Description: Tintype portrait of an unidentified Civil War soldier in his military uniform, 1860-1865. Gilt has been applied to his buttons, and an inscription in the case reads, "This picture was taken in 1863 at Murphsboro, Tenesee [sic]," likely Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This uncased portrait 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: AP1484_01
Subjects: Portrait photography--United States--History--19th century; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Soldiers; Military uniforms
Places: Murfreesboro (Tennessee)
 

Description: Lithograph titled "The Battle of Stone River or Murfreesboro," January 2-4, 1863, drawn by Alfred Edward Mathews. The Battle of Stones River (also called the Second Battle of Murfreesboro) took place between December 31, 1862, and January 2, 1863. It was considered a Union victory, but had a very high percentage of casualties on both sides. Noted on the lithograph are numbers representing troops of the 19th Ohio, 9th Kentucky, 79th Indiana, and 11th Kentucky, as well as General Sam Beatty and staff. Mathews (1831-1874) was born in Bristol, England, but moved with his family to settle in Rochester, Ohio, when he was two years old. He was working as a schoolteacher in Alabama when the Civil War broke out, and returned north to enlist in the 1st Ohio Artillery in August 1861. He later joined the 31st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and fought in battles including Corinth, Stone River, Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. During his three-year enlistment he drew numerous sketches of scenes he witnessed, which were made into lithographs and sold, including publication in Harper's Weekly. He moved west following the war and continued his work as an artist, until his sudden death at the age of 43. He is buried on his ranch near Longmount, Colorado. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV117_F2_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; Battlefields; Military Ohio; Soldiers
Places: Murfreesboro (Tennessee);
 

Description: Photograph of Pvt. Benjamin Fulton Guitteau, who served with Company L of the 1st Ohio Cavalry. Company L was recruited from Washington County, Ohio, and was nicknamed "Thomas' Escort" or "General George Thomas' Bodyguard." Guitteau was killed at the Battle of Stone River, at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on January 3rd, 1863. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f01_01
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; United States. Army. Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865) Company L
Places: Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: United States national flag dates from 1862. The hand-woven wool flag has seven red and six white stripes and a blue canton with 35 white stars sewn on, arranged in five rows of seven. A tag attached to the flag reads: "Hand woven, bullet-ridden American flag, containing 35 stars. Carried by 31st Regiment O.V.I. in Battle of Stone River or Murfreesboro, Tennessee December 31, 1862." The flag is made of wool and measures 125 by 190 cm. The Ohio Historical Society purchased this flag from the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop in Chicago, Illinois, in 1948. The seller acquired the flag from the grandson of Colonel William T. Coggeshall, who was the military secretary to Ohio Governor William Dennison during the Civil War. The Ohio Historical Society purchased this flag from the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop in Chicago, Illinois, in 1948. The seller acquired the flag from the grandson of Colonel William T. Coggeshall, who was the military secretary to Ohio Governor William Dennison during the Civil War. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65273_001
Subjects: Civil War 1861-1865; Flags--Ohio, Civil War, 1861-1865; Flags--OhioUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Joshua W. Sill (1831-1862), a native of Chillicothe, was killed at the Battle of Stone's River outside of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Despite his gentle personality, Sill excelled at West Point where he graduated third in his class. He remained in the army until 1861, where he spent most of his time teaching at West Point. He resigned in 1861 and accepted a position teaching mathematics at the Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, New York. Sill resigned this position at the outbreak of the Civil War and returned to Ohio where he was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel. He served as aide to General George B. McClellan. Early in the war, Sill fought in minor battles in Kentucky and Alabama. In July 1862, he was promoted to brigadier general and was later given command of a brigade in General Phil Sheridan's army. He was killed by rifle fire while leading his men into battle on December 31, 1862. This photograph was probably taken during the summer of 1861 while Sill was in Portsmouth recruiting troops for the 33rd O. V. I. It measures 2 by 4 inches (5.08 by 10.16 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om719_900582_004
Subjects: Military Ohio; Civil War; Soldiers; Military officers
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio); Portsmouth (Ohio); Scioto County (Ohio)