Solomon Meredith

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Solomon Meredith was a Colonel in the 19th Indiana Infantry.

Antebellum

  • 6'7" tall
  • Unknown military abilities but well connected politically at home
  • Quaker
  • Walked from native North Carolina to Indiana
  • Served in Wayne County as sheriff, legislator, and U.S. Marshal, and was serving as Wayne County Clerk when Sumter was fired upon
  • Political crony of Indiana Governor Oliver Morton
  • Delegate supporting Lincoln at Republican convention at Chicago, Illinois in 1860
  • Left Camp Morton on smaller 2nd train with 2 of his favorite horses
  • Stormed through train cars demanding to know who was shooting valuable livestock ("Rebel" ducks and chickens along railroad tracks) after 19th left Baltimore

War Career

  • Received his commission as Colonel on July 29, 1861
  • Black horse
  • Promoted to Brigadier of U.S. Volunteers on October 6, 1862

Post-War Career

Family

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Other Sources

  • IBiCWaM 48, 49 image