Robert Anderson
June 14, 1805 – October 26, 1871 Commander of Fort Sumter during the engagement that started the American Civil War, Robert Anderson also served … Read more
Robert Latimer McCook
December 28, 1827 – August 6, 1862 A member of the famed "Fighting McCooks," Brigadier General Robert Latimer McCook died near New Market, Alabama … Read more
Robert Selden Garnett
December 16, 1819 – July 13, 1861 Confederate Brigadier-General Robert S. Garnett was mortally wounded at the Battle of Corrick's Ford on July 13, … Read more
Romney Expedition
January 1–24, 1862 The Romney Expedition was a short winter offensive led by Major General Thomas J. Jackson to clear Federal troops from northeastern … Read more
Romney Expedition Petition
January 25, 1862 On January 25, 1862 officers of the Army of the Northwest requested that Brigadier General William W. Loring petition the Confederate … 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
Samuel Emerson Opdycke
January 7, 1830 – April 25, 1884 A prominent Union general officer, Ohioan Emerson Opdycke played significant roles at the Battle of Chattanooga and … Read more
Samuel Ryan Curtis
February 3, 1805 – December 26, 1866 Perhaps one of the more underrated Union officers of the American Civil War, Major General Samuel R. … Read more
Sands’ Battery of Ohio Volunteer Artillery
1861–1864 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
Schofield’s Dispatch to Grant Assuming Command of the Department of the Ohio
February 9, 1864 On February 9, 1864, Major-General John M. Schofield informed Major-General Ulysses S. Grant that Schofield had assumed command of the Department … Read more