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Morgan’s Raiders Enter Washington, Ohio, Etching
About This Image Occurring in the summer of 1863, Morgan’s Raid was the only significant Confederate invasion of Ohio to take place during the American Civil War. This etching from Harper’s Weekly depicting Morgan’s Raiders entering Washington, Ohio. Source and Copyright Creator Harper’s Weekly Medium Illustration Source Wikimedia Commons Copyright Public Domain Disclaimer This is…
Ohio Governor John Brough Portrait
About This Image John Brough (pronounced “bruff”) served as Ohio governor from January 11, 1864 to August 29, 1865. Source and Copyright Medium Engraving Source Wikimedia Commons Copyright Public Domain Disclaimer This image was originally found through Wikimedia Commons. There is no known restriction on the publication of this image.
Ohio Governor William Allen Portrait
About This Image Black and White Photograph, William Allen Source and Copyright Creator L.C. Handy Studio Medium Black and White Photograph Source Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Collection Brand-Handy Collection Number LC-DIG-cwpbh-00572 Copyright Public Domain Disclaimer Courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. There is no…
Peterson House, Bedroom where Lincoln Died, Photo
About This Image This is the bedroom in the Peterson House where Abraham Lincoln died on the morning of April 15, 1865. Source and Copyright Creator Carol M. Highsmith Medium Color Photograph Source Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Collection Highsmith (Carol M.) Archive Number LC-DIG-highsm- 04780 Copyright Public Domain…
Peterson House, Washington D.C., Photo
About This Image After he was shot by John Wilkes Booth, President Lincoln was taken across the street to the boarding house of William A. Peterson. Throughout the night, doctors tended to the President, but he was pronounced dead at 7:22 A.M. on April 15, 1865. Source and Copyright Creator Carol M. Highsmith Medium Color…
President’s Box at Ford Theater, Photo
About This Image This photograph of the President’s box at Ford’s Theater was taken in April of 1865. On April 14, John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln here as the President and the First Lady were watching a play. Lincoln died the following day. Source and Copyright Medium Black and White Photograph Source Library…
Robert E. Lee, Photo
About This Image Black and White Photograph, Robert E. Lee Source and Copyright Creator Vannerson, Julian Medium Black and White Photograph Source Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Number LC-B8155- 1 Copyright Public Domain Disclaimer Courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. There is no known restriction…
Rutherford Birchard Hayes, Photo
About This Image Black and White Photograph, Rutherford B. Hayes Source and Copyright Creator Brady, Mathew Medium Black and White Photograph Source Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Number LC-BH826- 400 Copyright Public Domain Disclaimer Courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. There is no known restriction…
Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, Photo
About This Image During the American Civil War, Ohioan Edwin McMasters Stanton served as President Abraham Lincoln’s Secretary of War from 1862 and 1865. He remained in this same position from 1865 to 1868 during President Andrew Johnson’s administration. Source and Copyright Medium Black and White Photograph Source Library of Congress Prints and Photographs…
Siege of Vicksburg, Fight in the Crater of Fort Hill, June 25, 1863, Illustration
About This Image From May 25, through July 4, 1863, the Union Army of the Tennessee, under the command of Major General Ulysses S. Grant, laid siege to the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. After more than forty days of food shortages, disease, and constant Union shelling, Confederate Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton surrendered the city…