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Battle of Monroe’s Crossroads
March 10, 1865 Fought on March 10, 1865, near Fayetteville, North Carolina, the Battle of Monroe's Crossroads was one of the last major cavalry conflicts of the Civil War. After William T. Sherman captured Savannah, Georgia in December 1864 at the end of his March to the Sea, he began making plans to proceed through…
Benjamin Harrison
August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901 Grandson of ninth U.S. President William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison was the nation's twenty-third President from March 4, 1889 to March 4, 1893. Benjamin Harrison was born near North Bend, Ohio, on August 20, 1833. He was the second of ten children of John and Elizabeth Harrison. He…
Blount’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 served in several other regiments from other states, most notably from Kentucky, West Virginia, and Massachusetts, as well as in federal units. In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal…
Burnap’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 served in several other regiments from other states, most notably from Kentucky, West Virginia, and Massachusetts, as well as in federal units. In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal…
Bushrod Rust Johnson
October 7, 1817 – September 12, 1880 Ohio born Bushrod Rust Johnson was a major general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Johnson commanded troops during many of the major battles in the Eastern and Western Theaters of the war. Bushrod Rust Johnson was born in Belmont County, Ohio on October 7,…
Camp Akron
1861 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 the state’s militia forces to assist President Abraham Lincoln in reuniting the nation. With the Civil War’s outbreak, both the North and the South were ill prepared for the conflict.…
Camp Ammen
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 the state’s militia forces to assist President Abraham Lincoln in reuniting the nation. With the Civil War’s outbreak, both the North and the South were ill prepared for the conflict. Ohio…
Camp Andrews
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 the state's militia forces to assist President Abraham Lincoln in reuniting the nation. With the Civil War's outbreak, both the North and the South were ill prepared for the conflict. Ohio…
Camp Brough
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 the state’s militia forces to assist President Abraham Lincoln in reuniting the nation. With the Civil War’s outbreak, both the North and the South were ill prepared for the conflict. Ohio…
Camp Brown
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 the state’s militia forces to assist President Abraham Lincoln in reuniting the nation. With the Civil War’s outbreak, both the North and the South were ill prepared for the conflict. Ohio…