The rest of the militia fled back to Dixon's Ferry where they spread news of a terrible slaughter at Stillman's Run.

The battle was named for Major Isaiah Stillman and his detachment of 275 Illinois militia which fled in a panic from a large number of Sauk warriors.

On one side of the monument an inscription notes:[8] In memory of the Illinois volunteers who fell at Stillman's Run, May 14, 1832, in an engagement with Black Hawk and his warriors.

"[8]one inscription on the monument reads: The presence of soldier, statesman, martyr, Abraham Lincoln assisting in the burial of these honored dead has made this spot more sacred.

"[8]Another inscription on the monument denotes that it was erected by the Battlefield Memorial Association of Stillman Valley and it notes that the funding came from the Illinois General Assembly and was approved May 1, 1901.

[8] The Stillman's Run Battle Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 8, 1983 for its significance in military history.