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Show Whara Abraham Lincoln Fought. A bill Is now pending In the Illinois legislature appropriating (5,000 for tho erection of n monument to tho victims of the battle of Stlllman's Ilun, -ralnst tho lltack Hawk Indians, In ' The placo Is situated In Ogle utility. Tho fight, If gauged by numbers num-bers killed, or even engaged, was Insignificant, In-significant, but If measured by tho effect ef-fect It had far-reaching Influence upon tho then future of Illinois. Tho battle of S'Jllman's Itun was tho opening event In the lllaclt Hawk war nnd was sealed with the lives of 11 whlto men. Tho wholo State of Illinois Illi-nois was ablato within a few days, and thousands oluntcercd'for active service ser-vice In crushing the Indians, whoso presence, continually terrorlicd tho white settlers. It was here Abraham Lincoln received bis first lessons In warfare, Ilcfore those volunteers din banded tho red man waa driven neioss tho Mississippi, and the country wns thrown open for civilized peoples. All of northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin Wis-consin was profoundly affected by this movemont. |