October Featured Topic
The Battle of Buffington Island was the only major Civil War engagement fought in the State of Ohio.
On July 8, 1863, Brigadier-General John Hunt Morgan, a Confederate cavalry leader, led approximately two thousand soldiers across the Ohio River into southern Indiana. Morgan’s superiors had dispatched the cavalry leader into northern Kentucky to cause [...]

September Featured Topic
In February 1862, General Ulysses S. Grant, a native Ohioan, led a Union force that captured Fort Henry from the Confederacy.
On February 4, 1862, Union warships transported soldiers under Grant’s command to Fort Henry. Located in Tennessee, Fort Henry guarded the Tennessee River. Nine Union ships under the command of Flag Officer Andrew [...]

[ September 19, 2009 to September 20, 2009. ] From the Cincinnati Examiner:
In a few weeks, the beautiful and historic town of Zoar, Ohio will host the “Battle on the Ohio-Erie Canal.”   This event is an annual Civil War reenactment, which boasts over 1,000 soldiers and civilians, artillery demonstrations for adults and children, auctions, a parade, and several battles throughout the weekend.   There will [...]