| Campaign literature - 1860 - 138 pages
...experience many years after in a Congressional speech : " By the Tpay, Mr. Speaker, did you know I was a i* military hero ? Yes, sir, in the days of the Black Hawk war I fought, bled, and came away. Speaking of Gen. Cass's career, reminds me of my own. I was not at Sullivan's defeat, but I was about... | |
| Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1864 - 544 pages
...on this occasion, as a suitable pendant to our sketch of this period of Mr. Lincoln's youth : '• By the way, Mr. Speaker, did you know I am a military...the Black Hawk war, I fought, bled, and came away. Speaking of Gen. Cass's career, reminds me of my own. I was not at Stillman's defeat, but I was about... | |
| Abott A. Abott - 1864 - 104 pages
...a military hero, Lincoln, in a congressional speech, delivered during the canvas of 1848, said : " By the way, Mr. Speaker, did you know I am a military...the Black Hawk war, I fought, bled, and came away. Speaking of Gen. Cass's career, reminds me of my own. I was not at Stillman's defeat, but I was about... | |
| Frank Crosby - Presidents - 1865 - 506 pages
...biographers to exalt their idol into a military hero, he thus alluded to this episode in his life: " By the way, Mr. Speaker, did you know I am a military...the Black Hawk war, I fought, bled, and came away. Speaking of General Cass's career, Speech. Engages in Politic.. Elected to the Legisl.turo. reminds... | |
| Frank Crosby - Presidents - 1865 - 480 pages
...idol into a military hero, he thus alluded to this episode in his life : "By the way, Mr. Speaker, dfd you know I am a military hero ? Yes, sir, in the days...the Black Hawk war, I fought, bled, and came away. Speaking of General Cass's career, Speech. Engages in Politics. Elected to the Legislature. reminds... | |
| Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Presidents - 1865 - 902 pages
...language on this occasion, as a suitable pendent to our sketch of this period of Mr. Lincoln's youth : " By the way, Mr. Speaker, did you know I am a military hero ? Yes, sir, in the days of the Black-I^vk war, I fought, hied, and came away. Speaking of Gen. Cass' career, reminds me of my own.... | |
| Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Biography & Autobiography - 1865 - 878 pages
...language on this occasion, as a suitable pendent to our sketch of this period of Mr. Lincoln's youth : " By the way, Mr. Speaker, did you know I am a military hero ? Yes, sir, in the days of the Black-Hawk war, I fought, bled, and came away. Speaking of Gen. Cass' career, reminds me of my own.... | |
| Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 864 pages
...humorously to his military services in this "war:" — By the way, Mr. Speaker, did you know I was a military hero? Yes, sir, in the days of the Black Hawk war I fought, bled, and came away. Speaking of General Cass's career, reminds me of my own. I was not at Sullivan's defeat, but I was... | |
| Frank Crosby - Presidents - 1865 - 496 pages
...biographers to exalt their idol into a military hero, he thus alluded to this episode in his life : "By the way, Mr. Speaker, did you know I am a military hero ? Yes, sir, in the clays of the Black Hawk war, I fought, bled, and came away. Speaking of General Cass's career, Speech.... | |
| Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - Presidents - 1865 - 866 pages
...his military services in this "war:" — By the way, Mr. Speaker, did you know I was a military herof Yes, sir, in the days of the Black Hawk war I fought, bled, and came away. Speaking of General Cass's career, reminds me of my own. I was not at Sullivan's defeat, but I was... | |
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