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46 wounded [2] The Battle of the Mississinewa, also known as Mississineway, was an expedition ordered by William Henry Harrison against Miami Indian villages in response to the attacks on Fort Wayne and Fort Harrison in the Indiana Territory. The site is near the city of Marion, Indiana. Today, the location is the site of Mississinewa 1812, the ...
Marion, Indiana. Marion is a city in and the county seat of Grant County, Indiana, United States, along the Mississinewa River. [4] The population was 28,310 as of the 2020 census. It is named for Francis Marion, a brigadier general from South Carolina in the American Revolutionary War. The city is home to Indiana Wesleyan University, the ...
91 killed. 29 wounded [2] The Battle of Marion (December 17–18, 1864) [3] was a military engagement fought between units of the Union Army and the Confederate Army during the American Civil War near the town of Marion, Virginia. The battle was part of Union Maj. Gen. George Stoneman 's attack upon southwest Virginia, aimed at destroying ...
Battle of the Mississinewa: December 17–18, 1812 Near Jalapa: War of 1812: Detroit Frontier 102+ United States of America vs Tecumseh's confederacy Battle of Tipton's Island: April 1813 White River: War of 1812: Detroit Frontier 7 Indiana Rangers vs Kickapoo: Attack at Fort Wayne: July 7, 1813 Fort Wayne: War of 1812: Detroit Frontier 3
During the War of 1812, the Indiana Territory was the scene of numerous engagements which occurred as part of the conflict's western theater. Prior to the war's outbreak in 1812, settlers from the United States had been gradually colonizing the region, which led to increased tensions with local Native Americans and the outbreak of Tecumseh's ...
Indiana, a state in the Midwest, played an important role in supporting the Union during the American Civil War. Despite anti-war activity within the state, and southern Indiana 's ancestral ties to the South, Indiana was a strong supporter of the Union. Indiana contributed approximately 210,000 Union soldiers, sailors, and marines.
99000833 [1] Added to NRHP. August 2, 1999. The National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Marion Branch is a historic old soldiers' home located in Marion, Indiana. The hospital, along with Marion National Cemetery were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 as a national historic district. [1][2]
American Military History Volume 1. The United States Army and the Forging of a Nation, 1775–1917 (PDF) (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Center of Military History, United States Army. ISBN 978-0-16-072362-9. Schecter, Barnet (2010). George Washington's America. A Biography Through His Maps. New York: Walker & Company. ISBN 978-0-8027-1748-1.