Dayton Light 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
Dennison Guards
1862 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
Department of the Ohio
1861 – 1865 Created on May 3, 1861, the Department of the Ohio was a Union military administrative unit that existed in various forms … Read more
Departmental Corps Ohio Volunteer Infantry
1863–1864 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
Don Carlos Buell
March 23, 1818 – November 19, 1898 Native Ohioan Don Carlos Buell was a Union general during the American Civil War who directed the … Read more
Donald Chester Stith
July 21, 1829 – March 18, 1920 Colonel Donald Chester Stith (CSA) was one of four graduates of the United States Military Academy to … Read more
Dred Scott Decision
1857
Drummer Boy of Chickamauga
August 13, 1851 – May 13, 1937
Eagle Monument, Geneva City Civil War Monument and Memorial Park, Geneva
1880 Ohio’s American Civil War soldiers and civilians sought to commemorate the troopers’ devotion to and service with the United States by constructing monuments … Read more