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
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
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Thursday, September 2, 2010
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
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