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Indiana Rangers; Active: 1807–1809 1811 1812–1815: Disbanded: 1809 (first time) 1811 (second time) ... Indiana Historical Society Publications, volume 15, number 2.
A force of Indiana Rangers from Washington County, Indiana under Captain Henry Dawalt intercepted the Pigeon Roost raiders at Sand Creek (in modern Bartholomew County, Indiana). One of the rangers, John Zink, was shot and later died, but the war party was able to escape with only a few casualties. [6]
Numerous American citizens from Indiana enlisted in United States Army and militia units during the war, including the Indiana Rangers, and served in various theaters. In September 1812, months after the war's outbreak, British-allied Native Americans laid siege to two U.S. military forts in Indiana, Fort Harrison and Fort Wayne. Both sieges ...
However, a ranger was critically wounded by another Native American warrior who fired on the rangers from concealment and ran off. After Bartholomew and his rangers destroyed the food supplies. They withdrew back to Fort Vallonia. The wounded Indiana ranger who was also brought back to the fort later died from his wounds. [10]
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In 1846, the 2nd Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, Indiana Brigade was mustered into federal ervice for the Mexican–American War, and was again federalized in 1861 during the American Civil War. [2] It was reorganized in 1882 as part of the Indiana Legion, which was renamed the Indiana National Guard on 5 March 1895. [ 2 ]
The Survey and Registration Section of the Indiana Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology oversees this state register. All places within Indiana that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places are automatically on Indiana's Register. Additional sites are on the state register, as the state's register does not require as ...
The Indiana Historical Society is the oldest state historical society west of the Allegheny Mountains. [2] A private, nonprofit membership organization founded in 1830, the IHS maintains a research library and archives on the history of Indiana and the Old Northwest. The IHS also provides support and assistance to local museums and historical ...