The history of the state of Indiana from the earliest explorations by the French to the present timeContaining an account of the principal civil, political and military events from 1763 to 1903 . purchased, and the forts held by the soldiers of thegovernment beleaguered. Davis and other Southern Sena-tors withdrew from Congress, one after another, some withdramatic speeches, others sullenly, while a few displayedsorrow. Army and navy officers resigned and cast in theirfortunes with their States. In Texas General Twiggs sur-rendered his force to the insurgents as prisoners of the gove
The history of the state of Indiana from the earliest explorations by the French to the present timeContaining an account of the principal civil, political and military events from 1763 to 1903 . purchased, and the forts held by the soldiers of thegovernment beleaguered. Davis and other Southern Sena-tors withdrew from Congress, one after another, some withdramatic speeches, others sullenly, while a few displayedsorrow. Army and navy officers resigned and cast in theirfortunes with their States. In Texas General Twiggs sur-rendered his force to the insurgents as prisoners of the government took no steps to prepare for the warthat all now felt was bound to come. Let us now turn to the condition of affairs in had been a member of the Union but forty-fiveyears; it had a population of 1,350,000, scattered all overthe State, most of them engaged in agricultural had no cities. Indianapolis was little more than a strag-gling village in the forest. The last of the Indians had beenremoved only twenty-four years before, so Indiana wasstill, in 18(50, practically a frontier State. In its earlieryears it had been necessary to maintain a militia, which. GOVERNOR OLIVER P. A\ORTON. THE CIVIL WAR. 17 had been continued until 1830, when there were enrolledabout 52,000 men. The system then died and the armswere scattered and lost. During the war with Mexico fiveregiments had been raised and sent to the field. With thereturn of peace the military spirit had once more disap-peared. At the regular session of the Legislature, in 1861, Gov-ernor Lane, in his inaugural address, called attention tothis subject. He said: The importance of a well organized and thoroughlydrilled militia in the present critical condition of our Na-tional affairs, can not be over estimated; and I will mostheartily concur with you in any measure which you may de-vise for the purpose of giving greater efl&ciency to the pres-ent very defective militia laws of our State. A poss
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