Indianapolis, IN

Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
Marion County, IN
Date Type
Breckinridge supporters meet in Indianapolis, Indiana Campaigns/Elections
Freak railroad accident hits Indiana governor's train and kills the state's Superintendent of Instruction Crime/Disasters
In Columbus, Ohio, Lambdin P. Milligan walks free after almost two years in prison Lawmaking/Litigating
In Indiana, a morning fire destroys the First Baptist Church of Indianapolis Crime/Disasters
In Indiana, the Breckinridge Democrats meet in a state convention in Indianapolis Campaigns/Elections
In Indianapolis, the Indiana Democratic Party holds its state convention Campaigns/Elections
- Indiana Democratic Convention meets in Indianapolis Campaigns/Elections
Indiana Republicans meet in convention in Indianapolis and praise President Johnson Campaigns/Elections
Indiana's Constitutional Union Party selects Ohio's Judge John McLean as choice for President Campaigns/Elections
Indiana's Democrats hold a mass meeting at their convention in Indianapolis Campaigns/Elections
Madam C.J. Walker, America's leading female entrepreneur of her time, is born to freed slaves in Louisiana. Personal
President Lincoln's casket lays in state at the State Capitol in Indianapolis, Indiana Personal
President-Elect Abraham Lincoln visits Indianapolis on his eleven-day pre-inaugural journey Campaigns/Elections
Reaching his home state, President Lincoln's remains arrive in Chicago to a remarkable reception Personal
- The "Indiana Colored Convention" is meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana. Campaigns/Elections
The U.S. Supreme Court decides "Ex Parte Milligan" in favor of the plaintiffs and orders them released Lawmaking/Litigating
Birthplace of
Burial Place of
Name Type
Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN Location or Site
Indiana State Capitol, Indianapolis, IN Location or Site
Date Title
New York Times, "The Nebraska Bill in Indiana," June 16, 1854
New York Herald, “A Singular Slave Case in Indiana,” December 18, 1854
New York Times, “A Fugitive Slave Excitement in Philadelphia,” December 5, 1857
New York Times, “Fight in the Indiana Senate,” February 16, 1859
Cleveland (OH) Herald, “Enthusiasm over the Nomination,” May 19, 1860
Chicago (IL) Tribune, “A Prayer For Major Anderson,” January 22, 1861
New York Herald, “Free Love and Passional Attraction in the New Administration,” February 13, 1861
Louisville (KY) Journal, “Mr. Lincoln’s Speeches,” February 14, 1861
Charleston (SC) Mercury, “Lincoln’s War Speech,” February 16, 1861
Cleveland (OH) Herald, “Mr. Lincoln’s Indianapolis Speech,” February 19, 1861
Address of the Colored Convention of Indiana to the Citizens of Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana,
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