[ April 21, 2011 to April 30, 2011. May 1, 2011 to May 31, 2011. June 1, 2011 to June 30, 2011. July 1, 2011 to July 31, 2011. August 1, 2011 to August 31, 2011. September 1, 2011 to September 30, 2011. October 1, 2011 to October 31, 2011. ] Visit the Wolcott House Museum for a special exhibit.   ”Hearts and Hands on the Homefront,” opening April 21 at the Wolcott Museum Complex, marks the Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War.

The exhibit provides a rare glimpse into 1861-1865 northwest Ohio, telling its story through the photographs and letters of northwest Ohio soldiers and families. Hearts [...]

Who was the youngest soldier from Ohio to serve in the Union Army during the Civil War?
In a recent post of interesting facts about Ohio and the Civil War, from April 16th on the Ohio Historical Society’s Collections Blog, we stated that Joseph Fissell from Circleville was the youngest Civil War soldier from Ohio. We [...]

[ April 12, 2011 to April 30, 2011. May 1, 2011 to May 31, 2011. June 1, 2011 to June 30, 2011. July 1, 2011 6:00 pm to July 31, 2011 6:00 pm. August 1, 2011 6:00 pm to August 31, 2011 6:00 pm. September 1, 2011 6:00 pm to September 30, 2011 6:00 pm. October 1, 2011 6:00 pm to October 31, 2011 6:00 pm. December 1, 2011 6:00 pm to December 31, 2011 6:00 pm. January 1, 2012 6:00 pm to January 29, 2012 6:00 pm. ] The Hayes Presidential Center’s exhibit commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
Civil War: Battlefield & Homefront is on display NOW through Jan. 29.

As the exhibit’s title implies, Civil War: Battlefield & Homefront relates the war experiences of both soldiers and civilains. Histories of the war rarely delve into the hardships endured by the wives, [...]

[ June 4, 2011; 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] Help preserve Lancaster’s history at a Cemetery Clean Up June 4th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Come out to Elmwood Cemetery when we will repair, reset, and clean-up Civil War gravestones of United States Colored Troops veterans, who are buried in Elmwood Cemetery.

From 1863-1865, about 10% of the Union army was made up of [...]

Confederate troops never made it to Carrollton during the Civil War but they’ll be there this weekend, along with Abraham Lincoln.
Union and Confederate re-enactors will be encamped in Carrollton this Friday, May 20, through Sunday, May 22, in honor of the reopening of the landmark McCook House. The 1830s brick home on Public Square is [...]