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
Black Hawk War Black Hawk, chief of the Sac Indians, called Ma-ka-tai-she-kia-kiak by his people, rejected the legitimacy of the Treaty of St.… Read More »Black Hawk War
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
Marshal Foch Day Marshal Ferdinand Foch, commander-in-chief on the western front during World War I, toured the United States in 1921 as a… Read More »Marshal Foch Day
Mexican-American War On May 16, 1846, Governor James Whitcomb was given a federal quota to supply three regiments of infantry or riflemen… Read More »Mexican-American War
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
Persian Gulf War Iraq’s invasion and occupation of Kuwait in August 1990 led to the formation of a U.S.-led coalition of Arab and… Read More »Persian Gulf War
Spanish-American War Although much of the U.S. press called for war against Spain following the February 15, 1898, sinking of the USS… Read More »Spanish-American War
Vietnam War The Vietnam War divided Indianapolis as no conflict had since the Civil War. The city experienced its first antiwar demonstrations… Read More »Vietnam War
World War I Indianapolis experienced profound changes during World War I. The societal transformation was marked by widespread community service and patriotism, cultural… Read More »World War I