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3rd Regiment of the Suffolk County militia (where his father was colonel) as an adjutant. In 1756, at the age of 23, Lincoln married Mary Cushing, daughter...

American Revolutionary War, Lincoln served as a captain of the Augusta County militia, and with the organization of Rockingham County in 1778, he served as...

into sixteen counties in 1792, Lincoln County (with 20 townships) came into existence. The militia was renamed and the Lincoln Militia, with three battalions...

of the last battles of the American Revolution while leading the Lincoln County militia at the Battle of Blue Licks, Kentucky. A son of William and Mary...

between the Canadians and some British officers. Nevertheless, militia from Lincoln County and other districts along the Niagara River continued to turn...

The Lincoln County Regiment was a local militia in Lincoln County, North Carolina during the American Revolutionary. It was created by the North Carolina...

including Lincoln's father Thomas. Lincoln himself served as a captain in the state militia during the Black Hawk War but saw no combat. Lincoln used appointments...

Thomas Lincoln held a variety of ill-paying jobs in several locations. He served in the state militia at the age of 19 and became a Cumberland County constable...

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in a one-room log cabin on the Sinking Spring farm, south of Hodgenville in Hardin County, Kentucky. His...

On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was shot by John Wilkes Booth while attending the play Our American Cousin...

A militia (/mɪˈlɪʃə/) is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional or part-time soldiers; citizens of a country, or subjects...

The militia of the United States, as defined by the U.S. Congress, has changed over time. During colonial America, all able-bodied men of a certain age...

Tryon County, North Carolina militia in preparation for British retaliation against American resistance. In 1779, Tryon County was divided into Lincoln and...

Abraham Lincoln served as a volunteer in the Illinois Militia April 21, 1832 – July 10, 1832, during the Black Hawk War. Lincoln never saw combat during...

The Lincoln Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia of the Canadian Militia (now the Canadian Army). In 1936, the regiment...

Minutemen were members of the organized New England colonial militia companies trained in weaponry, tactics, and military strategies during the American...

that same year. Militia officers The county militia was organized as follows: John Bowman – Colonel – County Lieutenant of Kentucky County, Virginia 12/1776...

Lincoln is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. Lincoln is at the base of Mount Abraham in the Green Mountains. It was settled by Quakers...

government counties. The historic counties of England were originally used as areas for administering justice and organising the militia, overseen by...

originally the Nottinghamshire Militia, was an auxiliary regiment of the British Army from the English Midland county of Nottinghamshire. From its formal...