William Wing Loring
December 4, 1818 – December 30, 1886 William W. Loring was a career soldier who served as an officer with the U.S. Army during … Read more
Williams’ Battery of Ohio Volunteer Artillery (Three Years Service)
1862–1865 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
Wilmot Proviso
1846 Introduced by Congressman David Wilmot, but never enacted, the Wilmot Proviso would have banned the spread of slavery into territories Mexico ceded to … Read more
Wilson Shannon
February 24, 1802 – August 30, 1877 Fourteenth and sixteenth Governor of Ohio, Wilson Shannon also served as the second Governor of the Kansas … Read more
Wilson-Kautz Raid
June 22 – July 1, 1864 Part of the Petersburg Campaign, the Wilson-Kautz Raid (June 22 – July 1, 1864) was a Union cavalry … Read more
Wilson’s Raid
March 22 – April 20, 1865 Between March 22 and April 20, 1865, Brevet Major General James H. Wilson led roughly 13,000 Union cavalrymen … Read more
Winchester
1860-1878
Winfield Scott
June 13, 1786 – May 29, 1866 Commander of all Federal forces at the beginning of the American Civil War, Lieutenant General Winfield Scott … Read more
Winfield Scott Hancock
February 14, 1824–February 9, 1886 General Winfield Scott Hancock was one of the more successful Union commanders during the American Civil War. In 1880, … Read more
Yazoo Pass Expedition
February 3–April 8, 1863 The Yazoo Pass Expedition was a failed Union attempt to advance on Vicksburg, Mississippi, in the spring of 1863. By … Read more
