Archive for March, 2011

Pravo: Memorial Day Ceremony

By cmccune, posted on March 31st, 2011.

[ May 30, 2011; ] [caption id="attachment_5554" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Civil War 30th Anniversary photo taken at Mooretown monument"][/caption]

Join the Mooretown Monument Restoration committee for a Memorial Day Ceremony. The event will feature the VFW honor guard and re-enactors, and include special music, guest speakers, and wreath laying ceremony. This event corresponds with a similar dedication in 1897.

Sponsor: Mooretown Monument [...]

Cincinnati: Cincinnati CW Round Table “Lincoln Douglas Debates and Ohio”

By cmccune, posted on March 31st, 2011.

[ April 21, 2011; 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_5550" align="alignleft" width="208" caption="Featured Speaker Harold Holzer"][/caption]

In the summer of 1858, Abraham Lincoln appeared to have no chance at being considered a candidate, let alone a contender, for the presidency of the United States. His disappointing loss to Democrat Stephen Douglas for the U.S. Senate seat from Illinois seemed to have placed Lincoln in [...]

Hudson: Civil War Mini-Symposium

By cmccune, posted on March 31st, 2011.

[ May 7, 2011; 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Join the The Ohio Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion (MOLLUS) for a a mini-symposium in Hudson, OH. The day will begin at 9 a.m. and will include a short history of the MOLLUS organization, presentations on Cleveland and the Civil War, the Soldiers and Sailor’s Monument in Cleveland and Lincoln, memorial [...]

Camp Dennison: Civil War Days

By cmccune, posted on March 31st, 2011.

[ June 25, 2011; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. June 26, 2011; 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] The Ohio Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, in conjunction with the Sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry and the Sons of Union Veterans invite you to experience the 150th Anniversary Commemoration of the founding of Camp Dennison. This unique event will take place on the original grounds of the camp and will feature a [...]

Hamilton: Exhibit Opening and Lecture “Preserving the Union and Butler County’s Response”

By cmccune, posted on March 30th, 2011.

[ April 29, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] The exhibit “The Butler Boys: Butler County in the Civil War” will be open to the public on April 29th at 6:00 P.M. Featured in the exhibit will be the campaigns and battles in which soldiers from Butler County participated and the leaders who emerged from the struggle to have an Impact on the county. [...]