William walker atkinson biography of abraham lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief
James M. McPherson, Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief
(Penguin Press HC, )
During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln did not get much respect as a military leader. Lincoln himself deprecated his expertise even as he pushed West Point generals into more aggressive action. If possible I would be very glad of another movement early enough to give us some benefit from the fact of the enemies communications being broken, but neither for this reason, or any other, do I wish anything done in desperation or rashness, he advised the commander of the Army of the Potomac in May after the Battle of Chancellorsville. An early movement would also help to supersede the bad moral effect of the recent one, which is sure to be considerably injurious. Have you already in your mind a plan wholly, or partially formed? If you have, prossecute [sic] it without interference from me. If you have not, please inform me, so that I, incompetent as I may be, can try [to] assist in the formation of some plan for the Army.1
The nations president did not have the military education or experience of his Confederate counterpart, Jefferson Davis. But Lincoln was a conscientious scholar and he became a student of military
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Abraham Lincoln in the Black Hawk War
Abraham Lincoln | |
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Abraham Lincoln in | |
Nickname(s) | Honest Abe |
Born | February 12, Hardin County, Kentucky |
Died | April 15, (aged 56) Washington, D.C. |
Allegiance | United States |
Service / branch | Illinois Militia |
Yearsof service | April 21, – July 10, |
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Discharged from his command and re-enlisted as a private. |
Commands | Rifle company of the 31st Regiment of Militia of Sangamon County, 1st Division |
Battles / wars | Black Hawk War aftermath of |
Otherwork | Illinois State Representative United States Congressman President of the United States |
Abraham Lincoln served as a volunteer in the Illinois Militia April 21, – July 10, , during the Black Hawk War. Lincoln never saw combat during his tour but was elected captain of his first company. He was also present in the aftermath of two of the war's battles, where he helped to bury the militia dead. He was mustered in and out of service during the war, going from captain to private and finishing his service in an independent spy company commanded by Captain Jacob Early.
Lincoln's service had a lasting impression on him, and he related tales about it later in life with modesty a