Nathaniel Prentice Banks
January 30, 1816 – September 1, 1894 Nathaniel Prentice Banks was a ten-time member of the United States House of Representatives and, during the … Read more
Neil’s Battery of Ohio Volunteer Artillery
1863–1865 In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal government with 260 regiments of men, including infantry, artillery, and cavalry units. Ohioans also … Read more
Newton Jasper Kidwell
1848-1920 Captured for the final time in 1919, fifty-four years after the American Civil War ended, Ohioan Newton Jasper Kidwell was possibly the last … Read more
Official Confederate Documents of the Civil War Indexed Alpha-numerically
1861–1865 Below is an annotated list of links to official Confederate Civil War documents related to entries in Ohio Civil War Central. The list … Read more
Official Confederate Documents of the Civil War Indexed by Date
1861–1865 Below is an annotated list of links to official Confederate Civil War documents related to entries in Ohio Civil War Central. The list … Read more
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
1861–1865 Historically, British colonies utilized militia forces to defend themselves from attacks by Native Americans and other powers. Once Americans secured their independence in … Read more
Oliver Otis Howard
November 8, 1830 – October 26, 1909 Major General Oliver O. Howard, a Medal of Honor recipient, commanded Union troops in both the Eastern … Read more
Patrick Ronayne Cleburne
March 16 or March 17, 1828 – November 30, 1864 Major General Patrick Ronayne Cleburne was one of the Confederacy's leading general officers in … Read more
Patterson’s Battery of Ohio Volunteer Artillery
1863–1865 In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal government with 260 regiments of men, including infantry, artillery, and cavalry units. Ohioans also … Read more
Pickett’s Charge
July 3, 1863 During the first two days of battle at Gettysburg (July 1 and 2, 1863), Robert E. Lee's Confederate forces tried unsuccessfully … Read more