Illinois militia
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The Illinois militia was a state military force in the early 19th century that organized and deployed volunteer soldiers for frontier defense and conflicts such as the Black Hawk War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military organization
ⓘ
state militia ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Illinois
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Illinois
|
| areaOfOperations |
Illinois frontier
ⓘ
Upper Mississippi Valley ⓘ |
| commandStructure | state-level military command ⓘ |
| conflict |
Black Hawk War
ⓘ
War of 1812 ⓘ various Native American conflicts in the Old Northwest ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| duty |
defense against Native American raids
ⓘ
protection of settlers ⓘ support of federal forces when called into service ⓘ |
| equipmentSource |
privately owned weapons
ⓘ
state-provided arms ⓘ |
| function | supplement to regular United States Army forces ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Illinois
ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois state government
|
| hasRole |
frontier defense force
ⓘ
state defense force ⓘ volunteer military force ⓘ |
| historicalSuccessor | Illinois National Guard ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Illinois state militia laws
ⓘ
United States militia acts ⓘ |
| location | Illinois ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | land forces ⓘ |
| notableEvent | mobilization during the Black Hawk War in 1832 ⓘ |
| notableMember | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| notableMemberRole |
Illinois militia
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Abraham Lincoln served as a captain during the Black Hawk War
|
| operatedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| organizedAs |
battalions
ⓘ
regiments ⓘ volunteer companies ⓘ |
| partOf | militia of the United States ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents | Native American groups resisting U.S. expansion ⓘ |
| reasonForChange | superseded by organized National Guard system ⓘ |
| recruitment | volunteer enlistment ⓘ |
| recruitmentArea |
Illinois militia
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois frontier settlements
|
| serviceObligation | short-term enlistments ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Governor of Illinois ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit |
infantry
ⓘ
mounted volunteers ⓘ rangers ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Illinois frontier settlements
this entity surface form:
Abraham Lincoln served as a captain during the Black Hawk War
this entity surface form:
Illinois militia volunteers
this entity surface form:
United States militia
this entity surface form:
Illinois Territorial Militia
this entity surface form:
Nauvoo Legion
this entity surface form:
Illinois militia volunteers
this entity surface form:
Illinois organized militia
this entity surface form:
Illinois unorganized militia
this entity surface form:
Illinois volunteers