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Showing posts with label Indiana. Show all posts
Monday, December 24, 2018
William and John Black-- Part 1: Were They In a Regiment Commanded by Lew Wallace?
OK, so both William and John Black were enrolled at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana. I have been through the town many times, well, by it on I-74, and usually stop southeast of town at the Pilot station for gas, usually one of the lower prices around.
There is a sign by the exit for a Civil War general's house, Lew Wallace (also famous for writing "Ben Hur"). This was his home
Both of the Black brothers enlisted in the 11th Indiana for three months. Perhaps that regiment has something to do with Lew Wallace?
I'll have to do some further research.
--Old Secesh
Thursday, November 15, 2018
Dr. Ezra Read Union Army (Brother of Abner Read, USN)
I have been writing a lot about Abner Read, a Union Navy officer killed in action in 1863 in my Running the Blockade: Civil War Navy blog. I got with him while doing my Tattooed On Your Soul: World War II blog. A destroyer named after him had its stern blown off by a Japanese mine while operating in the Aleutian Islands. It did not sink, was repaired, but later sank after being hit by a kamikaze plane.
From Find-A-Grave.
Click on my Running the Blockade: Civil War Navy blog on My Blog List section to find out more about Abner Read. I wrote about him last month and this month.
Abner Read had one brother in the Union Army and three half brothers who also served the United States.
Dr. Ezra Read was his older brother.born 2 August 1810 in Marietta, Ohio. Died 10 May 1877 in Terre Haute, Indiana. Buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in that city.
He Led Quite An Interesting Life. --Old Secesh
Friday, March 2, 2018
Gen. Robert A Cameron-- Part 1: From Indiana
From Wikipedia.
Last week (Feb. 26), I wrote about this man being buried in the Greenwood Pioneer Cemetery in Canon City, Colorado along with Amanda Matilda Colburn Felch, a Civil War nurse.
Robert Cameron was born in 1828 and died March 15, 1894.
American soldier, Union general, publisher and did a lot for the development of Colorado.
Born in Brooklyn, New York and family moved to Valparaiso, Indiana, in 1842. Graduated from Indiana Medical College in 1849 and then went to Rush Medical College in Chicago, but gave up his medical career.
--Old Secesh
Monday, March 28, 2016
Indiana and Missouri's Civil War Park Day 2016
To be held this Saturday, April 2nd.
INDIANA
** Tippecanoe Battlefield Park.
** General Lew Wallace Study and Museum in Crawfordsville.
MISSOURI
Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site (Formerly Fort davidson S.H.S.
** John Siddle-Williams House, Hickory County Museum
** Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
** Battle of Athens State Historic Site
** Lone Jack Civil War Battlefield & Soldiers Cemetery
** Battle of Lexington State Historic Site
** John Womall House Museum
--Old Secesh
INDIANA
** Tippecanoe Battlefield Park.
** General Lew Wallace Study and Museum in Crawfordsville.
MISSOURI
Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site (Formerly Fort davidson S.H.S.
** John Siddle-Williams House, Hickory County Museum
** Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
** Battle of Athens State Historic Site
** Lone Jack Civil War Battlefield & Soldiers Cemetery
** Battle of Lexington State Historic Site
** John Womall House Museum
--Old Secesh
Friday, March 14, 2014
Rare Confederate Morse Carbine Up for Auction-- Part 2
How the weapon came to be at the auction is not entirely known. but etchings on the side provided clues. One inscription reads "Bloomington, Ind." and another "Robert" alongside an illegible last name and infantry number.
The late owner could have bought it or maybe he was a descendant of Robert himself.
There is even some confusion about the gun's inventor. Some believe he was George Morse, a nephew of inventor Samuel Morse, creator of the telegraph and Morse Code.
There is online bidding at www.wickliffauctioneers.com.
--Old Secesh
Rare Confederate Morse Carbine Up for Auction-- Part 1
From the March 11, 2014, Indianapolis (Ind) Star "Rare Civil War gun up for auction at Indy" by Brian Eason.
The Morse carbine will be one of six Civil War guns offered by Wickliff Auctioneers of Carmel, Indiana. It is very rare and expected to fetch $30,000.
The Morse carbine was a .50 caliber, breech-loading gun made in Greenville, South Carolina, for state militia and was one of the most technologically advanced weapons of the Confederacy.
It is believed that just about 1000 were made and only a small number remain.
One big breakthrough was that the gun's hammer, used to cock the weapon, also served as a catch to keep the trapdoor closed over the ammunition chamber. Otherwise, if tilted up at an angle of 45 degrees or more, the shell would fall out.
Got $30,000? --Old Secesh
Thursday, October 3, 2013
The 69th Indiana
From Wikipedia.
The 69th Indiana was organized in Richmond, Indiana, and mustered in for three years service on August 19, 1862 under the command of Col. Thomas Warren Bennett. They mustered out July 5, 1865.
They fought at the Battle of Richmond, Kentucky, on August 30, 1862 and the regiment was captured and paroled.
Next they took part in operations against and around Vicksburg, Mississippi, including Sherman's Yazoo Expedition, Chickasaw Bluff, Port Gibson, Champion Hill and the Siege of Vicksburg. After that they were at the Siege of Jackson, Mississippi.
On December 18, 1863, they were sent to Matagorda, Texas, where the incident with the 23 men from the regiment drowning took place March 13, 1864. (See today's Running the Blockade Civil War Navy blog entry.)
During the course of the war, the regiment lost 331 men who died. Three officers and 77 enlisted were killed or mortally wounded in action. Three officers and 248 men died from diseases.
--Old Secesh
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Dakota Indians Remember War Executions-- Part 1
From the December 26,2012, Chicago Tribune by David Bailey
Even while the battles were being fought between the Confederacy and Union, the war to stop white movement west was still going on and with a fury.
"38 hangings part of Indians' 3-decade battle across Plains."
The day after Christmas is always a somber one for the Dakota Indians as it marks what they consider a travesty of justice in the biggest mass-hanging in U.S. history.
On December 26, 1862, in Mankato, Minnesota, following the six-week U.S.-Dakota War, earlier in the year, 38 Indians were hanged. This marked the beginning of a three decade-long war between the Indians and U.S. government.
Originally, more than 38 Indians were to be hanged, but President Lincoln intervened. However, two were hanged in error even while the president was preparing to give the Emancipation Proclamation.
More to Come. --Old Secesh
Even while the battles were being fought between the Confederacy and Union, the war to stop white movement west was still going on and with a fury.
"38 hangings part of Indians' 3-decade battle across Plains."
The day after Christmas is always a somber one for the Dakota Indians as it marks what they consider a travesty of justice in the biggest mass-hanging in U.S. history.
On December 26, 1862, in Mankato, Minnesota, following the six-week U.S.-Dakota War, earlier in the year, 38 Indians were hanged. This marked the beginning of a three decade-long war between the Indians and U.S. government.
Originally, more than 38 Indians were to be hanged, but President Lincoln intervened. However, two were hanged in error even while the president was preparing to give the Emancipation Proclamation.
More to Come. --Old Secesh
Monday, October 22, 2012
Civil War Replica Village for Sale
From the Oct. 18, 2012, Chicago Tribune.
Sort of like it, but nor the real thing. Indiana's Billie Creek Village for sale. The tourist attraction, 55 miles west of Indianapolis is a replica one. owner Charlie Cooper has decided to sale the 70-acre property at auction.
First purchased in 1960, the outdoor museum has attracted tens of thousands of visitors in the more than two dozen buildings on site. They got to experience life during and after the Civil War. It is located in famous Park County which is noted for its covered bridges and there is even one at the museum.
Lots of festivals and Civil War re-enactments took place there as well as being part of the Covered Bridge Festival which took place this last weekend.
Cooper is in his 80s and says he as spending too much time on the project, plus, it wasn't making money and closed it about a year ago. This past weekend's auction is expected to take in between $800,000 and $2 million.
Here's hoping someone buys it and continues the museum.
Here's Civil War for You. --Old Secesh
Sort of like it, but nor the real thing. Indiana's Billie Creek Village for sale. The tourist attraction, 55 miles west of Indianapolis is a replica one. owner Charlie Cooper has decided to sale the 70-acre property at auction.
First purchased in 1960, the outdoor museum has attracted tens of thousands of visitors in the more than two dozen buildings on site. They got to experience life during and after the Civil War. It is located in famous Park County which is noted for its covered bridges and there is even one at the museum.
Lots of festivals and Civil War re-enactments took place there as well as being part of the Covered Bridge Festival which took place this last weekend.
Cooper is in his 80s and says he as spending too much time on the project, plus, it wasn't making money and closed it about a year ago. This past weekend's auction is expected to take in between $800,000 and $2 million.
Here's hoping someone buys it and continues the museum.
Here's Civil War for You. --Old Secesh
Friday, October 12, 2012
Missouri Man Is Son of Civil War Veteran-- Part 2
The 143rd Indiana was one of the later regments mustered into Union service toward the end of the war, organizing in Indianapolis and became active Fe, 21, 1865. They left Indianapolis Feb. 24th and went to Nashville, then Murfreesboro and Tullahoma, Tennessee. June 26th, the regimentwas split for garrison duty, with some going to Fort Donaleson. They mustered out October 17th.
Hilbert has his father's discharge. He was a member of Co. E, which had 84 members.
The SUVCW, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, was chartered in 1954 (the Sons of Confederate Veterans was chartered in the 1890s).
His parents were Joseph and Mary Otillia Gramelspacher and were married Feb. 6, 1917. His father was 68 and she was 24, the second marriage for both. They had three children: Arthur, born Dec. 23, 1917; Hilbert, born Dec. 31, 1919; and Josepha, born Feb. 22, 1922.
His dad was 71 when Hilbert was born and worked as a bricklayer. His brick house still stands in Jasper, Indiana. After his father, who according to Hilbert, didn't look that old, died, his mother married again.
Hilbert graduated from high school and then worked in the CCC for two years. During World War II, he served in the Coast Guard as a radioman on the cutter Comanche on Greenland Patrol. Later, he was on the destroyer escort USS Falgout on trips to North Africa. In March 1944 the ship was attacked by German torpedo bombers.
He has just gotten married himself to a woman two years younger than he.
Quite a Family History. --Old secesh
Hilbert has his father's discharge. He was a member of Co. E, which had 84 members.
The SUVCW, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, was chartered in 1954 (the Sons of Confederate Veterans was chartered in the 1890s).
His parents were Joseph and Mary Otillia Gramelspacher and were married Feb. 6, 1917. His father was 68 and she was 24, the second marriage for both. They had three children: Arthur, born Dec. 23, 1917; Hilbert, born Dec. 31, 1919; and Josepha, born Feb. 22, 1922.
His dad was 71 when Hilbert was born and worked as a bricklayer. His brick house still stands in Jasper, Indiana. After his father, who according to Hilbert, didn't look that old, died, his mother married again.
Hilbert graduated from high school and then worked in the CCC for two years. During World War II, he served in the Coast Guard as a radioman on the cutter Comanche on Greenland Patrol. Later, he was on the destroyer escort USS Falgout on trips to North Africa. In March 1944 the ship was attacked by German torpedo bombers.
He has just gotten married himself to a woman two years younger than he.
Quite a Family History. --Old secesh
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Hoosiers Answer the Call-- Part 2
For the first ten months of the war, most Indianans trained at Camp Morton.
But, other camps were needed.
CAMP CARRINGTON-- at 15th and Missouri became the primary training center after Camp Morton became a Confederate prisoner of war camp.
CAMP FREMONT-- near Fountain Square, trained the first black regiment, the 28th.
CAMP ROBINSON-- One of only two camp sites remaining. Marked by a grove of trees on White River just north of the Municipal Gardens on Cold Springs Road.
The other remaining site is at the military park.
A State At War. --Old Secesh
But, other camps were needed.
CAMP CARRINGTON-- at 15th and Missouri became the primary training center after Camp Morton became a Confederate prisoner of war camp.
CAMP FREMONT-- near Fountain Square, trained the first black regiment, the 28th.
CAMP ROBINSON-- One of only two camp sites remaining. Marked by a grove of trees on White River just north of the Municipal Gardens on Cold Springs Road.
The other remaining site is at the military park.
A State At War. --Old Secesh
Hoosiers Answer the Call-- Part 1
From the May 6, 2011, Indianapolis Star "Hoosiers stepped up to Civil War cause" by James Glass.
On April 16, 1861, Indiana Governor Oliver P. Morton, called for 18-45 year-olds to form Indian's quota of six militia regiments. He met that quota in a week and in early May, another five were formed. He appointed Crawfordsville native Lew Wallace, a Mexican War veteran to be state adjutant general to run the whole mobilization.
On April 17th, the state opened the main training center at the new state fairgrounds at 19th and Delaware streets and named it Camp Morton.
In May, General George B. McClellan, commander of the Ohio State Militia, addressed Indiana's troops in a field (now part of the IUPUI campus).
The 13th Indiana Regiment organized and trained at the former military reservation under Col. Jeremiah Sullivan and it was renamed Camp Sullivan, training Indiana troops for the rest of the war.
More to Come. --Old Secesh
On April 16, 1861, Indiana Governor Oliver P. Morton, called for 18-45 year-olds to form Indian's quota of six militia regiments. He met that quota in a week and in early May, another five were formed. He appointed Crawfordsville native Lew Wallace, a Mexican War veteran to be state adjutant general to run the whole mobilization.
On April 17th, the state opened the main training center at the new state fairgrounds at 19th and Delaware streets and named it Camp Morton.
In May, General George B. McClellan, commander of the Ohio State Militia, addressed Indiana's troops in a field (now part of the IUPUI campus).
The 13th Indiana Regiment organized and trained at the former military reservation under Col. Jeremiah Sullivan and it was renamed Camp Sullivan, training Indiana troops for the rest of the war.
More to Come. --Old Secesh
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Iron Brigade Memorial Highway in Illinois
From the Chicago Daily Herald October 19, 2007.
The Illinois 93rd General Assembly introduced HR-688 calling for the establishment of the Iron Brigade Memorial Highway to honor one of the Union's "fightin'est" (is that a word?) brigades.
This designation will run along US-12 (my favorite non-US-66 road) through the state.
Bob Kurek and Cory Juscius of IDOT designed the sign and did a fantastic job. This is one striking sign. An example is close by us in Spring Grove at US-12 and State Park Road (Chain of Lakes).
Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan have already named their sections of 12 for the famous unit. Michigan did so in 1993.
The brigade consisted of the 2nd, 6th and 7th Wisconsin; the 19th Indiana and 24th Michigan. No Illinois regiments served in it, but Illinois connects the states and the 24th Michigan did serve in Springfield in 1865 as the honor guard at Lincoln's funeral.
I've read that Confederates were never happy to find they were facing this unit.
One Great Fighting Group Even If They Were Yankees. --Old B-Runner
The Illinois 93rd General Assembly introduced HR-688 calling for the establishment of the Iron Brigade Memorial Highway to honor one of the Union's "fightin'est" (is that a word?) brigades.
This designation will run along US-12 (my favorite non-US-66 road) through the state.
Bob Kurek and Cory Juscius of IDOT designed the sign and did a fantastic job. This is one striking sign. An example is close by us in Spring Grove at US-12 and State Park Road (Chain of Lakes).
Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan have already named their sections of 12 for the famous unit. Michigan did so in 1993.
The brigade consisted of the 2nd, 6th and 7th Wisconsin; the 19th Indiana and 24th Michigan. No Illinois regiments served in it, but Illinois connects the states and the 24th Michigan did serve in Springfield in 1865 as the honor guard at Lincoln's funeral.
I've read that Confederates were never happy to find they were facing this unit.
One Great Fighting Group Even If They Were Yankees. --Old B-Runner
Thursday, September 9, 2010
The Strange Case of Paoli, Indiana-- Part 1
The main object of this trip was to drive part of US Highway 150 (US-150) from Vincennes, Indiana, to its eastern terminus in Mount Vernon, Kentucky, by I-75. US-150 runs across central Illinois going west to its western terminus by the Quad-Cities. I-74 has replaced it in the state.
The drive from Loogootee, Indiana (how's that for a name?) to Hardinsburg, Indiana, was particularly scenic. About half way through it is the town of Paoli, which I found was named after the son of the governor of North Carolina (an interesting story in itself). Paoli is also the county seat of Orange County (not a name you'd expect in Indiana). I'll write about this in my history blog: http://cootershistorything.blogspot.com.
There is a beautiful town square (actually a town circle) with a striking courthouse in the center with a pair of Civil War-looking cannons. I parked and investigated. Both cannons were on concrete stands with plaques reading "1908. Presented by the government to Williamson post No. 364 GAR and by the post to Orange County In memory of its soldiers of 1861-1865." GAR stands for the Grand Army of the Republic, the organization that developed for Union veterans after the war.
Doing some research today, I found out that Paoli was actually occupied for a short time by Confederates during the war, one of their farthest north forays.
I'll have more on this later.
Paoli, Orange County. Why Would This be in Indiana? Old B-Runners Want to Know. --Old B-Runner
The drive from Loogootee, Indiana (how's that for a name?) to Hardinsburg, Indiana, was particularly scenic. About half way through it is the town of Paoli, which I found was named after the son of the governor of North Carolina (an interesting story in itself). Paoli is also the county seat of Orange County (not a name you'd expect in Indiana). I'll write about this in my history blog: http://cootershistorything.blogspot.com.
There is a beautiful town square (actually a town circle) with a striking courthouse in the center with a pair of Civil War-looking cannons. I parked and investigated. Both cannons were on concrete stands with plaques reading "1908. Presented by the government to Williamson post No. 364 GAR and by the post to Orange County In memory of its soldiers of 1861-1865." GAR stands for the Grand Army of the Republic, the organization that developed for Union veterans after the war.
Doing some research today, I found out that Paoli was actually occupied for a short time by Confederates during the war, one of their farthest north forays.
I'll have more on this later.
Paoli, Orange County. Why Would This be in Indiana? Old B-Runners Want to Know. --Old B-Runner
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Vincennes, Indiana's Civil War Memorial-- Part 2
Over 2000 men entered Union ranks from Vincennes and Knox County and were formed into companies that served in the 14th, 21st (1st Heavy Artillery), 25th, 33rd, 51st, 65th, 80th, 120th and 143rd Indiana Infantry Regiments.
In addition, twelve blacks from Vincennes and Knox County joined the 55th Massachusetts.
The Knox County Council gave $50,000 to build the almost 90 foot high memorial which was dedicated October 8, 1914. The five bronze statues were sculpted by Rudolph Schwarz who also designed the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Indianapolis.
The memorial had fallen into disrepair and was in really bad shape after being struck by lightning in 2004. Some $250,000 was raised for repairs and it was rededicated July 4, 2008.
The area around it is also dedicated to local men who fought in other wars, including the only one listed from the Spanish-American War, Charles D. McCoy. There are lists from every war between the Civil War and the Gulf War.
One Impressive Memorial. --B-R'er
In addition, twelve blacks from Vincennes and Knox County joined the 55th Massachusetts.
The Knox County Council gave $50,000 to build the almost 90 foot high memorial which was dedicated October 8, 1914. The five bronze statues were sculpted by Rudolph Schwarz who also designed the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Indianapolis.
The memorial had fallen into disrepair and was in really bad shape after being struck by lightning in 2004. Some $250,000 was raised for repairs and it was rededicated July 4, 2008.
The area around it is also dedicated to local men who fought in other wars, including the only one listed from the Spanish-American War, Charles D. McCoy. There are lists from every war between the Civil War and the Gulf War.
One Impressive Memorial. --B-R'er
Vincenne, Indiana's Civil War Memorial-- Part 1
On my trip to North Carolina, I stopped in Vincennes to spend the night August 28th. The next day, I took a ride around town and looked at all the historical sites, including the George Rogers Clark Memorial, Vincennes University (Indiana's oldest college), the Indiana Territorial Capital State Memorial, Grouseland (William Henry Harrison's home while governor and the French House.
By the county courthouse, I found one of the more impressive Civil War Memorials I've seen.
It lists the battles of Shiloh, Wilderness, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Atlanta, Perryville, Mobile Bay and Antietam (obviously battles troops from in and around Vincennes participated in. Along the top are statues of infantry, cavalry, artillery and a sailor. Then, there is a spire towering over it with what appears to be a statue of an officer.
The 14th Indiana was at Gettysburg where they have a memorial.
It is called the Knox County Veterans Memorial and was built in 1914 and restored in 2008.
More to Come. --Old B-Runner
By the county courthouse, I found one of the more impressive Civil War Memorials I've seen.
It lists the battles of Shiloh, Wilderness, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Atlanta, Perryville, Mobile Bay and Antietam (obviously battles troops from in and around Vincennes participated in. Along the top are statues of infantry, cavalry, artillery and a sailor. Then, there is a spire towering over it with what appears to be a statue of an officer.
The 14th Indiana was at Gettysburg where they have a memorial.
It is called the Knox County Veterans Memorial and was built in 1914 and restored in 2008.
More to Come. --Old B-Runner
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
New Lincoln Marker in Indianapolis
The March 7th Indianapolis (In) Star reported that three days earlier, the Indiana History Bureau dedicated a new marker outside the Statehouse to commemorate where Lincoln's body rested in the rotunda of the old state capitol on its trip back to Springfield, Illinois.
Some Indiana Connection to the War.
Oliver P. Morton was the war governor of Indiana, and the first Republican one. When the call for volunteers went out in 1861, Indiana exceeded its quota three times. His home is still in Centerville on US-40.
Schuyler Colfax was the Speaker of the US House and a major Lincoln-backer. On April 14, 1865, he called on Lincoln at the White House and was invited to go to Ford's Theater, but declined. Later, he accompanied the funeral train to Indianapolis. His home in South Bend no longer exists.
"Indiana Wants Me, Lord I Can't Go Back There." --B-R'er
Some Indiana Connection to the War.
Oliver P. Morton was the war governor of Indiana, and the first Republican one. When the call for volunteers went out in 1861, Indiana exceeded its quota three times. His home is still in Centerville on US-40.
Schuyler Colfax was the Speaker of the US House and a major Lincoln-backer. On April 14, 1865, he called on Lincoln at the White House and was invited to go to Ford's Theater, but declined. Later, he accompanied the funeral train to Indianapolis. His home in South Bend no longer exists.
"Indiana Wants Me, Lord I Can't Go Back There." --B-R'er
Monday, April 27, 2009
Civil War on Road Trip-- Indianapolis
This past weekend, I was on the road with the American Road Magazine Forum and saw the grave of President Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis, Indiana's Crown Hill Cemetery.
Already, a successful lawyer, Harrison raised the 70th Indiana regiment for his friend,the governor of Indiana. He turned down its colonelcy claiming that he lacked military experience. Instead, he was commissioned a second lieutenant, but became colonel anyway.
He first saw the elephant at the Battle of Perryville, and was in the Atlanta Campaign, and the Battle of Nashville. He was promoted to brigadier general in March, 1865.
I was amazed at how small the monument was and his grave only has a simple marker.
I also saw the Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in downtown Indianapolis. This 284 foot tall monument is some sort of impressive. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The Colonel Eli Lilly Civil War Museum is located at the base. At one time, it was illegal for any building in the city to be taller than it.
A Hoosier Civil War Experience. --Old B-Runner
Already, a successful lawyer, Harrison raised the 70th Indiana regiment for his friend,the governor of Indiana. He turned down its colonelcy claiming that he lacked military experience. Instead, he was commissioned a second lieutenant, but became colonel anyway.
He first saw the elephant at the Battle of Perryville, and was in the Atlanta Campaign, and the Battle of Nashville. He was promoted to brigadier general in March, 1865.
I was amazed at how small the monument was and his grave only has a simple marker.
I also saw the Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in downtown Indianapolis. This 284 foot tall monument is some sort of impressive. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The Colonel Eli Lilly Civil War Museum is located at the base. At one time, it was illegal for any building in the city to be taller than it.
A Hoosier Civil War Experience. --Old B-Runner
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Lincoln Collection Stays in Indiana
The Dec. 13th Daily Herald reports that a $20 million Lincoln collection of photographs, documents, and books will be staying in Indiana after all and will be housed in the Indiana State Museum in Indianapolis and the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne.
It was once housed in the now-defunct Lincoln Museum in Fort Wayne. THE 20,000 items are considered to be the largest private collection around. It was donated by the Lincoln Financial Foundation which relocated from Ft. Wayne to Philadelphia in 1999. Among the items are signed copies of the Emancipation Proclamation, his wallet, and the chair he sat in for the historic photographs of him.
And, Just in Time for the Bicentennial of His Birth. --B-Runner
It was once housed in the now-defunct Lincoln Museum in Fort Wayne. THE 20,000 items are considered to be the largest private collection around. It was donated by the Lincoln Financial Foundation which relocated from Ft. Wayne to Philadelphia in 1999. Among the items are signed copies of the Emancipation Proclamation, his wallet, and the chair he sat in for the historic photographs of him.
And, Just in Time for the Bicentennial of His Birth. --B-Runner
Friday, December 12, 2008
Indiana Flag Looking Good
The Nov. 3rd Indainapolis Star reports that the 34-star Co. K, 27th Indiana flag has been restored. It was in three major battles and fell into disrepair over the next 140-plus years. It went on display Nov. 9th at the Dubois County Museum.
Co. H consisted of 101 members from Dubois County (in southern Indiana). This unit was at Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg and was carried by one of the tallest men, 6 foot 1 inch Andrew Streigel. The flag was mustered out with the remaining members Nov. 4, 1864. A group of Jasper women made it and presented it at a farewell dinner August 6, 1861.
After the war, it was handed from one Co. K veteran to another until the last survivor, Conrad Eckert, died in 1932. It was then given to his granddaughter, Ruth Buecher who turned it over to the Dubois County Courthouse, where it remained for years.
Then, it went back until she died in 1996. Her son, Phil Buecher then donated it to the historical society.
The Dubois County Museum last year sent it to Indianapolis for restoration by textile specialist Jennifer Hein. It was in very bad shape and in pieces when she unrolled it Surprisingly, it still had its ribbon, cord, and tassel.
A Little Bit of History Preserved for Posterity. --B-R'er
Co. H consisted of 101 members from Dubois County (in southern Indiana). This unit was at Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg and was carried by one of the tallest men, 6 foot 1 inch Andrew Streigel. The flag was mustered out with the remaining members Nov. 4, 1864. A group of Jasper women made it and presented it at a farewell dinner August 6, 1861.
After the war, it was handed from one Co. K veteran to another until the last survivor, Conrad Eckert, died in 1932. It was then given to his granddaughter, Ruth Buecher who turned it over to the Dubois County Courthouse, where it remained for years.
Then, it went back until she died in 1996. Her son, Phil Buecher then donated it to the historical society.
The Dubois County Museum last year sent it to Indianapolis for restoration by textile specialist Jennifer Hein. It was in very bad shape and in pieces when she unrolled it Surprisingly, it still had its ribbon, cord, and tassel.
A Little Bit of History Preserved for Posterity. --B-R'er
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