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John Yates Beall
Born on January 1, 1835, John Yates Beall spent his youth in Jefferson County, Virginia (modern-day West Virginia). He attended the University of Virginia, … Read more
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
Rutherford B. Hayes
October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893 Civil War general, U.S. Congressman, and Governor of Ohio, Rutherford Birchard Hayes served as nineteenth President of … Read more
Soldier Monument, Delphos Veterans Memorial Park, Delphos, Ohio
1909 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, Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys, Ohio
1915 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, Greenlawn Cemetery, Wapakoneta, 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, Lafayette, Ohio
1903 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
U.S.S. Michigan
Built at Erie, Pennsylvania and commissioned in 1843, the U.S.S. Michigan spent its entire career patrolling the Great Lakes. For most of its term … Read more
William Seward Pierson
William Seward Pierson was born on March 18, 1865 in Durham, Connecticut. He was a graduate of Yale University and eventually moved to Sandusky, … Read more
