[DOC] [TLE] Abraham Lincoln in the Black Hawk War - Wikipedia [PAR] Abraham Lincoln served as a volunteer in the Illinois Militia from April 21, 1832  
July 10, 1832 during the Black Hawk War. Lincoln never saw combat during his 
tour but was elected captain of his first .... Many years later, Lincoln said this 
election as militia captain was "a success which gave me more pleasure than any 
I... [DOC] [TLE] Abraham Lincoln's Autobiographies of 1858-60 [PAR] Have been a captain of volunteers in Black Hawk war. ... of Volunteers--a 
success which gave me more pleasure than any I have had since. ... His father, 
Thomas, and grandfather, Abraham, were born in Rockingham .... In less than a 
year Offutt's business was failing--had almost failed--when the Black Hawk war of 
1832... [DOC] [TLE] Abraham Lincoln - Illinois.gov [PAR] captains during a war between the Americans and the Sac and Fox tribes for 
territorial land. ... choice. Lincoln was chosen to be the captain of his company. [DOC] [TLE] Abraham Lincoln in the Black Hawk War - Ann Marie Ackermann [PAR] Sep 24, 2015 ... His brief service as both a captain and a spy in the Black Hawk War was unusual. 
... When Black Hawk crossed into Northern Illinois in April 1832 to ... In the 
company's one encounter with an Indian, Lincoln opposed his own men. ... He 
learned a little about leadership and his election as captain gave him a... [DOC] [TLE] Abraham Lincoln In The Black Hawk War - TheInfoList.com [PAR] Stillman\'s Run Buffalo Grove Plum River Indian Creek St. Vrain Fort Blue 
Mounds Spafford Farm ... Prior to the Black Hawk War, in March 1832, Lincoln 
announced his candidacy for the ... Many years later, Lincoln said this election as 
militia captain was "a success which gave me more pleasure than any I have had 
since.". [DOC] [TLE] Abraham Lincoln Autobiography - Abraham Lincoln Birthplace ... [PAR] Lincoln in his own words, written 1858. ... Have been a captain of volunteers in 
Black Hawk war. ... of Volunteers--a success which gave me more pleasure than 
any I have had since. ... Was not a candidate for re-election. .... In less than a year 
Offutt's business was failing--had almost failed--when the Black Hawk war of 
1832... [DOC] [TLE] Abraham Lincoln and Failure : snopes.com [PAR] Feb 11, 2015 ... He lost eight elections, twice failed in business and suffered a nervous 
breakdown. .... Thus by the spring of 1832 Lincoln had indeed "lost his job," but 
not because he had ... militia company he had joined selected him as their 
captain. ... "a success which gave me more pleasure than any I have had since. [DOC] [TLE] Abraham Lincoln facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] One day short of his fifty-second birthday, Abraham Lincoln, president-elect of ... 
he wrote in 1859, "which gave me more pleasure than any I have had since." ... 
Indeed, to fight the political war against slavery, he turned a blind eye toward ... 
Lincoln's election to the presidency gave him anything but a solid mandate to 
lead. [DOC] [TLE] Full text of "Antebellum wars" - Internet Archive [PAR] The Original Muster Roll of Captain A. Lincoln's Company. ..... If Abraham 
Lincoln's military career during the Black Hawk Indian War in 1832 was ... He was 
chosen captain of a company of volunteers in an election in which his opponent 
was a ... he wrote, "a success which gave me more pleasure than any I have had 
since. [DOC] [TLE] Lincoln's autobiographical accounts - Everything Lincoln [PAR] Have been a Captain of Volunteers in Black Hawk War. ... edited by Robert 
Haven Schauffler, New York: Moffat, Yard and Company, ... His ancestors, who 
were Quakers, went to Virginia from Berks Co., Pa. ... of volunteer--a success 
which gave me more pleasure than any I have had ... Was not a candidate for re-
election. [DOC] [TLE] Lincoln on War by Harold Holzer, Hardcover | Barnes

Question: Lincoln's election as captain of his company in this 1832 Indian war "gave me more pleasure than any I have had"
Answer: the Black Hawk War