. McClure's magazine. out thewhites. In spite of thepersuasion of many of hisfriends and of the Indianagent in the country, hecrossed the river on April6, 1832, and with somefive hundred braves, hissquaws and children,marched to the Prophetstown, thirty-five miles upthe Rock River. As soon as they heardof Black Hawks inva-sion, the settlers fled in apanic to the forts in thevicinity, and they rainedpetitions for protection onGovernor Atkinson, whocommanded a company atFort Armstrong, wrotethe governor he musthave help; and accord-ingly on the 16th of AprilGovernor Reynolds sen
. McClure's magazine. out thewhites. In spite of thepersuasion of many of hisfriends and of the Indianagent in the country, hecrossed the river on April6, 1832, and with somefive hundred braves, hissquaws and children,marched to the Prophetstown, thirty-five miles upthe Rock River. As soon as they heardof Black Hawks inva-sion, the settlers fled in apanic to the forts in thevicinity, and they rainedpetitions for protection onGovernor Atkinson, whocommanded a company atFort Armstrong, wrotethe governor he musthave help; and accord-ingly on the 16th of AprilGovernor Reynolds sentout influential messen-gers with a sonoroussummons. It was one ofthese messengers ridinginto New Salem whoput an end to Lincolnscanvassing for the legis-lature, freed him fromOffutts expiring grocery,and led him to enlist. There was no time towaste. The volunteerswere ordered to be atBeardstown, nearly fortymiles from New Salem,on April 2 2d. Horses,rifles, saddles, blanketswere to be secured, acompany formed. It was. From a photograph made for this Magazine. ELIJAH ILES, CAPTAIN OF COMPANY INWHICH LINCOLN SERVED AS PRIVATEIN BLACK HAWK WAR. After a painting- by the late Mrs. ObedLewis, niece of Major lies, and ownedby Mr. Obed Lewis, Springfield, lies was born in Kentucky, March28, 1796, and when young went to Mis-souri. There he heard marvellous storiesabout the Sangamon Valley, and he re-solwd to go thither. Springfield hadjust been staked out in the wilderness,and he reached the place in time toerect the first building—a rude hut inwhich he kept a store. This was in 1821. In the early days in Illinois, he wrotein 1883, it was hard to find good ma-terial for law-makers. I was elected aState Senator in 1826, and again for asecond term. The Senate then comprisedthirteen members, and the House twenty-live. In 1827 he was elected major inthe command of Colonel T. McNeal, in-tending to fight the Winnebagoes, butno fighting occurred. In the Black HawkWar of 1832
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