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During the American Civil War, the State of Ohio played a key role in providing troops, military officers, and supplies to the Union army. Due to its central location in the Northern United States and burgeoning population, Ohio was both politically and logistically important to the war effort.
Apr 16, 2011 · Ohio in the Civil War: Interesting Facts. The Civil War began 150 years ago this month when Confederate troops under the command of Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard fired on Fort Sumter, a Union fort in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina commanded by Major Robert Anderson.
Ohio was, at the time of the Civil War, the third largest population-wise state in the union. And it provided 320,000 young men to the Union cause. Now that is sixty percent of all the military-aged men, aged 18 to 45 available for service.
The Battle of Buffington Island is the only battle that was fought in Ohio in the Civil War. The battle was a decisive engagement between Union General Edward Hobson’s 3,000 soldiers and Confederate General John H. Morgan’s 1,800 soldiers.
Sep 6, 2024 · A number of prominent generals, including William T. Sherman and future U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant, came from Ohio. 360,222 Union soldiers lost their lives during the war, 35,475 from Ohio. Nearly 30,000 Ohioans came out of the war totally or partially disabled.
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Learn about Ohio's role in the Civil War, including Union support, Confederate sympathizers, Morgan's Raid, POW camps, and soldiers' aid societies.
Tens of thousands of Ohioans answered the call, including 10-year-old Gilbert Van Zandt, and by the time the war ended in 1865 more than 310,000 had served their country, fought against their brethren, and helped to restore the Union of North and South.
