 | Campaign literature - 1860 - 138 pages
...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 - Slavery - 1861 - 156 pages
...speech delivered by him in 1848. He says : "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. . ."' I had a good many bloody struggles with the mosquitoes, and although I never fainted from loss... | |
 | Abott A. Abott - 1864 - 104 pages
...delivered during the canvas of 1848, said : " 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'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 pages
...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's career, reminds me of my own. I was not at Stillman's defeat, but I was about as near it... | |
 | 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,...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 - Presidents - 1865 - 506 pages
...alluded to this episode in his life: " 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,...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... | |
 | Frank Crosby - Presidents - 1865 - 498 pages
...alluded to this episode in his life : " 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,...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... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 848 pages
...Speaker, did you know I was a military herot Yes, sir, in the days of the Black Hawk war I fonght, bled, and came away. Speaking of General Cass's career, reminds me of my own. I was not at Sullivan's defeat, bnt I was about as near to it as Cass was to Hull's surrender; and, like him, I... | |
 | Frank Crosby - Presidents - 1865 - 496 pages
...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. Engages in Politics. Elected to the Legislature. reminds me of my own. I was not at Stillman's... | |
 | John Malcolm Forbes Ludlow - Presidents - 1866 - 264 pages
...after life, while in Congress : — " 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,...General 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... | |
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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. 
