The Battle of Shiloh occurred on April 6 and 7, 1862, at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston attacked a Union army under the command of General Ulysses S. Grant, hoping to repel the Northern advance.
In the previous few months, the Union military had won several victories in Kentucky and [...]

On April 15, only days after the bombardment of union occupied Fort Sumter, President Abraham Lincoln issued a call for seventy-five thousand state militiamen to serve for 90 days. Ohio was expected to enlist thirteen regiments of one thousand men each. Two of the regiments were to be sent directly to Washington for defense of [...]

When Congress passed the Conscription Act of 1863 in March the proposed draft was immediately met with resistance. Copperheads, Northerners who opposed the draft and demanded immediate peace be made with the South, encouraged people to resist the draft and encouraged draftees to abandon camp once they were drafted.
Many people associate Union draft resistance to [...]

[ October 31, 2009; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Buckeye Furnace Fall Festival Events at 123 Buckeye Park Road, T-167 Wellston, OH 45692

8 AM   – Pre-registration for 5-K run & walk

9 AM   – 5-K run & walk

10 AM – 12 noon   – Live music by Dee & Dallas

12:30 – 1:30   – Scarecrow-making contest   (bring your own materials; stakes furnished)

1 PM   – Cake & pie [...]

[ September 9, 2009 to October 17, 2009. ] Lee and Grant will be on display at Capital University’s Schumacher Gallery.   Gallery hours are 1-5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. The Schumacher Gallery is located on the fourth floor of Capital University’s library. Admission is free. For additional information, call The Schumacher Gallery at 614-236-6319.

Capital University provides more information on their website.