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Indiana Led Nation In Civil War Military Pensions
Long historical piece recalls Indiana’s Civil War role and costs. It notes Indiana supplied 208,367 volunteers, plus 65,923 pensioners, with total aid to soldiers and families amounting to over 26 million dollars in direct payments and bounties. The article extols Indiana’s enduring legacy, cites Governor Mor ton and General Lew Wallace, and discusses pensions, national costs, and Indiana’s continued honor of veterans. It also discusses fruit growing in Indiana, urging state support for horticulture development fueled by the State Horticultural Society.
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Indiana
New York
Empire State
New England
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
William H. Smith
Mortorn
State House
Indianapolis
Lew Wallace
Rio Grande
New Orleans
Stripes
Stara
Ft. Fisher
Mission Ridge
St. R McAllister
Savannah
Sherman
Cattanooga
Atlanta
Pea Ridge
McClelian
Salvation of
Washington
Burnside
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Sheridan
Shenandoah Valley
Grant
Laurel Hirt
Spotsylvania
Po River
North Ann River
Bethesda Church
St Harbor
Petersburg
Clover Hill
Appomattox
Lee
Bull Run
Appomatox
Union
Army
Navy
Pension Office
Delaware
Georgia
Ozark
Missouri
Illinois
Michigan
Northwest
State Horticultural Society
General Assembly