How did a song shape the Civil War? Which Ohioan was almost single-handedly responsible for the Union Army’s financial stability?
The Civil War 150th Anniversary traveling exhibit, Ohio & the Civil War, 150 Years Later is a new exhibit produced by the Ohio Historical Society in partnership with the Ohio Humanities Council, American Electric Power, and [...]

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During the American Civil War, fifteen members of the McCook family from Ohio fought for the Union, earning them the nickname, “The Fighting McCooks.”
Although scholars disagree on the exact number of McCooks who fought in the Civil War, it appears that Daniel McCook and eight of his nine sons took up arms for [...]