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e. 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.
During the Civil War, New Albany businesses were boycotted by Confederates because it was in a Union state and by the North because it was considered too friendly to the South. Indianapolis overtook New Albany as Indiana's largest city in 1860, and across the river, Louisville's population grew much faster.
Service. The 38th Indiana Infantry was organized at New Albany, Indiana and mustered in for a three-year enlistment on September 18, 1861, under the command of Colonel Benjamin Franklin Scribner. The regiment was attached to Wood's Brigade, McCook's Command, at Nolin, Kentucky, October–November 1861. 7th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to December ...
Casualties and losses. 6,000 prisoners paroled. 2,000 prisoners taken. Morgan's Raid (also the Calico Raid or Great Raid of 1863) was a diversionary incursion by Confederate cavalry into the Union states of Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia during the American Civil War. The raid took place from June 11 to July 26, 1863.
Service. The 81st Indiana Infantry was organized and mustered in at New Albany, Indiana for a three-year enlistment on August 29, 1862, under the command of Colonel William W. Caldwell. The regiment was attached to 32nd Brigade, 9th Division, Army of the Ohio, September 1862. 32nd Brigade, 9th Division, III Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November ...
Service. The 53rd Indiana Infantry was organized at New Albany and Indianapolis, Indiana, beginning February 19, 1862, and mustered in for a three-year enlistment on March 6, 1862. The regiment was attached to 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to July 1862. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, District of Memphis, Tennessee, to September ...
June 25, 1999. New Albany National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of New Albany, in Floyd County, Indiana. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 5.5 acres (2.2 ha), and as of the end of 2005, had 6,881 interments. It is managed by Zachary Taylor National Cemetery.
The Battle of Corydon was a minor engagement that took place July 9, 1863, just south of Corydon, which had been the original capital of Indiana until 1825, and was the county seat of Harrison County. The attack occurred during Morgan's Raid in the American Civil War as a force of 2,500 cavalry invaded the North in support of the Tullahoma ...