Military History

Military History of Fort Wayne

December 15, 2021

Harmar’s Court Martial: The Deposition of Captain John Armstrong

The deposition of Captain John Armstrong, US Army Commanding 30 Regulars at Hardin’s Defeat October 19, 1790 in present day Eel River Township, Allen County, Indiana […]
December 15, 2021

A Brief History of the 44th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Civil War Regiment – from Fort Wayne, Indiana

The 44th Indiana Volunteer Infantry was a Civil War regiment raised at Fort Wayne, Indiana in November 1861 by order of Governor Oliver P Morton. Readers […]
December 15, 2021

Anthony Wayne’s Flag

The Indiana Historical Bureau (IHB) has had under it’s care a flag carried by Anthony Wayne and given as a gift to a Chief of the […]
December 14, 2021

Fort Wayne and its History with Native Reservations

THE TREATY OF FORT WAYNEIn 1809, at the military installation of Fort Wayne, the United States negotiated a treaty with “chiefs” of various tribes including the […]