File:Lincoln protecting Potawatomi.jpg

Description: An illustration from Francis F. Browne's 1886 work the "Everyday Life of Abraham Lincoln." The scene depicts a young Captain Lincoln protecting a Potawatomi from his own men during the 1832 Black Hawk War. The story has been often repeated as an illustration of Lincoln's moral character. Date: per-1886 Source: Northern Illinois University; Browne, Francis F. The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln. New York: N.D. Thompson Publishing Co., 1886 Author: Unknown Permission: WikiMedia Commons License: This media file is in the public domain in the United States. This applies to U.S. works where the copyright has expired, often because its first publication occurred prior to January 1, 1923