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Thomas Ewing Jr.
August 7, 1829 – January 21, 1896 Thomas Ewing, Jr., was a prominent Ohio lawyer and politician who served as a Union general in the West during the American Civil War. He was a United States Congressman after the war. Thomas Ewing, Jr. was born in Lancaster, Ohio on August 7, 1829. He was the…
Thomas Ewing Sr.
December 28, 1789 – October 26, 1871 Thomas Ewing Sr. was an influential Ohio lawyer and politician who served in the United States Senate, as United States Secretary of the Treasury, and as United States Secretary of the Interior. Thomas Ewing Sr. was born in West Liberty, Virginia (now West Virginia). The date of his…
Thomas John Wood
September 25, 1823 – February 26, 1906 Thomas J. Wood was a prominent Union general who participated in nearly every major campaign in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. Thomas John Wood was born in Munfordville, Kentucky, on September 25, 1823. He was the second of two sons of George Thomas Wood and…
Thomas MacArthur Anderson
January 21, 1836–May 8, 1917 Born on January 21, 1836 near Chillicothe, Ohio, Thomas MacArthur Anderson spent his youth in Ohio. Anderson's father, William Marshall Anderson, was a lawyer and farmer. Born on January 21, 1836 near Chillicothe, Ohio, Thomas MacArthur Anderson spent his youth in Ohio. Anderson's father, William Marshall Anderson, was a lawyer…
Thomas Ward Custer
March 15, 1845 – June 25, 1876 Younger brother of General George Armstrong Custer, Thomas Ward Custer was twice awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Civil War. Thomas Ward Custer was born on March 15, 1845, at New Rumley, in eastern Ohio. He was the third of four sons of Emanuel…
Tod Barracks
Constructed in 1863, Tod Barracks, located in Columbus, Ohio, served as a recruitment and discharge base for soldiers in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The site was named in honor of Ohio Governor David Tod. Constructed in 1863, Tod Barracks,located in Columbus, Ohio, served as a recruitment and discharge base for soldiers in the Ohio Volunteer…
Tribe of Dan
During the American Civil War many family members fought alongside one another, and it is believed that at least fifteen members of the McCook family of Ohio fought in the war. Daniel McCook, eight of his sons, his brother John McCook, and his five sons fought for the Union. During the American Civil War many…
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 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…
Wade Hampton III
March 28, 1818 – April 11, 1902 A prominent Confederate cavalry officer, Wade Hampton III also served as governor of South Carolina and as a United States Senator from the Palmetto State after the American Civil War. Wade Hampton III was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on March 28, 1818. He was the first of…
Wade-Davis Bill
1864 Co-authored by Ohio Senator Benjamin Wade and Maryland Congressman Henry Winter Davis in 1864, the Wade-Davis Bill was an attempt to impose harsh Reconstruction terms on the South, which President Lincoln pocket vetoed. Union fortunes on the battlefield were not faring well at the beginning of 1863. Forces in the West had won hard-fought…