Montgomery County in the Civil War features the diary that Henry Campbell, a Crawfordsville boy who joined the 18th Indiana Artillery, kept from 1862 to 1865. First hand accounts of life in camp, battles including The 18th Indiana Artillery was commanded by Eli Lilly and served under John Wilder fighting in the west including battles at Chickamauga, and Chattanooga. Notable in its descriptions of the use of the repeating rifle, Wilder's Brigade continues to be a subject of interest to those who study the Civil War. It should be noted that following the war, Campbell edited and rewrote his journal adding maps, newspaper clippings, etc.
Montgomery County (IN) in the Civil War 
