Clack Stone
| Clack Stone | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | Illinois militia |
| Years of service | 1832 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands held | company of the 27th Regiment Illinois Militia |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Apple River Fort (Black Hawk War) |
| Other work | General store proprietor |
Clack Stone (fl. 1827–1839) was a captain in the 27th Regiment Illinois Militia during the 1832 Black Hawk War. He was in charge of a company mustered into service in May 1832 from Jo Daviess County, Illinois. Stone was in charge of the garrison at the Apple River settlement in present-day Elizabeth during two war-related incidents. In the first event, some horses were stolen from the fort in the prelude to the Battle of Waddams Grove. The second event was an intense battle known as the Battle of Apple River Fort. After the war, Stone operated a general store and helped establish the village of Elizabeth.
John D. Winters moved from Kentucky or Tennessee to central Illinois, and then to Jo Daviess County in 1827. Sometime after this, Winters and Clack Stone purchased a tract of land 127 feet (38.7 m) above the waters of the Apple River.
In April 1832, encouraged by promises of alliance with other tribes and the British, Sauk Chief Black Hawk moved his so-called "British Band" of around 1,000 warriors and non-combatants into Illinois. The conflict that followed became known as the Black Hawk War. Between May and June 1832, eight companies were mustered into service in the volunteer Illinois Militia under the command of Colonel James M. Strode. All eight companies of the 27th Regiment of Illinois Militia were from Jo Daviess County. One of the eight companies in Strode's 27th was a 47-man unit eventually commanded by Captain Clack Stone. Stone's company was mustered into service by order of Illinois Governor John Reynolds on May 15, 1832, one day after the first engagement of the war at Stillman's Run. Initially, Stone's company, based at the Apple River settlement, was commanded by Captain Vance L. Davidson. When Davidson left for the Plum River settlement at present-day Savanna, Stone took over command. One of the longest serving groups of volunteers during the war, the 27th Regiment was mustered out of service on September 6, 1832.
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