Abraham Lincoln’s Coat, Photo
About This Image This is the coat that President Lincoln was wearing at Ford’s Theater the night he was shot by John Wilkes Booth. … Read more
About This Image This is the coat that President Lincoln was wearing at Ford’s Theater the night he was shot by John Wilkes Booth. … Read more
1862–1865 In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal government with 260 regiments of men, including infantry, artillery, and cavalry units. Ohioans also … Read more
About This Image Black and White Photograph, Alexander M. McCook Source and Copyright Medium Black and White Photograph Source Copyright Disclaimer
1798 Enacted in 1798 by the 5th United States Congress, the Alien and Sedition Acts served the dual purpose of attempting to muffle anti-war … Read more
About This Image A.P. Hill was a Confederate general and the brother-in-law of John Hunt Morgan. In the early days of the Civil War, … Read more
1861–1865 For much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, army forces across the world consisted of three different types of units. These units included … Read more
During the American Civil War, essentially four basic types of military units fought in the conflict. These units consisted of cavalry units, infantry units, … Read more
1861 The Anaconda Plan is a term that describes General Winfield Scott's recommendation to slowly strangle the southern rebellion by blockading southern seaports and … Read more
About This Image Black and White Photograph, Anson McCook Source and Copyright Creator Matthew Brady Medium Black and White Photograph Source Library of Congress … Read more
During the American Civil War, nearly 330,000 Ohio men served in the Union military. Numerous Ohio civilians also supported the war effort by growing … Read more