Description: This is a tintype depicting William Wallace in his Union officer's uniform - long coat, cap, gloves and tall boots - standing on the edge of a rock formation. The location is possibly Point Lookout, Tennessee. William Wallace was born in Ireland and immigrated to the United States. He served in the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, rising to the rank of captain. He married his wife, Abbie S. Wood, in 1869 and later became a naturalized citizen. Later in life Wallace was active in the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization for Union Army veterans. Tintype is protected by a brass mat and preserver and covered with glass. It is housed in a wooden case. The front of the case is missing. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AP1980_01
Subjects: Wallace, William,--Photographs; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 105th (1862-1865); Soldiers--Ohio--Photographs
Places: Point Lookout (Tennessee)
 

Description: William Wallace was born in Ireland and immigrated to the United States. He served in the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, rising to the rank of captain. He married his wife, Abbie S. Wood, in 1869 and later became a naturalized citizen. Later in life Wallace was active in the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization for Union Army veterans. Tintype portrait of William Wallace dressed in a Union officers uniform from the Civil War. His sash, sword, belt buckle and shoulder marks indicate that Wallace was an officer. Gold metallic paint was used to accentuate his belt buckle, coat buttons, shoulder marks and sword hilt. The portrait is protected by a brass mat and preserver and covered with glass. The brass mat is decorated with patriotic and military symbols, such as a ship, a cannon, U.S. Flags and the phrase "Constitution and Union." Tintype is housed in a wooden case lined with red fabric. The front and back of the case are detached. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AP1979_01
Subjects: Wallace, William,--Photographs; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 105th (1862-1865) Soldiers--Ohio--Photographs
 

Description: Tintype portrait of James H. and Augustus Pomeroy Mitchell, soldiers in the 16th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery. Augustus Pomeroy Mitchell served in the 16th Battery, which mustered in on September 5, 1861, under his brother, Captain James Anderson Mitchell. They were attached to the 1st Division, District of Southeast Missouri, Department of the Missouri until May 1862. The 16th Battery joined General Samuel Ryan Curtis’ army at Batesville and then marched to Helena on July 15th. In 1863 they moved to Vicksburg to join General Ulysses S. Grant’s army and fought in the battles of Port Gibson, Champion Hill, and the Siege of Vicksburg. The 16th Independent Battery mustered out on August 2, 1865, at Camp Chase. James H. Mitchell, also pictured, enlisted as a bugler with the 16th Battery. Augustus Pomeroy Mitchell was born January 31, 1840, to Archibald and Sarah Swigart Mitchell, pioneer residents of Bethel Township in Clark County who lived on a farm a few miles east of New Carlisle, Ohio. He attended Linden Hill Academy and Wittenberg College. At 21 he volunteered for the Civil War and first entered for three months service in Company C, 1st Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. On August 20th, 1861, he entered service for three years as a member of the 16th Battery alongside three of his brothers and several cousins. He took active part in the Champion Hill Battle and the Siege of Vicksburg as a gunner. Mitchell was mustered out on August 2, 1865. In 1868 he married Emma Swaney of Enon, Ohio. They settled in Springfield, where they had three children: Jessie Mitchell, Earl W. Mitchell, and Iowa Mitchell Smith. In 1882, Mitchell moved his family to New Carlisle, where he served as mayor for two terms, as well as Justice of the Peace. He also served as president for the Western Pioneer Association for a number of years and was a member of Mitchell Post, G.A.R. Springfield, which was named in honor of his brother Captain James Anderson Mitchell. Augustus Pomeroy Mitchell died on August 18, 1915. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1503AV_B01F34_Mitchell
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Soldiers--Ohio--Photographs; Military life;
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: The "Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion" lists Private Walker T. Cole mustering into the 49th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company G on August 18, 1861 at age 22 for three years service. He was wounded and went missing at the Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, 1863. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AP1421_B28_01
Subjects: United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 49th (1861-1865); Soldiers--Ohio--Photographs; Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga., 1863
 

Description: Portrait of Michael Harsh in his military uniform, ca. 1967. Michael Harsh enlisted in the Army in July 1966 at 20 years old. He married while in basic training in December 1966, and went back to military school before being called up to Vietnam in June 1967. He served in Vietnam from June of 1967 to June of 1968, working in communications on General Cryptographic Repair. He spent his remaining time in service between Germany and Fort Devens, Massachusetts, and was discharged in June of 1970. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV57_B1F1_01
Subjects: Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; Vietnam War; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Soldiers--Ohio--Photographs;
Places: Phu Bai (Vietnam)
 

Description: Photograph of Michael Harsh on the military compound in Phu Bai, Vietnam, where he was stationed, ca. 1967-1968. Harsh enlisted in the Army in July 1966 at 20 years old. He married while in basic training in December 1966, and went back to military school before being called up to Vietnam in June 1967. He served in Vietnam from June of 1967 to June of 1968, working in communications on General Cryptographic Repair. He spent his remaining time in service between Germany and Fort Devens, Massachusetts, and was discharged in June of 1970. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV57_B1F1_03
Subjects: Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; Vietnam War; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Soldiers--Ohio--Photographs;
Places: Phu Bai (Vietnam)
 

Description: Photograph of Michael Harsh in the barracks at the military compound in Phu Bai where he was stationed, ca. 1967-1968. Harsh enlisted in the Army in July 1966 at 20 years old. He married while in basic training in December 1966, and went back to military school before being called up to Vietnam in June 1967. He served in Vietnam from June of 1967 to June of 1968, working in communications on General Cryptographic Repair. He spent his remaining time in service between Germany and Fort Devens, Massachusetts, and was discharged in June of 1970. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV57_B1F1_02
Subjects: Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; Vietnam War; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Soldiers--Ohio--Photographs;
Places: Phu Bai (Vietnam)
 

Description: Photograph of Charles Dick, stationed at Camp McKinley with the Ohio National Guard in 1903. Charles William Frederick Dick was born in Akron, Ohio, on November 3, 1858. He studied law and was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1894 and set up practice in his hometown. Dick briefly left his legal practice to serve in the Eighth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the Spanish-American War. When the war ended, Dick returned to Akron and his law career. Associating himself with the Republican Party, Dick first entered politics as Summit County auditor from 1886 to 1894. He also was very active in the national Republican Party, serving as secretary of the Republican National Committee from 1896 to 1900. When Congressman Stephen A. Northway died in office in 1898, Dick was appointed to replace him in the U.S. House of Representatives. He subsequently gained reelection three times. Dick resigned from his seat in 1904 in order to accept appointment as a senator. Once again, Dick was replacing an Ohioan who had died in office -- Marcus A. Hanna. He served in the Senate from 1904 until 1911, when he failed to win reelection. After leaving the Senate, Dick resumed his legal practice in both Washington, DC, and Akron. He reentered the political arena once again in 1922, when he attempted to become the Republican candidate for the Senate, but was unsuccessful. Dick died in Akron, Ohio, on March 13, 1945. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC2394_Charles_Dick_001
Subjects: Spanish-American War, 1898; Military life; Soldiers--Ohio--Photographs; Politicians; Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law;
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio);
 

Description: Cabinet photograph of an unidentified Civil War soldier from Chillicothe, ca. 1861-1865. During the American Civil War, Ohio provided the United States government with three types of military units: artillery units, cavalry units, and infantry units. Ohio supplied the federal government with more than 260 regiments of men, not counting several companies that formed the basis of regiments in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Massachusetts. A total of 310,654 Ohioans served in the Northern army for varying lengths of time. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC4613_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Soldiers--Ohio--Photographs; Photography--Ohio--History--19th century;
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Carte de visite portrait of Corporal William Hanks, who enlisted in the Union Army as a private on August 20, 1861 in Springfield, Ohio. On September 5, 1861, he was mustered into the Ohio 16th Light Artillery. He was promoted to Corporal in 1863, and mustered out on September 5, 1864 in Columbus, Ohio. The 16th Independent Battery of the Ohio Light Artillery was formed under Captain James Anderson Mitchell, and was attached to the 1st Division, District of Southeast Missouri, Department of the Missouri until May 1862. The 16th Battery joined General Samuel Ryan Curtis’ army at Batesville and then marched to Helena on July 15th. In 1863 they moved to Vicksburg to join General Ulysses S. Grant’s army and fought in the battles of Port Gibson, Champion Hill, and the Siege of Vicksburg. The 16th Independent Battery mustered out on August 2, 1865, at Camp Chase. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1503AV_B01F19_Hanks
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Soldiers--Ohio--Photographs; Military life
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Carte de visite portrait of Private Philip Hisinger, who enlisted in the Union Army as a private on August 20, 1861 in Springfield, Ohio, at age 18. On September 5, 1861, he was mustered into the Ohio 16th Light Artillery. He was mustered out on September 5, 1864 in Columbus, Ohio, and later died in Dayton on March 18, 1906. The 16th Independent Battery of the Ohio Light Artillery was mustered under Captain James Anderson Mitchell, and was attached to the 1st Division, District of Southeast Missouri, Department of the Missouri until May 1862. The 16th Battery joined General Samuel Ryan Curtis’ army at Batesville and then marched to Helena on July 15th. In 1863 they moved to Vicksburg to join General Ulysses S. Grant’s army and fought in the battles of Port Gibson, Champion Hill, and the Siege of Vicksburg. The 16th Independent Battery mustered out on August 2, 1865, at Camp Chase. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1503AV_B01F19_Hisinger
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Soldiers--Ohio--Photographs; Military life;
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of a Civil War soldier identified on the back of the photograph as Samuel Evans of Aberdeen, Ohio. This photograph is one of a number of Civil War soldier portraits believed to have been collected by Charles D. Higby, of Ross County, while he served as Quartermaster Sergeant in the 53rd Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P20_B01F06_F01_001_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Soldiers--Ohio--Photographs; Military life; Military uniforms;
Places: Aberdeen (Ohio); Brown County (Ohio)