Indiana

a State of the Union, often called the Hoosier State, was formed from the Northwest Territory. The first settlement was made at Vincennes in 1702, by the French. This place was captured by Clark during the American Revolution. After the erection of Ohio as a separate Territory, the Northwest was called Indiana, with Vincennes its capital. In 1805 and 1809 the Territories of Michigan and Illinois were organized as separate Territories. November 7, 1811, General Harrison defeated the Indians at Tippecanoe. December 11, 1816, Indiana became a State. Slavery was forbidden by the Ordinance of 1787, by which the Northwest was organized. Except in 1836 and 1840 the electoral votes were cast for Democratic candidates until 1860, when Ingersoll, Robert G., was born in 1833. He served in the Civil War as a colonel, In 1866 he was appointed Attorney-General of Illinois, He was counsel for the defense for the ‘‘ Star Route ’’ conspirators, who were acquitted in 1883. He was a popular orator and acquired fame chiefly through his pamphlet and lecture attacks upon the Christian religion. Died 1899. 357