Discover a few stories surrounding Ohio’s role and connections to the Civil War. Although no major battles took place in Ohio during the Civil War, many Ohioans served and fought alongside the ...

It’s widely known Ralph Buckland organized the 72 nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry (OVI) regiment for the Civil War with a call to Sandusky County men in 1861. The regiment served with honor through ...

Ohio regiment soldiers receive Medal of Honor for Civil War locomotive chase President Joe Biden will fix the 161-year-old oversight by honoring Private Philip G. Shadrach and Private George D ...

Private Philip G. Shadrach, born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, was only 21 when he joined the 2nd Ohio Infantry Regiment on Sept. 20, 1861.

As part of their Freedom to Serve series, the Ohio National Guard honored four soldiers from the 5th United States Colored Troops who were awarded the Medal of Honor during the Civil War. Last summer, ...

He was orphaned at a young age and left home in 1861 to enlist in an Ohio infantry regiment after the start of the Civil War. Wilson was born in 1830 in Belmont County, Ohio.

Wilson was born in 1830 in Belmont County, Ohio and was enlisted in a volunteer infantry in 1861. Shadrach was born in Pennsylvania in 1840 and left home in 1861 to enlist in an infantry regiment ...