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Battle of Pogue’s Run

Battle of Pogue’s Run

The Battle of Pogue’s Run is the derisive name that the gave to events surrounding a stormy session of the… Read More »Battle of Pogue’s Run

Camp Morton

Camp Morton was a military installation located north of Indianapolis. Originally a volunteer-troop rendezvous camp, military authorities converted the facility… Read More »Camp Morton

The American Civil War accelerated the transformation of Indianapolis into a major industrial city. As the seat of state government… Read More »Civil War

Civil War Camps

Civil War Camps

As the political capital and railroad hub of Indiana during the American Civil War (1861-1865), Indianapolis became an important military… Read More »Civil War Camps

Civil War Treason Trials

Civil War Treason Trials

The Indianapolis military-commission “treason trials” of 1864 arose from the threat posed to the Union war effort and the survival… Read More »Civil War Treason Trials

Copperheads

During the , the “Copperheads” were Northern Democrats who opposed United States government efforts to suppress the Confederate rebellion. A… Read More »Copperheads

Harrison H. Dodd

(Feb. 29, 1824-June 2, 1906). Harrison Horton Dodd was an Indianapolis businessman and one of the leaders of secret organizations… Read More »Harrison H. Dodd

Richard J. Gatling

Richard J. Gatling

(Sept. 12, 1818-Feb. 26, 1903). Richard J. Gatling, born in North Carolina, later moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where, in… Read More »Richard J. Gatling

Thomas Andrews Hendricks

Thomas Andrews Hendricks

(Sept. 7, 1819-Nov 25, 1885). Thomas Hendricks was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, and moved with his family to Indiana… Read More »Thomas Andrews Hendricks

Indiana State Sentinel

Indiana State Sentinel

First published by brothers after they purchased the (1830) and renamed it the . The paper remained a supporter of… Read More »Indiana State Sentinel

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) is the premier urban research university in Indiana, offering more than 450 undergraduate, graduate, and… Read More »Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Morgan’s Raid

During the , a division of Confederate cavalry under Gen. John Hunt Morgan invaded Indiana and rode north toward Indianapolis.… Read More »Morgan’s Raid

Presbyterians

Presbyterians have been present in Indianapolis since the city’s creation. The Protestant denomination developed from the reformed movement led by… Read More »Presbyterians

Caleb Blood Smith

Caleb Blood Smith

(Apr. 16, 1808-Jan. 7, 1864). Caleb Blood Smith was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of a merchant who moved… Read More »Caleb Blood Smith

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