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General in U.S. Army. Schenck who became involved with Ohio politics in the 1830s. He eventually would defeat Clement Vallandigham in the 1862 Congressional election.

Reproduction of an engraved copper portrait of Governor John Brough. He was elected in 1864 during the Civil War and pledged to continue military support for the Union cause. Brough died in 1865 and did not complete his two year term.

Governors portrait of David Tod that hangs in the Ohio Statehouse. He served as governor of Ohio from 1862 to 1864. As a Civil War Governor, Tod oversaw the recruitment of troops, established the Ohio Military Agency to aid Ohio soldiers and called…

Carte de visite portrait of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, 1865. Grant was commissioned Lieutenant General by Abraham Lincoln in March 1864. The black armband hanging from his sleeve may be a mourning band for President Abraham Lincoln who was…

Portrait of Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, officer of the United States government.

Sheet music cover illustrated with half-length portrait of George B. McClellan by Fabronius after a photograph by Black & Case.

Glass negatives of George B. McClelland.

Northern Democratic 1860 presidential candidate, Stephen Douglas.

Portrait of Governor William Dennison who served one, two year term as Governor from 1860-1862. When the Civil War began in 1861 Dennison acted quickly to mobilize Ohio troops.