
War Is Hell: William Tecumseh Sherman, Atlanta, and the March to the Sea
During the final year of the Civil War, Ohio native William Tecumseh Sherman was given command of the Union’s Western Armies as …
During the final year of the Civil War, Ohio native William Tecumseh Sherman was given command of the Union’s Western Armies as …
With a U.S. Supreme Court nomination in the news recently, this seems like a good time to look at the history of …
Delivered on November 19, 1863, the Gettysburg Address remains one of the most important political speeches in our nation’s history. Though brief, …
Autograph books have been around for centuries. They originally were a way for students to collect signatures of classmates and instructors. Most …
A happy Thanksgiving to our readers! We hope you’ll take some time over your holiday weekend to explore Ohio Memory, and revisit …
152 years ago, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan and his troops began a 13-day raid of Ohio. Their plundering of hundreds of …
150 years ago, as war-weary Americans were celebrating reports that the U.S. Civil War was finally at an end, news arrived that …
The period of November 15th through December 21st, 2014, marks the 150th anniversary of Major General (and native Ohioan) William Tecumseh Sherman’s …
Happy Fourth of July to all of our Ohio Memory visitors out there! Today we are highlighting a bit of history connected …
This weekend, the Ohio Historical Society will hold a major event–the Civil War Soldiers’ Aid Fair–right here in our 1860s-era Ohio Village. …