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Statehood Day Celebration
One Big Event at Five Different Locations: Chillicothe to Celebrate Ohio Statehood Day, Saturday, March 2nd. Five of Chillicothe’s historical sites, museums, and organizations will host open houses on Saturday,… Read More
Photo Gallery: Athens’ “Boys in Blue” honored with the rededication of a Civil War monument
By: Ahmed Hamed
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Members of the community gathered in era-appropriate attire Sunday to rededicate a refurbished monument to soldiers of the Civil War. The ceremony took place at Union… Read More
How Robert Smalls sailed his crew and family to freedom during the Civil War
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — During the transatlantic slave trade, Charleston, South Carolina, was one of the largest slave ports in the United States. But at the height of the Civil… Read More
Honoring the Civil War’s ‘Chauncey Boys’ on Sunday, Sept 11 at Dover Twp Park
Sept. 11: Marker to be unveiled honoring the Civil War’s ‘Chauncey Boys’ For immediate release: Carl Denbow (740) 591-8471 camp108suv@fastmail.net A “Boys in Blue” historical marker commemorating three Chauncey Civil… Read More
The Return of Ulysses S. Grant
Three years ago we welcomed Dr. Curtis Fields, Jr., the preeminent portrayer of Ulysses S. Grant, to a packed house for the opening of our 2019 Spring Speakers Series. His… Read More
Sherman Civil War Roundtable: “The Lincoln Funeral Train”
Retired railroader Jim Kehn will share the fascinating story about the train journey that brought Abraham Lincoln’s body back to Illinois. Plus we’ll have a big sale of used books… Read More
Sherman Civil War Roundtable: “The Lincoln Funeral Train”
The Gen. William T. Sherman Civil War Roundtable presents “The Lincoln Funeral Train” at 7pm, Wednesday, Jan. 19. Train historian Jim Kehn’s annual talk on railroads is always a popular… Read More
William T. Sherman’s 200th Birthday Party
You only turn 200 once! Join the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Lancaster’s most famous son, William Tecumseh Sherman, Feb. 8, 2020. The party will be… Read More
Athens Civil War Roundtable
Athens Civil War Roundtable Everyone is welcome to attend a presentation by Steve Ball, of Columbus, to the Athens Civil War Roundtable. The program will feature American songs from just… Read More
Sherman Civil War Roundtable Hosts Historian David Contosta
David Contosta, historian and Lancaster native, will talk about the unexpected & complex relationship between William T. Sherman, Lancaster and the Civil War for the June meeting of the Sherman… Read More
Civil War Seminar
This one-day event features William T. Sherman biographer James L. McDonough. Joining him are Andrew K. Carlson from Capital University (“Forty Acres and a Mule”) and Brien Schoen from Ohio… Read More
Ulysses S. Grant By Himself
Dr. E. C. (Curt) Fields Jr., is the preeminent portrayer of Ulysses S. Grant in the country. He is an avid and lifelong student of the American Civil War. His… Read More
Death of a Civil War Hero: The Final Days of Joshua W. Sill
Death of a Civil War Hero: The Final Days of Chillicothean Joshua Woodrow Sill, featuring historian and author Dan Masters of Perrysburg, Ohio. Dan Masters has been actively engaged in… Read More
Statehood Day
Join us in celebrating the founding of the great state of Ohio on March 2, 2019. We’ll have a special one-day exhibit of Ohio statehood documents, including Thomas Worthington’s personal… Read More
The Great Locomotive Chase
The Civil War Roundtable at the Sherman House Museum in Lancaster, Ohio, returns Jan. 16 with the story of the legendary Great Locomotive Chase. Jim Kehn, a retired railroader and… Read More
William T. Sherman’s 199th Birthday Party
This is the first step in “Sherman’s March to 200,” a year-long celebration leading to the bicentennial of Lancaster, Ohio’s most famous resident, William Tecumseh Sherman. And everyone is invited to the… Read More
Civil War Battlefield ‘Limb Pit’ Reveals Work Of Combat Surgeons
By: Christopher Joyce | NPR
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Scientists have been analyzing bones first uncovered by a utility crew digging at the Manassas National Battlefield Park in Virginia. The remains provide insights into surgery during the Civil War.