[3] Historical reference provided by Sara James Childers British Captain Thomas G Anderson's Journal contains the following entries: Saturday August 27, 1814 — At eight the expedition for the Rock river marched.

I gave them fifteen loaves of bread and sent to procure a beef that I knew was for sale but the owner sent me word if I would send him two milch cow I might get his ox.

I then inquired of Mr Brisbois, from whom I have had every assistance he could possibly give, even to the distressing of his own family.

The Feuille brought word that he had met a Renard canoe with two men in it who informed him that a Renard messenger was sent from the Illinois by the Americans with a notice to the Indians that they the Americans were on their way up here mainly to take possession of their fort at Prairie du Chien and not to hurt the Indians, that they the Indians were requested to keep out of the way, that the Americans like hunters in the wood had wounded a deer they had wounded the English and were following the track till they should ruin or destroy the whole.

Sunday August 28 — Gave the Feuille ten bushels of wheat to take him with the Renards to the Rock River.

A young lad of this place by the name of Antoine du Bois volunteered his service and embarked with the Sioux interpreter.

Fifty Sioux of the Feuille band (The Leaf or Wabasha) with forty-five Renards left this place at two o'clock singing the war song and at six about sixteen puants arrived from above, debarked at the upper end of the village, and walked down to the lower end singing the war-song, then immediately embarked and went off.

Wrote a note to Capt Grignon to prepare himself to go off express to Mackinaw to-morrow at ten o'clock.

Monday August 29 — Finished the dispatches at ten and Capt Grignon being detained in expectation of Mr Antoine Brisbois arriving from below, did not set off till four in the afternoon.

Mr Brisbois did not arrive Prairie du Chien Captain Anderson dispatched the following message, addressed to Lieutenant Colonel McDougall from Fort McKay on that same day: Sir, the command of this post having been left to me by Lieut Col McKay, I have the honor to communicate to you that on the 27th instant I sent off a small detachment under the command of Lieut Graham of the Indian department for the Rock river, consisting of thirty men, one brass three pounder, and two swivels.

[4]American Major Taylor led a force of more than 350 U.S. regulars and militia to relieve Prairie du Chien and evacuate the garrison.

About this time, one of the boats that had passed returned, dropped anchor and swung in close to [the] one which was on fire, taking off all the people except those who were killed or badly wounded.

The other boat cut her cable and drifted down the river, leaving their comrades without attempting to assist them.

I found several barrels of whisky on the captured boat, knocked in the heads and emptied the bad medicine late the river.

We now disposed of the dead, and returned to the Fox village opposite the lower end of Rock Island, where we put up our new lodges, and hoisted the British flag.

A great many of our braves were dressed in the uniform clothing which we had taken from the Americans, which gave our encampment the appearance of a regular camp of soldiers.

They had summoned her on her way down to surrender, but she refused to do so, and now, that she had passed the rapids in safety, all hope of taking her had vanished.

A party of braves followed to watch where they landed, but they did not stop until they got below the Des Moines Rapids, where they came ashore and commenced building a fort.

Credit Island is the scene of many public events and is also popular for sight-seeing and eagle watching.

In 2012, construction began on a bridge on the west side of the island, linking the Mississippi River Trail bike path to Concord Street in Davenport.

In 1894, the county land ownership maps still showed John Offerman as the owner of Credit Island.

[10][11] The Mississippi River Commission's Survey of the Mississippi River maps show it called Offerman's Island, survey date August 7, 1895[12] Offerman's Island was part of the Rockingham Township in Scott County, Iowa, United States.