9th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry (Three Years Service)
1861–1864 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
Abner Doubleday
June 26, 1819 – January 26, 1893 Abner Doubleday was a career military officer and prominent Union general in the Eastern Theater of the … Read more
Abraham Lincoln
Rising from humble beginnings, Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th President of the United States in … Read more
Albert Sidney Johnston
February 2, 1803 – April 6, 1862 Albert Sidney Johnston, a Confederate commander of the Western Department, became the highest ranking officer on either … Read more
Aleshire’s Battery of Ohio Volunteer Artillery
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
Alexander McDowell McCook
April 22, 1831 – June 12, 1903 Major General Alexander McDowell McCook, who served as a divisional and a corps commander with the Army … Read more
Alfred Pleasonton
July 7, 1824 – February 17, 1897 A prominent Union cavalry officer, Major General Alfred Pleasonton commanded the Cavalry Corps of the Army of … Read more
Alien and Sedition Acts
1798 Enacted in 1798 by the 5th United States Congress, the Alien and Sedition Acts served the dual purpose of attempting to muffle anti-war … Read more
Ambrose Everett Burnside
May 23, 1824–September 13, 1881 Ambrose Everett Burnside was an American politician, industrialist, inventor, and one of four generals to command the Army of … Read more
Ambrose Powell Hill
November 9, 1825 – April 2, 1865 Commander of the famed "Light Division," Confederate Lieutenant General Ambrose Powell Hill was killed while trying to … Read more