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  2. Indiana in the War of 1812 - Wikipedia

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    Officers with Colonel Russell include Colonel Joseph Bartholomew of Indiana. [14] On May 1, 1813, the territorial legislature relocated the capitol to Corydon, Indiana, a town near Kentucky that was central within the populated portion of the territory, yet farther from the Indians than the other candidate towns. On September 29, 1813, Harrison ...

  3. William Tecumseh Sherman - Wikipedia

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    William Tecumseh Sherman (/ t ɪ ˈ k ʌ m s ə / tih-KUM-sə; [4] [5] February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865), earning recognition for his command of military strategy but criticism for the harshness of his scorched-earth policies, which he ...

  4. Indiana Territory - Wikipedia

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    The Indiana Territory, officially the Territory of Indiana, was created by an organic act that President John Adams signed into law on May 7, 1800, [1] to form an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 4, 1800, to December 11, 1816, when the remaining southeastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Indiana. [2]

  5. Louisville in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    Map of Louisville in 1864, showing 11 forts and other defenses. View to the south: Kentucky is "above" the river, Indiana below. During the months of July and August, Burbridge initiated building more fortifications in Kentucky, although Sherman's march through Georgia effectively reduced the Confederate threat to Kentucky.

  6. Warrick County, Indiana - Wikipedia

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    Warrick County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 63,898. [1] The county seat is Boonville. [2] It was organized in 1813 and was named for Captain Jacob Warrick, an Indiana militia company commander killed in the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. It is one of the ten fastest-growing counties in Indiana. [3]

  7. Fort Wayne (fort) - Wikipedia

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    His son, John Francis Hamtramck, was born in Fort Wayne during this year, and is sometimes considered the first U.S. citizen born in Fort Wayne. [9] Colonel Thomas Hunt 1798–1802 Built new fort in 1800 Captain Thomas Pasteur 1802 Former commandant of Fort Knox and Fort Massac. Colonel Henry Burbeck 1803 Major Zebulon Pike 1803 Father of explorer.

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  9. Jeffersonville, Indiana - Wikipedia

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    On September 13, 1803, a post office was established in the city. In 1808 Indiana's second federal land sale office was established in Jeffersonville, which initiated a growth in settling in Indiana that was further spurred by the end of the War of 1812. [citation needed] In 1802, Jeffersonville replaced Springville as the county seat of Clark ...