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During the American Civil War, Indianapolis, the state capital of Indiana, was a major base of supplies for the Union. Governor Oliver P. Morton , a major supporter of President Abraham Lincoln , quickly made Indianapolis a gathering place to organize and train troops for the Union army .
The battery was organized in Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in May 20, 1862, for three years service. The battery was attached to Defenses of Baltimore, Maryland, VIII Corps , Middle Department , to January 1863.
Indiana's first six regiments organized during the Civil War were the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th Indiana infantry regiments. The men in these regiments volunteered for three months of service at the start of the war, but their brief terms proved inadequate; most of these soldiers re-enlisted for three additional years of service. [56]
The battery was organized at Connersville, Indiana and mustered in for a three-year enlistment on August 24, 1861, in Indianapolis, Indiana. The battery was attached to Fremont's Army of the West and Department of the Missouri to February 1862.
Civil War Letters of Major James Grimsley, Company B, 21st Indiana Regiment, First Heavy Artillery (Gosport, IN: Fortnightly Club, Gosport History Museum), 1998. Harding, George C. The Miscellaneous Writings of George C. Harding (Indianapolis, IN: Carlon & Hollenbeck), 1882. Attribution
The 10th Indiana Infantry was reorganized at Indianapolis and mustered in for three years service on September 18, 1861. The regiment was attached to Thomas' Command, Army of the Ohio, October–November 1861. 2nd Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to December 1861. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Ohio, to September 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, III Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November 1862 ...
The battery was organized at Evansville, Indiana August 5, 1861, and mustered in at Indianapolis, Indiana for a three-year enlistment on August 16, 1861, under the command of Captain Martin Klauss. The battery was attached to Fremont's Army of the West and Department of the Missouri to January 1862.
As Indianapolis grew and developed during and after the Civil War, the area became a popular meeting place for mass gatherings, public rallies, and celebrations of wartime victories. [9] In 1867 the site was cleaned up, fenced, and designated as the city's Circle Park. [10]