"Lift Our Country From the Dust, Where Traitorous Hands Have Cast Her"
Life on the Civil War Research Trail
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On May 8, 1861, in Indianapolis, Col. Lew Wallace and his nattily attired Zouaves gathered in State House Square to received their regimental flags. Civic leaders and families gathered for the occasion, similar to other ceremonies playing out across the country during these early months of the war. Here's a report.
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