Wisconsin Historical Collections, Volume X (1888)

              reminiscences of the black hawk war by gen robert anderson the galena gazette of june 21 1870 introduces gen an derson's black hawk war reminiscences with the following remarks hon e b washburne our minister to france has placed us under great obligations in sliding to us for publication in the gazette a very interesting letter in regard to the black hawk war addressed to him by gen eobert ander son now in france whose heroic defense of fort sumter has made him so well known to the country these remi niscences of gen anderson will be read with a great deal of interest though this war assumed no large proportions yet there were on its theater of action of which galena may be considered the center a greater number of men who have become distinguished in the history of our country than ever figured on a like theater in the united states of this num ber we mention col zachary taylor a colonel in the regu lar army and abraham lincoln a private in a cavalry company horse arms and equipments valued at one hun dred and sixty dollars both of whom became presidents of the united states gen scott candidate for president and afterward lieutenant-general who for a time had his head quarters in this town jefferson davis afterward secretary of war united states senator from mississippi and subse quently president of the southern confederacy henry dodge governor of the territory of wisconsin and after ward united states senator hon wm l d ewing serving for a short time as united states senator from illinois hon sidney breese for six years one of our senators in congress and at present the honored chief justice of the state gen jacob fry who was we believe one of the trustees of the canal and afterward canal commissioner col william s