The life of Abraham Lincoln : drawn from original sources and containing many speeches, letters, and telegrams hitherto unpublished, and illustrated with many reproductions from original paintings, photographs, etc. . tors from Illinois; William S. Hamilton, a son of AlexanderHamilton; Colonel Nathan Boone, son of Daniel Boone; LieutenantAlbert Sidney Johnston, afterwards a Confederate General; also Jeffer-son Davis, President of the Southern Confederacy. Davis was at thistime a lieutenant stationed at Fort Crawford. According to the musterrolls of his company he was absent on furlough from Ma
The life of Abraham Lincoln : drawn from original sources and containing many speeches, letters, and telegrams hitherto unpublished, and illustrated with many reproductions from original paintings, photographs, etc. . tors from Illinois; William S. Hamilton, a son of AlexanderHamilton; Colonel Nathan Boone, son of Daniel Boone; LieutenantAlbert Sidney Johnston, afterwards a Confederate General; also Jeffer-son Davis, President of the Southern Confederacy. Davis was at thistime a lieutenant stationed at Fort Crawford. According to the musterrolls of his company he was absent on furlough from March 26 toAugust 18, 1832, but, according to Daviss own statement, corroboratedby many of the early settlers of Illinois who served in the Black HawkWar, Davis returned to duty as soon as he found there was to be awar. When Black Hawk was finally captured in August, after thebattle of Bad was sent down the river to Jefferson Barracks,under the charge of Lieutenant Jefferson Davis. Black Hawk, in hisLife, speaks of Davis as a good and brave young chief, with whoseconduct I was much pleased. /5C*~t&t a^t^t #4^ P#$km fye fm^ /&*. (Ml^keZ /, ^j&* <Q<tt<t4&Ll£&, ^//P-r^Cf /P ^/W?. tCCt^M O/^^u 4Mc&JH^ <^L eA-jiZZiHZ
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