Price’s Hill Battery
With the Civil War’s outbreak, both the North and the South were ill prepared for the conflict. Ohio Governor William Dennison hoped to utilize … Read more
Prigg v. Pennsylvania
March 1, 1842 In 1842, the United States Supreme Court affirmed the preeminence of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 when it declared a … Read more
Quantrill’s Raiders
1861–1865 Quantrill's Raiders was a band of Confederate irregulars that employed guerrilla tactics to ambush Union army patrols and terrorize Northern sympathizers, primarily in … Read more
Quincy Adams Gillmore
February 28, 1825 – April 8, 1888 Major General Quincy A. Gillmore won military acclaim for his use of rifled artillery during the reduction … Read more
Races at Philippi
June 3, 1861
Randal Rust
1972- Randal Rust is doing a demo of eCMS. ;This is a test, this is only a test.
Reconstruction Acts
1867–1868 The Reconstruction Acts were four bills passed by the United States Congress between March 2, 1867 and March 11, 1868 that established criteria … Read more
Red River Campaign
March 10 – May 22, 1864 The Red River Campaign was an ill-fated Union attempt to capture Shreveport, Louisiana and drive all Rebel forces … Read more
Relief Law
1864 Upon becoming Ohio's twenty-sixth governor on January 11, 1864, John Brough sought to aid the Union war effort. He succeeded in enacting a … Read more
Rich Mountain Campaign
(June–October, 1861)