Sylvia Hall
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Sylvia Hall was a young girl taken captive during the 1862 Indian Creek massacre in Illinois, whose abduction and later ransom became a noted episode in American frontier history.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical figure from the American frontier
ⓘ
human ⓘ victim of kidnapping ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1862 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
American frontier captivity narratives
ⓘ
accounts of the Indian Creek massacre ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| event | Indian Creek massacre ⓘ |
| familyName | Hall ⓘ |
| givenName | Sylvia ⓘ |
| hasCause | Indian conflicts on the American frontier ⓘ |
| hasQuality | child at time of capture ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Hall family ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
American Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
American Civil War era
|
| lifeEvent |
abduction by Native American raiders
ⓘ
ransom and return from captivity ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the children whose captivity drew public attention
ⓘ
being taken captive during the 1862 Indian Creek massacre in Illinois ⓘ her abduction and later ransom on the American frontier ⓘ |
| occupation | child captive (historical) ⓘ |
| partOf | American frontier history ⓘ |
| placeOfEvent | Illinois ⓘ |
| residence | Illinois ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
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