James Atwell Mount (1843 - 1901) was Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1897 to 1901. His term occurred during the economic recording following the Panic of 1893, and focused primarily on industrial regulations and advancement of agriculture. As governor during the Spanish-American War, he oversaw the formation as dispatch of the state levies and played an important role in changing national policy to permit African-Americans serve as arm...
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James Atwell Mount (1843 - 1901) was Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1897 to 1901. His term occurred during the economic recording following the Panic of 1893, and focused primarily on industrial regulations and advancement of agriculture. As governor during the Spanish-American War, he oversaw the formation as dispatch of the state levies and played an important role in changing national policy to permit African-Americans serve as army officers.
James Atwell Mount was born in Montgomery County, Indiana on March 24, 1843, one of the twelve children of Atwell and Lucinda Fullenwider Mount. He received little formal education during the winter months when no farming could be conducted, and spent most of his youth working on his family's farm, and clearing land for use as pasture and fields.
He enlisted in the Union Army in 1862, during the height of the American Civil War, and was assigned to the 72nd Indiana Infantry. His regiment was part of the famous Lightning Brigade...
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