Description: This is a photo of a silk guidon of the 1st Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, Battery H. This swallowtail Stars and Stripes once bore 34 stars: 12 in inner circle, 18 in outer circle, and one each in the canton's for corners. The regiment was called upon April 21, 1861 in a letter to Colonel James Barnett from the Governor, William Dennison. Each Battery of the 1st has its own history and operated independently in battle. Their initial appointment was for three months, though most served an additional campaign for three to five years. Battery H was quickly appointed to another 3 year campaign at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati and mustered into service November 7,1861. Major engagements in which the battery took part include Port Republic, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor, and the siege of Petersburg. The battery was mustered out at Camp Cleveland on June 14, 1865. Historical Marker at site of Battle of Gettysburg: Front): Huntington's Battery H 1st Ohio Light Artillery 3rd Volunteer Brigade Artillery Reserve July 2d and 3d 1863. Erected by the State of Ohio (Back): Battery H 1st Ohio Light Artillery Organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, November 7, 1861. Took part in 12 general engagements and the siege of Petersburg. was mustered out at Cleveland, Ohio. June 14, 1865. Loss at Gettysburg 2 Killed. 1 Mortally wounded. 4 Wounded. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01820
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Military flags; Flags--Ohio, Civil War, 1861-1865; 1st Regiment, Battery H, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery; Statehouse--Ohio; Textile--silk; Civil War, Battle of Gettysburg
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Artistic rendering of the Battle of Gettysburg, from "The Pictorial History of the Great Civil War" by John Laird Wilson, 1878. The Union Army, led by Major General George G. Meade, claimed victory over the Confederates, led by General Robert E. Lee, who withdrew from the Gettysburg battlefield on July 4. An estimated total of 51,000 casualties were suffered during this three-day battle, making it one of the deadliest of the Civil War. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04211
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Battlefields; Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
Places: Gettysburg (Pennsylvania)
 

Description: Illustration captioned "Battle of Gettysburg, Thursday Evening, July 2nd, 1863, as seen from Rocky Hill on Meade's Left," from Frank Leslie's "Pictorial History of the American Civil War." The Union Army, led by Major General George G. Meade, claimed victory over the Confederates, led by General Robert E. Lee, who withdrew from the Gettysburg battlefield on July 4. An estimated total of 51,000 casualties were suffered during this three-day battle, making it one of the deadliest of the Civil War. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04210
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Battlefields; Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
Places: Gettysburg (Pennsylvania)
 

Description: Tintype portrait of an unidentified Union soldier and young woman that was found on the battlefield of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was found by John E. Ramsey of the 1st Ohio Light Artillery, Battery H, in the rear of Cemetery Hill, immediately after a heavy artillery duel. Tintype is bent and scratched. An oval-shaped line around the man and woman indicates that the portrait may have been framed in an oval mat at one time. The tintype itself measures 8 x 7 cm, and is mounted on a board with a typed description that measures 11.5 x 7.5 cm. This photograph was included in "Over Here, Over There," an exhibit that opened at the Ohio History Center on July 1, 2011. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AP1426_01
Subjects: Photography--History; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Couples; Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
Places: Gettysburg (Pennsylvania)