Article Archives: The Civil War 150th Anniversary

The Civil War 150 Anniversary – May, 1863

May 16, 2013 | by Steven R. Barnett

Except for the railroads and businesses associated with them, the National Day of Fasting and Prayer was observed more strictly in Indianapolis than Sundays usually are. Dense groups of people were about the church doors and soon from within music and murmurs of prayer and praise filled the Circle. The … Read More

The Civil War — 150th Anniversary April 1863

April 18, 2013 | by Steven R. Barnett

General Henry B. Carrington and his staff had barely completed the move of the offices of the General Military Headquarters into Andrew Wallace’s new building at the corner of Maryland and Delaware Streets when an immense crowd of deserters and straggling soldiers descended on the headquarters. Meeting the President’s deadline … Read More

The Civil War 150th Anniversary: March 1863

March 14, 2013 | by Steven R. Barnett

The month began with talk of the House minority Unionists withdrawing from the Indiana General Assembly to deny a quorum in order to defeat “the military bill” that would have taken the control of the state’s militia out of Gov. Morton’s hands by enabling the militia to be “…called out … Read More

The Civil War: 150th Anniversary, Feb. 1863

February 14, 2013 | by Steven R. Barnett

Note:  2013 continues the 150th anniversary of the greatest conflict in which Americans were ever engaged – the Civil War.  This is the twenty-sixth in a series of articles providing a month by month synopsis from the pages of  The Indianapolis Daily Journal of Hoosier reactions to national events. February … Read More

Civil War — 150th Anniversary, January 1863

January 17, 2013 | by Steven R. Barnett

The artillery men at Noble Barracks announced the arrival of “Sixty-three.” Four salutes of eighteen guns each boomed out shattering the midnight silence — to Gov. Morton, “the soldiers’ friend,” to Gen. Noble, “the man worthy of his name,” to Maj. Frybarger, “the working Major,” and finally to “the New … Read More