Soldier Monument, Town Square, West Union, Ohio
1893 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
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument, 44th Street and Main Avenue, Ashtabula, Ohio
1910 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
South Carolina Exposition and Protest
December 1828 In December 1828, United States Vice-President John C. Calhoun anonymously penned two documents collectively known as the South Carolina Exposition and Protest, … Read more
South Carolina Ordinance of ification
November 24, 1832 On November 24, 1832, a special convention convened by the South Carolina Legislature approved the South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification, declaring … Read more
Spear’s Battery of Ohio Volunteer Artillery
1861–1865 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
Special Field Orders No. __ (Headquarters, Military Division of the West, CSA)
January 23, 1865 On January 23, 1865, General P.G.T. Beauregard issued an unnumbered special field order announcing that Lieutenant General Richard Taylor was replacing … Read more
Special Field Orders, No. 120 (Division of the Mississippi)
November 9, 1864 On November 9, 1864, Major General William T. Sherman issued Special Orders No. 120, establishing the chain-of-command, objectives, and directives for … Read more
Special Field Orders, No. 161 (Department of the Mississippi)
July 16, 1862 On July 16, 1862, Major General Henry W. Halleck expanded the District of West Tennessee commanded by Major General Ulysses S. … Read more
Special Field Orders, No. 35 (Department of the Mississippi)
April 30, 1862 On April 30, 1862, Major General Henry W. Halleck transferred Major General George H. Thomas from the Army of the Ohio … Read more