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Johnson’s Island

During the American Civil War, the Union military established a prison for Confederate officers on Johnson's Island in Sandusky Bay of Lake Erie. Completed … Read more

Ohio Civil War Monuments

Ohio’s American Civil War soldiers and civilians sought to commemorate the troopers’ devotion to and service with the United States by constructing monuments and … Read more

Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home

1870–1997 In 1869, the Grand Army of the Republic proposed the formation of and began to construct the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home to … Read more

Owen Brown Monument, Courthouse Lawn, Jefferson, Ohio

1914 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

Price’s Hill Battery

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

Soldier Monument, City Cemetery, Conneaut, Ohio

1912 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

Soldier Monument, City Park, Austinburg, Ohio

1865-1900 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

Soldier Monument, City Park, Bellaire, Ohio

Late 1800s, early 1900s Ohio’s American Civil War soldiers and civilians sought to commemorate the troopers’ devotion to and service with the United States … Read more

Soldier Monument, Courthouse Lawn, Ashland, Ohio

1888 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

Soldier Monument, Courthouse Lawn, Jefferson, Ohio

1914 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