Robert Latimer McCook
December 28, 1827 – August 6, 1862 A member of the famed "Fighting McCooks," Brigadier General Robert Latimer McCook died near New Market, Alabama … Read more
Robert Selden Garnett
December 16, 1819 – July 13, 1861 Confederate Brigadier-General Robert S. Garnett was mortally wounded at the Battle of Corrick's Ford on July 13, … Read more
Roderick Sheldon McCook
March 10, 1839 – February 13, 1886 A member of the famed "Fighting McCooks" and a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Lieutenant … Read more
Romney Expedition
January 1–24, 1862 The Romney Expedition was a short winter offensive led by Major General Thomas J. Jackson to clear Federal troops from northeastern … Read more
Romney Expedition Petition
January 25, 1862 On January 25, 1862 officers of the Army of the Northwest requested that Brigadier General William W. Loring petition the Confederate … Read more
Roswell Sabine Ripley
March 14, 1823 – March 29, 1887 Ohio-born Roswell Sabine Ripley was a Confederate brigadier general, who served with the Department of South Carolina … Read more
Rutherford B. Hayes
October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893 Civil War general, U.S. Congressman, and Governor of Ohio, Rutherford Birchard Hayes served as nineteenth President of … Read more
Rutherford Birchard Hayes, Photo
About This Image Black and White Photograph, Rutherford B. Hayes Source and Copyright Creator Brady, Mathew Medium Black and White Photograph Source Library of … Read more
Salmon Portland Chase
13, 1808–May 7, 1873 Salmon Portland Chase was the twenty-third Governor of Ohio, a U.S. Senator, the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury during the … Read more
Samuel Emerson Opdycke
January 7, 1830 – April 25, 1884 A prominent Union general officer, Ohioan Emerson Opdycke played significant roles at the Battle of Chattanooga and … Read more