Herron-Morton Place
Foundation Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting of the Herron-Morton Place Foundation will be held February 10 at 7 p.m. at Joy of All Who Sorrow Church, 16th and Delaware.

At the annual meeting, members will elect new board members and review the annual report.  Jim Hopkins, of Bank One’s Community Development Group, will be the guest speaker.  Mr. Hopkins serves on several community boards and will present his views of development for this area.

All Herron-Morton neighbors are invited to attend.

Jeanne Pontious, president
Herron-Morton Place Foundation

Camp Morton News

On March 27 and 28, 2004, the Civil War comes to Camp Morton!  The 11th Indiana Regiment of Zouaves is looking forward to holding its camp of instruction on the original site of Camp Morton.  At the beginning of the Civil War, Lew
Wallace (author of Ben Hur) was chosen by Governor Morton to be Adjutant

General. One of Wallace’s jobs as
Adjutant General was to locate a training camp for new volunteers. Wallace chose a 36 acre tract, which was formerly owned by Indianapolis’s first mayor Samuel
Henderson, as the new training camp for troops.  The property had also served as the Indiana State Fairgrounds.  By April 1861, the camp had shelter for 6,000 men.  There were actually several camps located throughout downtown Indianapolis.  The new training camp was named Camp
Morton in honor of the Governor.

As reenactors, the men of the 11th Indiana portray the life of a Civil War
soldier as authentically as possible from their uniforms and weapons to accoutrements. As historians, we use reenacting as a medium to honor the brave men of the 11th and uphold their ideals and beliefs.  We enjoy speaking with individuals and groups regarding the event surrounding the Civil War.

General Lew Wallace was a prolific author and attorney from Crawfordsville, Indiana.  Wallace requested a field command in early 1861 and received a commission as Colonel of the 11th Indiana.  The 11th Indiana was the first regiment from Indiana to respond to President Lincoln’s call for troops.  Dressed in gray Zouave-style uniforms with red trim, the 11th performed drill in keeping with the Zouave tradition.  Since the enemy chose gray for their uniform color, General Wallace designed new uniforms for the 11th using black wool. The new uniforms kept the Zouave styling and were actually

cheaper to produce than the traditional four button sack coat.

Bruce R. Kolb, Captain, 11th Indiana,
Commander of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War

Volunteers Needed

Herron-Morton Place Association, Inc., needs a few volunteers to help maintain the lawn at the empty lots at the SW corner of 17th and Delaware and the NE corner of 18th and Pennsylvania during the warm weather months.  If you are willing to help, contact Greg Wilson at 925-4336.

Sharon Schweizer, board member
Herron-Morton Place Association, Inc.