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Links and Factoids

By: Sam Vaknin

... maintained as time passes? Woody Hastings, a microbiologist at the University of Illinois, noticed in the early 1960s that though the bacterial p... ...ar from being a revolutionary he, justly, opposed the reliance on guerrilleros and militiamen. He then reconquered Caracas, Venezuela's capital... ...been fighting for independence. When the war was over, he established a private militia, under his commend - the People's Volunteer Organization... ...al, India in the 1890s. The London Metropolitan Police introduced them in 1901. The Illinois Supreme Court was the first to rule that fingerprints a... ... in Moscow - in effect a cover. He was spying for the Foreign Office and later for Naval Intelligence where he attained the rank of Commander. Du... ...lives. A series of rebellions of sailors broke out, most famously in the Krohnstadt naval base. To counter the party's loosening grip on power, ... ...ziland in southeast Africa; some Native American tribes (such as the Blackfoot and Illinois); some nations in the Philippines, Indonesia and Polyne...

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The World Factbook: 1987

By: Central Intelligence Agency

...fron, the University. To renew call Telephone Center, 333-840O UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN m 02 m 08 APR 15 APR 1 8 CPASWF 87-0... ...ce Force operational battalions, Ministry for State Security (WAD), People's Militia Military manpower: males 15-49, about 3,483,000; 1,868,000 fit fo... ...the Argentine Republic, Argentine Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Argentine Naval Prefecture, National Aeronautical Police Military manpower: males 1... ...arine cable to Qatar and United Arab Emirates Defense Forces Branches: Army, Naval Wing, Air Wing Military manpower: males 15-49, 168,000; 95,000 fit ... ...dian Ocean satellite ground station Defense Forces Branches: Army (including naval and air units); paramilitary Gendarmerie Military manpower: males 1... ...nse Forces Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, para- military National People's Militia Military manpower: males 15-49, 426,000; 215,000 fit for military... ...rce, Ministry of Inte- rior Special Troops, Border Guard Troops, Territorial Militia Troops, Youth Labor Army Military manpower: eligible 15-49, 5,765...

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Voices from the Past

By: Paul Alexander Bartlett

...ends had their chance to exhibit their horses in action. Gamin posed. The militia. So, I did not paint a wall: I painted the smash of steel against ... ...ed ignited and burned. Shouts. Orders. Warnings. Shortly before dawn some militiamen arrived—drums, not sunrise. The com- mandante of the city fortre... ...a.m. To commence my diary I will use lines I wrote a few years ago for an Illinois newspaper. May 20, 1863 I am six feet four inches tall and we... ...e 20, 1863 Some of my happy days were passed in East Salem, when I was an Illinois postmaster. Since the mail arrived only twice a week, I could per... ...118 years she would be free. Patience? Slavery was an old institution in Illinois, winked at in the 30’s and 40’s. The first governor of the state ... ...utive LINCOLN’S JOURNAL 557 Government, including the military and naval authority, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons..... ... are gamecocks, a coon, and several badgers in the field. Mascots all. Militiamen, who visit me, talk a language I understand: jaggers, hardtack, ... ...rdon as we attain peace, peace for our democracy. I will at once lift the naval blockade. I will urge Congress to appropriate $400,000,000 to assist...

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The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes Volume 7 of 7

By: Abraham Lincoln

...f the United States under the super- vision and upon the responsibility of naval officers of such gov- ernments and in conformity to such regulations ... ...ed States to aid the rebellion; all who are or shall have been military or naval officers of said so-called Confederate Government above the rank of c... ...d be economical as well as effective aids to the diplomatic, military, and naval service. The consular system of the United States, under the enact- m... ...e Linder—Daniel Linder, I think, and certainly the son of U. F. Linder, of Illinois, please send him to me by an officer. A. LINCOLN. TELEGRAM TO MILI... ...r to effect a special exchange of Lieut. Col. A. F. Rogers, of Eighti- eth Illinois V olunteers, now in Libby Prison, and I shall be glad if you can e... ... TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: 1. The Governors of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and Wis- consin offer to the President infantry troops for ... ..., Kentucky: Complaint is made to me that in the vicinity of Henderson, our militia is seizing negroes and carrying them off without their own consent,... ...hat the public safety requires him to call upon the State executives for a militia force to repel this invasion. He therefore directs me to call on y... ...orce to repel this invasion. He therefore directs me to call on you for a militia force of twelve thousand men from your State to serve not more than...

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The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes Volume 6 of 7

By: Abraham Lincoln

....… TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: I submit herewith a list of naval officers who commanded ves- sels engaged in the recent brilliant oper... ...spare to Harper’s Ferry, supplying their places in some sort by calling in militia from the adjacent States. We also have eighteen cannon on the road ... ... 24 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Six insurgents, and military and naval forces which had been called out by the government for the defense of... ...TON, May 27, 1862. GOVERNOR ANDREW, Boston: The President directs that the militia be relieved, and the en- listments made for three years, or during ... ...io. Alexander Ramsey, Governor of Minne- sota. Richard Y ates, Governor of Illinois. Edward Salomon, Governor of Wisconsin. THE PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE MA... ..., Island Number Ten, and at various other places, whilst in command of the naval forces, embracing a period of nearly ten months. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. W A... ...twice as many new troops in the field as all the other States together. If Illinois had got forward as many troops as Indiana, Cumberland Gap would so... ...lication made to me by your adjutant general for authority to call out the militia of the State of Pennsylvania has received careful consideration. I... ... ASHINGTON, D.C., September 15, 1862. 3 P.M. HON. K. DUBOIS, Springfield, Illinois: I now consider it safe to say that General McClellan has gained a...

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The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes Volume 5 of 7

By: Abraham Lincoln

... and flog negroes in Nebraska was popular sovereignty. SPEECH A T CLINTON, ILLINOIS, SEPTEMBER 8, 1858. The questions are sometimes asked “What is all... ...ngs of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Five TO H. L. PIERCE AND OTHERS. SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, April 6, 1859. GENTLEMEN:—Y our kind note inviting me to attend a... ... as I understand the Massachusetts provision, I am against its adoption in Illinois, or in any other place where I have a right to oppose it. Understa... ...to New Y ork, and with the least pos- sible delay, assuming command of any naval steamer avail- able, proceed to Pensacola Harbor, and at any cost or ... ...ing Fort Pickens or Santa Rosa Island. Y ou will exhibit this order to any naval officer at Pensacola, if you deem it necessary, after you have establ... ...nd the laws, have thought fit to call forth, and hereby do call forth, the militia of the several States of the Union, to the ag- gregate number of se... ...gaged in these disorderly pro- ceedings to desist therefrom, calling out a militia force for the purpose of repressing the same, and convening Congres... ...ited States and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy thereof and of the militia of the several States when called into actual service, do hereby ca... ...an three years of 18,000 seamen, in addition to the present force, for the naval service of the United States. The details of the enlistment and organ...

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Democracy in America

By: Alexis de Tocqueville

...0 miles, four whose course is from 800 to 1,000 miles in length, viz., the Illinois, the St. Peter’s, the St. Francis, and the Moingona; besides a cou... ...0 miles, four whose course is from 800 to 1,000 miles in length, viz., the Illinois, the St. Peter’s, the St. Francis, and the Moingona; besides a cou... ...above the age of sixteen were obliged to bear arms; they formed a national militia, which appointed its own officers, and was to hold itself at all ti... ...f the State is at the disposal of the Governor. He is the commander of the militia, and head of the armed force. When the authority, which is by gener... ...order to deprive *Chap. I. sect. ii. Section 8. **See the constitutions of Illinois, Maine, Connecticut, and Georgia. 129 Tocqueville him of his powe... ...merica The Constitution confers upon Congress the right of call- ing forth militia to execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel... ...cial prosperity can be durable if it cannot be united, in case of need, to naval force. This truth is as well understood in the United States as it ca... ...is- memberment of the Union would not have the effect of di- minishing the naval power of the Americans, but that it would powerfully contribute to in... ...n a Navy; T o make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces. T o provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws...

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Moby Dick; Or the Whale

By: Herman Melville

...cks of sea turtles. But these extravaganzas only show that Nantucket is no Illinois. Look now at the wondrous traditional story of how this is- land w... ... presented to the company as a harpooneer, say; and if in emulation of the naval officers he should append the initials S.W .F. (Sperm Whale Fishery) ... ...ke craggy guns of lofty Mackinaw; they have heard the fleet thunderings of naval victories; at intervals, they yield their beaches to wild barbarians,... ...attler on a whaling voyage of discovery into the South Sea. Commanded by a naval Post-Captain, the Rattler made a rattling voyage of it, and did some ... ...hich, not forty years ago, overspread by tens of thousands the prairies of Illinois and Missouri, and shook their iron manes and scowled with their th... ...ugh so short a period ago—not a good lifetime—the census of the buffalo in Illinois exceeded the census of men now in London, and though at the presen... ... about with a small lightning-rod running up the corner of his hat, like a militia officer’s skewered feather, and trailing behind like his sash. Why ...

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Moby-Dick or the Whale

By: Herman Melville

...cks of sea turtles. But these extravaganzas only show that Nantucket is no Illinois. Look now at the wondrous traditional story of how this island was... ... presented to the company as a harpooneer, say; and if in emulation of the naval officers he should append the initials S.W.F. (Sperm Whale Fishery) to... ...ike craggy guns of lofty Mackinaw; they have heard the fleet thunderings of naval victories; at intervals, they yield their beaches to wild barbar ian... ...attler on a whaling voyage of discovery into the South Sea. Commanded by a naval Post Captain, the Rattler made a rattling voyage of it, and did some ... ...hich, not forty years ago, overspread by tens of thousands the prairies of Illinois and Missouri, and shook their iron manes and scowled with their th... ...o short a period ago — not a good life time — the census of the buffalo in Illinois exceeded the census of men now in London, and though at the presen... ... about with a small lightning rod running up the corner of his hat, like a militia officer’s skewered feather, and trailing behind like his sash. Why d...

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The 9/11 Commission Report Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

By: Thomas H. Kean

...r 1993 shootdown of two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters by members of a Somali militia group and to the subsequent withdrawal of U.S. forces in early 1994... ...gement and his concerns in another commence- ment speech, this time at the Naval Academy, in May 1998, the President said: First, we will use our new ... ...ll the details of the operation.When Nashiri had diffi- culty finding U.S. naval vessels to attack along the western coast of Y emen, Bin 152 THE 9/11... ...7/04 11:46 AM Page 191 Investigating the Attack Teams from the FBI, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and the CIA were immediately sent to ... ...frastructure of intelligence and support efforts, had combined with Afghan militias and a small number of other coali- tion soldiers to destroy the T ... ...mendation. It would mean a redoubled effort to secure the country , disarm militias, and curtail the age of war- lord rule. But the United States and ... ...stigation Patrick J. Fitzgerald, U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois CIA Officials Outline of the 9/11 Plot Jacqueline Maguire, Special...

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North America Volume One

By: Anthony Trollope

...ions through the immense Northwestern States of Michi- gan, Wisconsin, and Illinois, than which perhaps the sur- face of the globe affords no finer di... ...wn; then to descend the river as far as the States of Iowa on the west and Illinois on the east; and to return eastward through Chicago and the large ... ...ation as have these Western States. The list is as follows: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Min- nesota, Iowa, Kansas to which I would a... ...our years in the State. He is to be commander-in-chief of the military and naval forces of the State, as is the President of those of the Union. I see... ... is enacted that the Governor is commander-in-chief of the army, navy, and militia, showing that some army over and beyond the militia may be kept by ... ...hall be “commander-in-chief of the army and navy of this State, and of the militia, except when they shall be called into the service of the United St... ... States.” In Ohio the same is the case, except that there is no mention of militia. In New York there is no proviso with reference to the service of t... ...h—for at that time Beaufort, in South Carolina, had just been taken by the naval expedi- tion. He had, he said, a political expectation of a supply of...

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Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant

By: Ulysses S. Grant

... his uniform, was in order to receive a visit from the Flag Officer of the naval squadron off the mouth of the Rio Grande. While the army was on that ... ...eneral to pay his respects on a certain day. General T aylor, knowing that naval officers habitually wore all the uniform the “law allowed” on all occ... ... from the co-partnership with Boggs, and, in May, 1860, removed to Galena, Illinois, and took a clerkship in my father’s store. While a citizen of Mis... ...en the election took place in November, 1860, I had not been a resident of Illinois long enough to gain citizenship and could not, therefore, vote. I ... ...eaking was over volunteers were called for to form a company. The quota of Illinois had been fixed at six regiments; and it was supposed that one comp... ...I concluded to spend in St. Louis. There was a considerable force of State militia at Camp Jackson, on the outskirts of St. Louis, at the time. There ... ...t Lyon thus rein- forced intended to break up Camp Jackson and capture the militia. I went down to the arsenal in the morning to see the troops start ... ...this State, rendering such aid as I could in the organization of our State militia, and am still engaged in that capacity. A letter addressed to me at... ...e Memphis and Ohio Railroad. CHAPTER XXII INVESTMENT OF FORT DONELSON— THE NAVAL OPERATIONS—ATTACK OF THE ENEMY —ASSAULTING THE WORKS—SURRENDER OF THE...

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Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States from George Washington to Bill Clinton

...e, the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism; a well disciplined militia, our best reliance in peace and for the first moments of war, til... ...mits a standing military force, always remembering that an armed and trained militia is the firmest bulwark of republics—that without standing armies ... ...ecessity of another resort to them. Already have the gallant exploits of our naval heroes proved to the world our inherent capacity to maintain our ri... ...rtue of the people and of the heroic exploits of the Army, the Navy, and the militia I need not speak. Such, then, is the happy Government under which... ...of these are amply recompensed, in their turn, by the nursery for seamen and naval force thus formed and reared up for the support of our com mon rig... ...HE UNITED STATES 39 fair to presume that a single campaign of invasion by a naval force superior to our own, aided by a few thou sand land troops, w... ...naugurated as the President of the Confederacy two weeks earlier. The former Illinois Congressman had arrived in Washington by a secret route to avoid...

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