New Albany During the Civil War
My Dear Fellow Readers:
For the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Carnegie Museum, under the direction of Sallie Newkirk, and Pam Peters with the Floyd County Historical Society Museum have asked me to be involved in a new exhibit on New Albany’s role during the Civil War. New Albany alone recruited three regiments: The 38th Indiana, the 23rd Indiana, and the 66th Indiana. Several generals came out of these regiments, including Benjamin Scribner, Daniel Griffin, Walter Q. Gresham, just to name a few. Pam Peters and I are coordinating facts. Amazingly there were many contrabands I did not know about who served in these regiments and I am learning more about the underground railroad. This should be a fun project and I am looking forward to working with Pam and Sallie.
