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James McGowan Strode (1804–1857/1860) was a militia officer and politician from the U.S. state of Illinois. He served in the Illinois militia during the Winnebago War and the Black Hawk War. Strode, originally from Tennessee, lived much of his life in Galena, Illinois. In Galena, during the Black Hawk War he was given command of the 27th ...
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) identified 334 militia groups at their peak in 2011. It identified 276 in 2015, up from 202 in 2014. [ 1 ] In 2016, the SPLC identified a total of 165 armed militia groups within the United States.
Federalist No. 29 Alexander Hamilton, author of Federalist No. 29 Author Alexander Hamilton Original title Concerning the Militia Language English Series The Federalist Publisher The Independent Journal Publication date January 9, 1788 Publication place United States Media type Newspaper Preceded by Federalist No. 28 Followed by Federalist No. 30 Text Federalist No. 29 at Wikisource Federalist ...
The Illinois Reserve Militia was reactivated in 1941, and by December 1941, the Reserve Militia was on continuous duty. Illinois organized the Reserve Militia as a full infantry division and an air corps, totaling nearly 6,000 soldiers by June 1944, with its members agreeing to serve a two-year initial enlistment. [1] In September 1942, the ...
The Nauvoo Legion was a state-authorized militia of Nauvoo, Illinois, United States from February 4, 1841 until January 29, 1845.Its main function was the defense of Nauvoo and surrounding Latter Day Saint settlements, but it was also occasionally used as local law enforcement and paraded at ceremonies such as the laying of the cornerstone for the Nauvoo Temple.
Reorganized as the 1st, 2d, 3d, and 4th Regiments, Illinois Volunteer Militia, and mustered into federal service 30 June – 4 July 1846 at Alton, Illinois, and Jefferson Barracks, Missouri 1st and 2d Regiments mustered out of federal service 17–18 June 1847 at Camargo, Mexico ; 3d and 4th Regiments mustered out of federal service 25–29 May ...
Democratic county leaders in Illinois want an investigation of Republican state Rep. Chris Miller after he displayed a decal of an anti-government militia movement on his pickup truck parked at ...
He served as member of the Illinois House of Representatives 1836–1842. His son Martin Davis Hardin was born in 1837, and his daughter Ellen Hardin Walworth was born in 1832. He was co-editor/founder of the Illinoisan newspaper in Jacksonville in 1837. [ 1 ]