[ June 3, 2013; 7:30 pm; ] Join the Thurber House as they host best-selling author Jeff Shaara, author of A Chain of Thunder: A Novel of the Siege of Vicksburg, in their Evenings with Authors Series. A Chain of Thunder is the second book in a new Civil War trilogy by the multiple award-winning, New York Times bestselling author who this [...]
[ June 9, 2013; 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ]
Join the Hilltop Historical Society for the 118th Annual Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery Memorial Service as they remember the 2,260 Confederate soldiers and civilians who are buried there.
Sponsor: Hilltop Historical Society
Location: 2900 Sullivant Avenue, Columbus
For more information: Visit http://hilltopusa.tripod.com or email campchase@columbus.rr.com
[ October 18, 2013; 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. October 19, 2013; 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. October 20, 2013; 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. October 21, 2013; 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. October 22, 2013; 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. October 23, 2013; 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. October 24, 2013; 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. October 25, 2013; 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. October 26, 2013; 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Meet figures from the past as you follow conductors with lanterns through the darkened hallways and chambers of the 1861 era Statehouse. This historical tour is spooky but appropriate for all members of the family. Visit www.ohiostatehouse.org for tour time and ticket information. Specific times and ticket prices will be available in mid-2013.
Sponsor: Capitol Square [...]
[ June 3, 2013 to June 28, 2013. ] William L. Curry served in companies K and M of the First Ohio Cavalry. The First Ohio Cavalry was organized for three years service in 1861 at Camp Chase and was mustered in as a regiment on October 5, 1861. Lieutenant Curry was taken prisoner July 25, 1862 at Courtland, Alabama after being shot by [...]
[ May 24, 2013; 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Come to the Ohio Statehouse for a Civil War Sesquicentennial Event: “Siege of Vicksburg: The Gibraltar of the West Falls.” Luke Stedke of the Ohio Statehouse Museum Education Center will talk about the brutal Vicksburg Civil War campaign that changed the course of American history. The talk will take place in front of the Lincoln [...]