Articles Filed Under: Civil War Indiana

The Death of Private Robert Gay, Part 1

April 4, 2013 | by Al Hunter

Camp Morton — a name familiar to every Indianapolis Civil War buff and historian. If the name doesn’t ring a bell, allow me to enlighten you. Camp Morton began life as an Indianapolis Civil War training camp for soldiers preparing to march off to war. Named in honor of Indiana … 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