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27th United States Colored Troops, made up of soldiers from Ohio, camped outside of Petersburg, Virginia, ca. 1863-1865

Portrait of Brigadier General Daniel McCook Jr. from Carroll County, Ohio, ca. 1861-1864. He was a member of the McCook Family known as the "Fighting McCook's" a name referring to the number of family members who served in the Civil War. Daniel died…

Portrait of Major General Alexander McDowell McCook from Carroll County, Ohio, ca. 1861-1865. He was a member of the McCook Family known as the "Fighting McCook's", a name referring to the number of family members who served in the Civil War.

Color guard of the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry with the national colors of their regiment, ca. 1863-1865. The regiment, composed of soldiers from Ohio, mustered in for Civil War service with the Union Army on June 11, 1861 at Camp Chase, Franklin…

Photographic reproduction of a portrait of Daniel McCook, Sr. from Carroll County, Ohio, ca. 1850-1863. He was killed at the Battle of Buffington Island on the Ohio River in July 1863. He was a member of the McCook Family, known as the "Fighting…

Portrait of Major Anson G. McCook from Steubenville, Ohio, 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, August 6, 1861. He was a member of the McCook Family, known as the "Fighting McCook's" a name referring to the number of family members who served in the Civil…

Portrait of George Wythe McCook from Carroll County, Ohio, ca. 1880-1890. During the Civil War he organized Ohio regiments and commanded troops in the field during the summer of 1864. He was a member of the McCook Family known as the "Fighting…

Portrait of Brigadier General Robert Latimer McCook, from Carroll County, Ohio, ca. 1860-1862. He was a member of the McCook Family known as the "Fighting McCook's" a name referring to the number of family members who served in the Civil War. Robert…

View of the entry of Morgan's Raiders into Washington, Ohio, from Harper's Weekly, Saturday, August 15, 1863. In July 1863 Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan lead approximately 1,400 calvarymen on a 13 day raid through southern and…

The attached is a letter from my great, great uncle, John Silas Caton, who enlisted in Company B 78th Ohio November 27, 1861. He was discharged because of wounds on October 23,1863.

He married Rachel Day, mentioned in the letter in 1858, in…