Stanton’s Dispatch Adding the State of Kentucky to the Department of the Ohio
August 7, 1864 On August 7, 1864, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton added the State of Kentucky to the Department of the Ohio. … Read more
Stonewall Brigade
June 1861–May 1864 Populated by recruits from Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, and originally commanded by Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, the Stonewall Brigade participated in nearly … Read more
Thaddeus Stevens
April 4, 1792–August 11, 1868 One of the more powerful Congressional Representatives in U.S. history, Thaddeus Stevens was a dominant member of the Radical … Read more
Wager Swayne
Born in Columbus on November 10, 1834, Swayne followed in his father's footsteps, becoming a lawyer. Noah Haynes Swayne was an Associate Justice of … Read more
William F. “Baldy” Smith
February 17, 1824–February 28, 1903 Commonly known as “Baldy,” Major General William F. Smith was a prominent officer in both theaters of the American … Read more
William H. SewardSenate “Higher Law” Speech on the Compromise of 1850 (Transcript)
March 11, 1850 Transcript of William H. Seward's "Higher Law" speech on the Compromise of 1850, delivered on the U.S. Senate floor on March … Read more
William Henry Seward
May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872 William Henry Seward was Governor of New York and a United States Senator. He also served as … Read more
William Sooy Smith
July 22, 1830 – March 4, 1916 A native of Tarlton, Ohio, Brigadier General William Sooy Smith served in many of the Western Theater's … Read more
William Stedman
November 26, 1815 – July 6, 1869 William Stedman was a commander of the 6th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Regiment who also served in the … Read more
William Tecumseh Sherman
Celebrated in the North and reviled in the South, Ohioan William Tecumseh Sherman was a prominent Union general during … Read more
