2022 ECW Symposium Ticket – $225.00
ECW Archives
-
Recent Posts
Search by Post Categories
Subscribe BY RSS
Email Subscription
Tag Archives: 44th Indiana
On The March: The 44th Indiana 1862-63
One of the more oft-overlooked resources are local newspapers, which published letters from the battlefront throughout the war. For small towns where many of the military-age males had signed up, such letters were of community interest. One such town was … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Campaigns, Newspapers, Regiments, Slavery, Western Theater
Tagged 44th Indiana, Corinth, Kentucky Campaign, Lagrange Indiana, Middle Tennessee, on-the-march, Shiloh, Slavery
5 Comments
Hoosiers and the Civil War
Some readers may recall that I recently discovered some ancestors in the 30th, 44th, and 100th Indiana Volunteers. In the course of my research into their service, I have uncovered some interesting facts about Hoosier State troops in the war. Some … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Leadership--Federal, Monuments, Regiments, Western Theater
Tagged 100th Indiana, 30th Indiana, 3rd Indiana Cavalry, 44th Indiana, Gov. Morton, Indiana, Indianapolis, Kentucky
4 Comments
The 44th Indiana Gets Its Colors
One of the regiments seeing its first action at Fort Donelson was the 44th Indiana. Part of Lew Wallace’s division, the 44th was recruited from northeast Indiana and coalesced at Fort Wayne. Under Colonel Hugh Reed, the 44th left Fort … Continue reading