Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Saturday June 13, 1891 -- "All Very True" -- Company I, of the State Mililtia of Indiana, organized at Crawfordsville is the finest drilled company inthe state, and as a mark of special favor will be nicely uniformed in time for the 4th of July celebration in that place, the State paying the bill. Crawforedsville has always enjoyed the proud reputation of having the best drilled military companies and the prettiest girls in the state and we belieeve it is still entitled to this distinction. The gallant 11th Indiana with Gen. Lew Wallace as its commander, was the outgrowth to the old Montgomery Guards, a military organization second to none in the country in its time. Gen. Lew Wallace was its commander and from its ranks during the rebellion were recruited generals, colonels, majors, captains and lieutenants all of whom proved their loyalty to their country by gallent service. Danville Ill Commercial