Many are drawn to its fertile land and stop to set their roots here instead. The Civil War is upon us. Now Indiana will be challenged by the greatest threat ever to strike the nation. Not all her citizens support the Northern view of slavery. We study the final events and concerns that precipitated the war.
Abolitionism reaches a frenzy.
Abraham Lincoln rises to fame. Fort Sumter is fired upon. At Bull Run the war begins in earnest. 1862-1865 Civil War has divided the Union. President Lincoln recognizes that only a Northern victory can restore it.