 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.  The Answerer - Seite 194von Grant Martin Overton - 1921 - 373 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1860 - 138 Seiten
...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 as near it... | |
 | Robert Black - 1861 - 156 Seiten
...period of his history, Mr. Lincoln humorously adverts in a speech delivered by him in 1848. He says : "By the way, Mr. Speaker, did you know I am a military...the Black Hawk war, I fought, bled, and came away. . ."' I had a good many bloody struggles with the mosquitoes, and although I never fainted from loss... | |
 | Abott A. Abott - 1864 - 104 Seiten
...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...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 as near it... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1864 - 544 Seiten
...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...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 as near it... | |
 | Frank Crosby - 1865 - 506 Seiten
...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...and came away. Speaking of General Cass's career, Speech. Engages in Politic.. Elected to the Legisl.turo. reminds me of my own. I was not at Stillman's... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - 1865 - 864 Seiten
...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...Cass's career, reminds me of my own. I was not at Sullivan's defeat, but I was about as near to it us Cass was t<> Hull's surrender; and, like him, I... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - 1865 - 866 Seiten
...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,...Cass's career, reminds me of my own. I was not at Sullivan's defeat, but I was about as near to it as Cass was to Hull's surrender; and, like him, I... | |
 | Frank Crosby - 1865 - 480 Seiten
...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...and came away. Speaking of General Cass's career, Speech. Engages in Politics. Elected to the Legislature. reminds me of my own. I was not at Stillman's... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1865 - 912 Seiten
...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 - 1865 - 878 Seiten
...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.... | |
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