed his master in an arming doublet?” It would be tempting to reply, ‘a waste of labor,’ but that’s not the answer for which Google is looking.