U.S. Army General Hospital at Gallipolis
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
U.S. General Hospital at Cleveland
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
U.S.-Mexican War
April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
U.S.S. Michigan
Built at Erie, Pennsylvania and commissioned in 1843, the U.S.S. Michigan spent its entire career patrolling the Great Lakes. For most of its term … Read more
Ulysses S. Grant
April 27, 1822–July 23, 1885 Ulysses S. Grant was an American military and political leader who rose from humble beginnings to become General-in-Chief of … Read more
Union Light Guard
1862–Reconstruction 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
Union Medicine
1861–1865 During the American Civil War, the Union had the equivalent of 1,556,678 three-year enlistments, compared with roughly 1,083,000 for the Confederacy. Over 620,000 … Read more
Union Party
The American Civil War and the tensions leading to it divided the North and the South. These events also caused members of the various … Read more