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	Eleventh Indiana Volunteers Swearing to Remember Buena Vista, at Indianapolis, May 1861 Title Eleventh Indiana Volunteers Swearing to Remember Buena Vista, at Indianapolis, May 1861 Alternative Title 11th Indiana Volunteers Swearing to Remember Buena Vista, at Indianapolis, May 1861 Item ID P0455_OVCGRAPHICS_BOX1_FOLDER1 Description Lew Wallace's Eleventh Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment was the first to organize and march. It swore to avenge the charge of cowardice that had disgraced the Indiana regiments at the Battle of Buena Vista during the Mexican War. This newspaper illustration shows the Eleventh Indiana and a crowd gathered in front of the state capitol building. Most of the soldiers are resting on one knee and have their right arm extended. Subject United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 11th (1861-1865) Capitols Crowds Patriotism African Americans Creator Gookins, James F. Date 1861 Time period 1860s (1860-1869) Geographic Location Indiana--Marion County--Indianapolis Publisher Harper's Weekly Format of Original Lithograph, color Digital Format JP2000 Owning Institution Indiana Historical Society Source Collection Name Civil War Visual Collection Source Collection Number P 0455 Digital Collection Name Indiana in the Civil War Digital Collection Number DC008 Notes This item was part of the Indiana History Train 2006 exhibit: Faces of the Civil War. Destination IN Journey Destination Indiana Civil War Oliver P. Morton Copyright Notice Digital image © 2009 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
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