Medal Given to Black Partridge Small 320×165 Medium 640×330 Large 1024×529 Download Tiff Original 2400×1239 | (3.2 MB) Description Black Partridge or Black Pheasant was a 19th century Peoria Lake Pottawatomie chieftain. He was later awarded a silver medal and had the engraving of President James Madison. Keywords award, medal, Native American chief Galleries Military Insignia Source: Benson John Lossing, ed. Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (vol. 2) (New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, 1912)