Fort Johnston in Ottawa, Illinois

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Fort Johnston

Ottawa, IL , USA

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On the eminence to the east stood Fort Johnston, headquarters of Gen. Henry Atkinson during part of the Black hawk War. Here, May 27, 1832, Abraham Lincoln enlisted as a private in Elijah Iles' company - his second enlistment of the war.

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