Shelby County, Indiana, men served in the War of the States in infantry regiments 7, 16, 17, 18, 21, 33, 51, 52, 70, 79, 123, 132, 146, and 148, cavalry regiments 7, 9, 13, and 39, and artillery regiments 3 and 20, with 3261 enlistments recorded. Their valiant service in war and peace was honored as helping preserve the Union, and in A.D. 1931 a grateful people erected a memorial in commemoration of the courage and bravery of the Grand Army of the Republic soldiers and sailors from Shelby County.