Archive for November 10th, 2011
New Lincoln Documents from the Black Hawk War Emerge
Thursday, November 10th, 2011While such documents by themselves do not necessarily lead us to re-evaluate everything we know about Lincoln’s service in the Black Hawk War, they are nonetheless significant. At the very least, remind us that Lincoln’s wartime service was important to him and his contemporaries. Perhaps too, as Veterans Day approaches, it is important for us to remember that Lincoln, like so many of our friends, family, and neighbors answered the call to duty.