Announcing Our 535th Meeting
Saturday, February 9,2019

The Kimberlins Go to War: A Union Family in Copperhead Country 

Presented by Michael B. Murphy 

Michael B. Murphy is an American historian based in Indianapolis, Indiana. He served in the Indiana General Assembly for 16 years. His book, The Kimberlins Go to War: A Union Family in Copperhead Country, was published by the Indiana Historical Society. Murphy earned his B.A. in American Studies at the University of Notre Dame, and his M.A. in American History from Indiana University. He participated in the Commandant’s National Security Program at the Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA. Murphy is currently researching a biography of William English, a 19th century Congressman who was the Democratic nominee for Vice-President in 1880. 

 The Kimberlins Go to War: A Union Family in Copperhead Country 

 The Kimberlins Go to War tells the story of the Kimberlin family from Scott County, Indiana, that sent 33 fathers and sons, brothers and cousins, to fight for the Union during the Civil War. Ten family members were killed, wounded or died of battlefield disease, a 30-percent casualty rate that is unmatched in recorded Scott County history. Their feelings about the war come from 40 letters to and from the battlefield that have survived. We will have copies of Michael B. Murphy’s book “The Kimberlins Go to War: A Union Family in Copperhead Country” available at the meeting for sale.