Abraham Lincoln was a volunteer in the Illinois militia. He was chosen captain by his unit. He never saw combat but he did help bury the dead.
He served from April 21, 1832 until July 10, 1832.
Lincoln was elected corporal of a company of Illinois militia, but it was never called to active service.
The address of the Illinois National Guard And Militia Historical Society is: Po Box 1311, Springfield, IL 62705-1311
The governor of Illinois, which would currently be Pat Quinn.
Abraham Lincoln was a volunteer in the Illinois militia. He was chosen captain by his unit. He never saw combat but he did help bury the dead.
He was a captain in the Illinois militia. And while President, he was Commander in Chief.
During Lincoln's first tour of duty in the militia he saw no combat but he helped bury five soldiers that the Black Hawks had killed an scalped. It was during this tour that his company elected Lincoln as captain of his unit.
Abraham Lincoln joined and rejoined the Illinois militia three times. He served a total of 85 days. During his tenure in the militia he saw no combat duty.
The Illinois militia group that Abraham Lincoln was part of in 1832 had about 300 men in it, including Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln was a member of the Illinois state militia for three months in 1832, he led a militia contingent in the Black Hawk War, but did not fight in a battle.
No. The Illinois Militia is a private organization. The ING is a state militia, but is in no way associated with the "Illinois Militia."
He served from April 21, 1832 until July 10, 1832.
Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky, died in Washington DC, but spent the majority of his life in Illinois where he was a self-educated lawyer, captain of the Illinois militia, and Whig representative in the Illinois House of Representatives.
Lincoln was elected corporal of a company of Illinois militia, but it was never called to active service.
Abraham Lincoln served in the Illinois militia during the "Black Hawk" war between April 21, 1832--July 10, 1832. He did not see any combat though he help bury the dead militiamen in two of the battles. During his time in the militia, he was elected captain and ended his service as a private. After the service he joined Captain Jacob Early who headed an independent spy company. He was able to forge long time political friends while in the spy company.
He served as a member of the Illinois Militia during the Black Hawk War, but never saw combat.