Sands’ Battery of Ohio Volunteer Artillery
1861–1864 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
Savannah Campaign
November 15, 1864 – December 21, 1864
Schofield’s Dispatch to Grant Assuming Command of the Department of the Ohio
February 9, 1864 On February 9, 1864, Major-General John M. Schofield informed Major-General Ulysses S. Grant that Schofield had assumed command of the Department … Read more
Scott v. Sandford
1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford was a historic ruling by the United States Supreme Court that declared that people of African descent were not … Read more
Scott v. Sandford (Transcript)
1857 A transcription of the United States Supreme Court's majority decision written by Chief Justice Roger Taney in the case of Scott v. Sandford. … Read more
Second Army of the Shenandoah
1864-1865
Second Bull Run Campaign
July 19 – September 1, 1862