Civil Defense Previously an uncoordinated citizens’ movement, Civil Defense (CD) became part of the Department of Defense during . The Indiana General… Read More »Civil Defense
Civil War 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 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 Round Table On February 8, 1955, Harry Grube, an assistant chief attorney for the Veterans Administration; Rudolf (Rudi) K. Haerle, a long-time… Read More »Civil War Round Table
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
Harvey Weir Cook (June 30, 1892-Mar. 24, 1943). A native of Wilkinson, Indiana, Cook launched his celebrated career by joining Captain Edward Rickenbacker’s… Read More »Harvey Weir Cook
Copperheads During the , the “Copperheads” were Northern Democrats who opposed United States government efforts to suppress the Confederate rebellion. A… Read More »Copperheads
Ebenezer Dumont (Nov. 23, 1814-Apr. 16, 1871). Born in Vevay, Indiana, Ebenezer Dumont graduated from Indiana University. In 1834, he opened the… Read More »Ebenezer Dumont
William Eastin English (Nov. 3, 1850-Apr. 29, 1926). The only son of , English spent his early life in Lexington, Indiana, and moved… Read More »William Eastin English
Fort Benjamin Harrison Fort Benjamin Harrison was a U.S. Army installation established June 28, 1904, in Lawrence Township. Shortly after the conclusion of… Read More »Fort Benjamin Harrison
