The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought on November 7, 1811 between the American forces under the command of William Henry Harrison, and Native American warriors under the leadership of Tenskwatawa, commonly referred to as “The Prophet.” Deemed an American victory, the battle had far lasting implications with Native American policy and the approaching conflict known as the War of 1812.
Books
Allison, Harold. The Tragic Saga of the Indiana Indians. Turner Publishing Company, 1986. ISLI 970.4 A438T
Anness, Milford E. Tippecanoe—As the Red Man Saw it—and Fought It. Battle of Tippecanoe Sesquicentennial Committee, Inc, 1961.
ISLI 813 A614T (Author’s Room)
Barnhart, John D. Indiana to 1816 : The Colonial Period. Indiana Historical Bureau. 1971. ISLI 977.2 I385hi v.1 [Also available on Internet Archive]
Beard, Reed. The Battle of Tippecanoe. Hammond Press, 1889.
ISLI 973.51 B368B2 [Also available on Library of Congress]
Calloway, Colin G. The Shawnees and The War for America. Viking, 2007.
ISLM E83.775.C355 2007 [Also available on Internet Archive]
Cayton, Andrew R.L. Frontier Indiana. Indiana University Press, 1998.
ISLI 977.2 C385F
Cleaves, Freeman. Old Tippecanoe : William Henry Harrison and His Time. C. Scribner’s Sons, 1939.
ISLI 923 H323c [Also available on Internet Archive]
Cullum, Earl Owen. Two Men Named Owen. I. Colonel Abraham Owen, Killed at Battle of Tippecanoe, 1811, ll. Lieutenant George W. Owen, Confederate Cavalry Leader.
ISLI 923 O964c
Dowd, Gregory Evans. A Spirited Resistance: The North American Indiana Struggle for Unity, 1745-1815. John Hopkins University Press, 1992.
ISLM H31.J6 V.109, No.4 [Available online at Internet Archive]
Drake, Benjamin. Life of Tecumseh, and of his Brother the Prophet : with a Historical Sketch of the Shawanoe Indians. H.M. Relison, 1856.
ISLV 923 T255D 1856 (Vault) [Available online at HathiTrust]
Edmunds, R. David. Tecumseh and The Quest for Indian Leadership. Pearson Longman, 2007.
ISLI 970.2 E24T 2007 [Available online at Internet Archive]
Edmunds, R. David. The Shawnee Prophet. University of Nebraska Press, 1983.
ISLI 970.2 E24S [Available online at Internet Archive]
Harrison, William Henry. Messages and Letters of William Henry Harrison. 1922.
ISLI 353 I385A V.1 [Also available on Internet Archive]
Hurt, R. Douglas. The Ohio Frontier : Crucible of the Old Northwest, 1720 – 1830.
ISLM F495 .H94 1996 [Also available on Internet Archive]
Hurt, R. Douglas. The Indian Frontier, 1763-1846.
ISLM E93 .H95 2002 [Also available on Internet Archive]
Jortner, Adam. The Gods of Prophetstown : The Battle of Tippecanoe and the Holy War for the American Frontier. Oxford University Press, 2012.
ISLI 973.51 J82g [Also available on Internet Archive]
McCoy, Samuel. Tippecanoe : Being a True Chronicle of Certain Passages between David Larrance & Antoinette O’Bannon of the Battle of Tippecanoe in the Indiana Wilderness, and of what Befell Thereafter in Old Corydon and Now First Setforth. Bobbs-Merrill, 1916.
ISLI 813 M131t [Also available on Internet Archive]
McCullough, Alameda. The Battle of Tippecanoe: Conflict of Cultures. 1973.
ISLI 973.5 B336
Owens, Robert M. Mr. Jefferson’s Hammer : William Henry Harrison and the Origins of American Indiana Policy. University of Oklahoma Press, 2007.
ISLI 923 H323o [Also available on Internet Archive]
Owens, Robert M. William Henry Harrison’s Indiana Paternalism and Patriotism on the Frontier 1795-1812.
ISLI 977.2 O97W
Pirtle, Alfred. The Battle of Tippecanoe. Filson Club Publications, 1900.
ISLI 973.5 P672 [Also available on Internet Archive]
Reid, Richard J. The Battle of Tippecanoe. Stone City Press, 1983.
ISLI 973.51 R358B
Risher, D.W. Indian in Self-Defense. Carlon & Hollenbeck, 1880.
ISLI 970.5 R595I [Also available online on HathiTrust]
Sugden, John. Tecumseh’s Last Stand.
ISLI 970.2 S947t [Also available on the Internet Archive]
Tucker, Glenn. Tecumseh : Vision of Glory. Bobb-Merrill, 1956.
ISLI 923 T255t [Also available on the Internet Archive]
Tunnell, Harry D. To Compel with Armed Force : A Staff Ride Handbook for the Battle of Tippecanoe. Combat Studies Institute, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 1998.
ISLI 973.51 T926T [Also available on the Internet Archive]
White, George Fauntleroy. Sketch of the Life of Colonel Isaac White, of Vincennes, Indiana. Killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe, November 7, 1811. Gibson Bros, 1889.
ISLI 923 W584w
White, Richard. The Middle Ground : Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650-1815.
ISLI 977 W587M [Also available on the Internet Archive]
The Tippecanoe Battle-Field Monument : A History of the Association Formed to Promote the Enterprise, the Action of Congress and the Indiana Legislature, the Work of the Commission and the Ceremonies at the Dedication of the Monument. Tippecanoe Battle-Field Monument Commission, 1909.
ISLI 973.51 T595r [Also available on the Internet Archive]
Genealogy
National Archives and Records Administration. Muster Rolls and Payrolls…Battle of Tippecanoe Nov. 1811. (Genealogy Microfilm).
United States Adjutant-General’s Office. Pay Rolls of Militia in the Battle of Tippecanoe.
[f] ISLG 973.5 I39PA
Manuscripts
S600 Collection on William Henry Harrison
Contains the letters, certificates, proclamations, speeches, autobiographies, biographical materials, and other materials of William Henry Harrison, the commander of American forces at the Battle of Tippecanoe and the 9th president of the United States.
S2190 Ephraim Jordan Correspondence and Papers
Contains the correspondence, ration orders, reports, orders, and other various documents of Ephraim Jordan, who was the Lieutenant Colonel Commandant of the 1st Regiment of the Knox County Militia, which served in the Battle of Tippecanoe.
S1084, OB174William Prince Correspondence and Papers
Contains the correspondence, documents, and other various documents of William Prince, who served in the Indiana militia as a captain during the Battle of Tippecanoe.
Contains correspondence, writings, and speeches of Isaac Naylor, who participated in the establishment of Fort Harrison and the Battle of Tippecanoe. The collection also has undated historical sketches directly related to the battle.
Contains the letters and correspondence of Jonathan Jennings, Indiana’s first governor after being admitted to the union.
Contains the correspondence of John Tipton, who served with the “Yellow Jackets” during the Battle of Tippecanoe.
Contains the papers, correspondence, and other documents of the Lasselle Family, who were involved with numerous parts of 19th Century Indiana history, including the Battle of Tippecanoe.
Pamphlets
Durkee, Marshall S and William B Calhoun. Land to Soldiers – Old Fourth Regiment : (To Accompany Bill H.R. no. 245. Blair & Rives, Printers, 1840.
ISLO 923 H323 no.44 [Also available on Library of Congress]
Louisville Free Public Library. Books and Magazine Articles on Battle of Tippecanoe, Battle of the River Raisin, Battle of the Thames. 1913.
ISLO 016 no. 22 [Also available on HathiTrust]
Smith, Benjamin Wilson. Sketch of the Battle of Tippecanoe, Fought November 7, 1811, one hundredth anniversary, November 7, 1911. 1911.
ISLO 973.51 no. 5
T. and C. Wood. A Brief Sketch of the Life and Public Services of William Henry Harrison…: With a Succinct Account of the Battles of Tippecanoe and the Thames: Compiled from Official Documents. 1835.
ISLO 923 H323 no. 26 [Also available on the Internet Archive]
Tipton, John. Journal of John Tipton; Tippecanoe Battle Campaign, 1811. 1922.
ISLO 973.51 no. 4
Wilstach, John Augustine. The Battle Forest: A Poem. Press of American Bank Note Co., 1890.
ISLO 811 NO. 157 [Also available on HathiTrust]
Maps
Battle of Tippecanoe. Indiana—Conservation, Dep’t of—Lands and Water, Div. Of.
[Map Rm-L] ISLZ 912.772 IT11i (1811)
Graphical Map of the Battle of Tippecanoe Sesquicentennial, August 17 thru 20, 1961. Battle of Tippecanoe Sesquicentennial Committee, Historical Significance Committee.
[Map Rm-L] ISLZ 973.51 B336g
Harrison’s March.Map of south western Indiana Showing William Henry Harrison’s march from Vincennes to the Tippecanoe Battlefield.
ISLO 973.51 no.7
Tippecanoe Battleground Vicinity.
[Map Rm-s] ISLZ 912.772 IT85t (1885)
Links to Other Resources:
Tippecanoe County Historical Association, Battlefield: http://www.tippecanoehistory.org/our-sites/tippecanoe-battlefield-museum/
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