Camp Tippecanoe - - - 1861 - 1865
May 1861 saw this high 30-acre bluff over-looking Lafayette quickly become an induction center for enlistees in the Civil War until its end in 1865. Ample water, good drainage and access to the railroad at its west end served the purpose well, however rough its shelters. Serving regional counties, several Indiana Regiments were organized here including the 10th, 15th, 20th, 40th, 72nd (a part of Wilder's famous "Lightning Brigade") and the 86th, as well as the 10th, 11th, and 16th Light Artillery Batteries attached to other units.
Marker is at the intersection of Fourth Street (Indiana Route 25) and Hickory Street, on the right when traveling south on Fourth Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
