Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president, served in the Illinois Militia during the Black Hawk War of 1832. Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy and Jimmy Carter are among other ...

From Stillman’s Run to Wisconsin Heights The war truly began on May 14, 1832, when U.S. militia attacked a Sauk peace delegation. Black Hawk’s warriors fought back and won this first battle at ...

Engaged to transport soldiers to fight in the Black Hawk War, the boat was returning to Buffalo with a number of cholera cases. Prevented from docking in Detroit, the Clay was in need of help. Its ...

Why Dixon was significant Dixon’s patriotic military fervor may have been driven by its long association with Fort Dixon, built on the river’s north banks during the Black Hawk War of 1832. Dixonites ...

THE BLACK HAWK WAR.; Abraham Lincoln, Zuchury Taylor, Robert Anderson and Jefferson Davis Serve Together--A Letter from General Anderson. Share full article March 22, 1869 The New York Times Archives ...

Topics Black Hawk War, 1832 Publisher Springfield, Ill. : Illinois State Historical Library Collection illinois_state_lib; carli_lib; americana Contributor The Illinois State Library Language English ...

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