Identifier: abrahamlincolnba02newy (find matches)
Title: Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War
Year: 1887 (1880s)
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Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Generals Generals
Publisher: (New York, N.Y.) : (The Century Co.)
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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the river with a considerable band of war-riors, having been encouraged by secret prom-ises of cooperation from several other tribes.These failed him, however, when the time oftrial arrived, and an improvised force of Statevolunteers, assisted by General Gaines and hisdetachment, had little difficulty in compellingthe Indians to recross the Mississippi, and toenter into a solemn treaty on the 30th of Juneby which the former treaties were ratified andBlack Hawk and his leading warriors boundthemselves never again to set foot on the eastside of the river, without express permissionfrom the President or the Governor of Illinois. But Black Hawk was too old a savage tolearn respect for treaties or resignation underfancied wrongs. He was already approachingthe allotted term of life. He had been kingof his nation for more than forty years. Hehad scalped his first enemy when scarcelymore than a child, having painted on hisblanket the blood-red hand which marked his A BRA HAM L A\ CO L N. ;55
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EBENEZER PECK. (SEE PAGE 269.) FROM A PAINTING BY HEALV, IN IN POSSESSION OF CHARLES F. PECK, ESQ. nobility at fifteen years of age. Peace underany circumstances would doubtless have beenirksome to him, but a peace which forbadehim free access to his own hunting-groundsand to the graves of his fathers was morethan he could now school himself to endure.He had come to believe that he had beenfoully wronged by the treaty which was hisown act; he had even convinced himself that land cannot be sold,* a proposition in po-litical economy which our modern socialistswould be puzzled to accept or confute. Be-sides this, the tenderest feelings of his heartwere outraged by this exclusion from hisformer domain. He had never passed a yearsince the death of his daughter without mak- * Governor Reynoldss Life and Times, p. ^25. ing a pilgrimage to her grave at Oquawkaand spending hours in mystic ceremonies andcontemplation.t He was himself prophet aswell as king, and had doubtless his share ofmania,

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