Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (HM1HJO)

Location: Dixon, IL 61021 Lee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 50.795', W 89° 29.11'

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Was stationed here during the Black Hawk War in 1832, as captain of volunteers. On April 21, 1832, he enlisted at Richland Creek, Sangamon County, and was elected captain. He was mustered into state service at Beardstown on April 22 and into United States service at the mouth of Rock River May 3. At the mouth of Fox River on May 27, he was mustered out and on the same day re-enlisted as a private in Captain Elijah Iles' Company. At the expiration of this enlistment, he re-enlisted on June 16, at Fort Wilbourn in Captain Jacob M. Early's Company, and was finally mustered out of service on July 10, 1832, at White Water River, Wisconsin.
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HM NumberHM1HJO
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Year Placed1930
Placed ByState of Illinois
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Date Added Thursday, October 30th, 2014 at 9:02am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 293683 N 4635728
Decimal Degrees41.84658333, -89.48516667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 50.795', W 89° 29.11'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 50' 47.7" N, 89° 29' 6.6" W
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Area Code(s)815
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101-151 N Hennepin Ave, Dixon IL 61021, US
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