Reminiscences of the Black Hawk War at Dixon’s Ferry
The Galena Gazette publishes Gen. Robert Anderson’s remarks on the Black Hawk War. It recalls Galena as a key theater, lists notable officers and future presidents linked to the conflict, and invites further material for publication. The letter, dated Touss, France May 10 1870, reflects on memory limits and key events from Rock Island to Dixon’s Ferry with Atkinson and Henry.
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Galena
Washburne
France
Robert Anderson
Rance
Fort Sumter
Anderson
United States
Zachary Taylor
Abraham Lincoln
General Scott
Jefferson Davia
Mississippi
Henry Dodge
Wisconsin
Wm. L. D. Ewing
Llinois
Sidney Breese
Congress
Jacob Fry
Hamilton
Hamilton Diggings
Wiota
Alexander Hamilton
James Collins
White Oak Springs
Colling
California
Riley
Co. Graham
Albert Sidney Johnson
Col
Boone
Northwest
Touss
Washbourne
Flontpotentiaty
United States of America
Aris
Iank
St. Louis Arsenal
Richard Bland Lee
West Point Military Academy
Rock Island
John Reyolds
Tlingis
Atkinson
Rock River
Dixon
Perry
Gineral Henry
Posey
Dixon’s Ferry
Dixon's Ferry
Ottawa
Ilenry
Black Hawk War Recollections from Illinois Officer
A veteran recalls service in the Black Hawk War, detailing regimental commanders, muster dates near Dixon's Ferry and Rock Island, leaders like Col. Strode and Gen Atkinson, and the capture of Black Hawk. He mentions cholera aboard the Warrior, dispatches to General Scott, and efforts to transfer prisoners to Fort Armstrong.
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Congress
Boone
Ford
Daniel Boone
Abraham Lincain
Fox River
Elijah Hess
J. M. Harrigan
HH. B. Roberta
Iinois
Jacob M. Marly
G. W. Glaysock
B.D. Bush
Lincoln
Reynolds
Suillman's Run
Dixon's Ferry
Col. Strode
Illnois
Dixon’s Ferry
Riley
Mexico
California
Albert Sidney Johnson
Atknson
Shiloh
William 8. Tarney
Varney
1St Infantry
William ‘Graham
Regular Army
Molino de Ruy
Atkinson
A. 8. Johnson
William Clark
Missouri
Clark
Rocky Mountains
A.D. C
Robert Anderson
W. Wheelwright
N. J. Maton
Cal
Enoth March
Ilinois
Turney
Early
William
Wamilton
Alexander Hamilton
Dixon's Fery
Indiana
Rock River
W. L. D. Ewing
Vandalia
Jacob Fry
Henry
Sidney Breese
Europe
Mississippi River
Bad-Axe
Black Hawk
Fort Crawford
Zachary Taylor
Rock Island
Scott
Galena
Fort Armstrong
Dixon
Terry
New York
War Department
Throckmorton
Fevre River
Addison Phillee
Port Crawford
Col. Taylor
Jefferson Davis
Prophet
Delferson Barracks
Rattlesnake Watcher Tales and Oddities In Newspaper
A mixed fragment of jokes and anecdotes includes a run of quips about marriage divorce and health, odd grammar mishaps, and humorous slices from everyday life. Notable bits feature a medical student arrest, doorward mishearings, and a tale about hoop skirts and skeletons in a shop.
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