Mine Run Campaign
November 26–December 2, 1863 The Mine Run Campaign was a short-lived Union offensive that pitted the Army of the Potomac against the Confederate Army … Read more
Missouri Compromise
March 6, 1820 In addition to paving the way for the admission of Missouri and Maine to the Union, the Missouri Compromise established the … Read more
Missouri Compromise (Transcript)
March 6, 1820 An Act to authorize the people of the Missouri territory to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission … Read more
Mitchell’s Battery of Ohio Volunteer Artillery
1861–1865 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
Montgomery Guards
With the American Civil War's outbreak, neither the North nor the South had sufficient military forces to conduct a war. Both the United States … Read more
Morgan’s Raid in Ohio Map
About this Map Occurring in the summer of 1863, Morgan’s Raid was the only significant Confederate invasion of Ohio to take place during the … Read more
Morgan’s Raid, Location of Morgan’s Surrender
On July 26, a combined force of about 3,000 Federals engaged Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan and about 400 of his cavalrymen near … Read more
Morgan’s Raid, Ohio Penitentiary Location
On November 27, Morgan and six of his officers escaped from the prison and made their way by train to Cincinnati where Confederate sympathizers … Read more
Morgan’s Raid, Pomeroy, Ohio Location
Here Brigadier General Henry Moses Judah’s division prevented Morgan’s Raiders from crossing the Ohio River and escaping to Kentucky. Location City Pomeroy State OH … Read more
Morgan’s Raid, Springdale, Ohio Location
On July 13, 1863, Morgan’s Raiders passed through the community of Springdale, Ohio, north of Cincinnati, Ohio. Confederate troops entered several local houses and … Read more