Low-profile Confederate Monument Marks Indianapolis' Civil War History

vic.ryckaert@indystar.com, Indianapolis Star: Local
Thu, 08/17/2017 - 5:16am

At a time when Civil War monuments are being taken down in the dead of night in Baltimore, one such monument in Indianapolis remains largely ignored.

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