Description: Carte de visite of General Robert Anderson, who served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Anderson, originally from Louisville, Kentucky, was a pro-slavery, former slave owner, but remained loyal to the Union. He is primarily known as being the commander of Fort Sumter, the fortress bombarded by the Confederacy to begin the war. After Fort Sumter, he primarily worked to recruit soldiers to the Union cause. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f33_30
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military officers--Union
Places: Ohio; Louisville (Kentucky)
 

Description: Statue of a pioneer at the base of Fort Recovery Monument, Mercer County, Ohio. Fort Recovery, built in 1792, was the site of Major General Arthur St. Clair defeat by an Indian Confederacy under the leadership of Shawnee chief Weyapiersenwah (Blue Jacket) and Miami chief Mishikinakwa (Little Turtle). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00290
Subjects: Monuments; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Sculpture; St. Clair, Arthur, 1734-1818
Places: Fort Recovery (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of a photograph depicting Union Civil War prison, Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio ca. 1860-1865. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01096
Subjects: Ohio History--Military Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Regimental colors of the 2nd Ohio Veteran Volunteer Cavalry. Text on flag reads: Text of AC 2a: Second Ohio Vet. Vol. Cavalry. Text of AC 2b: Waynesboro; Dunwiddie C.H.; Five [??]; Harpers Farm; Appomattox C.H.; Newtonia MO.; Prairie Grove; Cane Hill Ark.; Steubenville KY; Richmond KY; Buffington Island O.; Cumberland Gap; Knoxville; Blue Springs; Russellville; Bean Station. 1864. The Wilderness; Hanover C.H.; Ashland; Hane's Shop; White Oak Swamp; Smith's Store; Nottaway C.H.; Roanoke Station; Stoney Creek; Ream Station; Winchester; Summit Point; Kearneysville; Opequan; Front Royal; Tom's Brook; Cedar Creek; Back Road; Petersburgh; Appomatox Station; Richmond. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01855
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio History--Military Ohio
 

Description: In Zanesville, Ohio, victory gardens were planted to spell "Victory"--an example of these gardens is shown in this photograph. During the war people were encouraged to plant their own gardens to increase the country's food supply. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02623
Subjects: Zanesville (Ohio); Ohio History--Military Ohio
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: Charles W. Atkins at the 1954 Memorial Day service held at Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio, by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Dixie Chapter. Atkins' grandfather, William A. Atkins, was a Confederate Army soldier who died at Camp Chase while a prisoner of war. Camp Chase was a staging, training and prison camp during the American Civil War. All that remains today is the Confederate Cemetery with 2260 graves. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03515
Subjects: Cemeteries; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Prisoners of war
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Known as Trairanga Flag, this cotton flag bears two outer red stripes, two inner white stripes, and one center blue stripe. Artifact acquired between 1950-1970. The dimensions of the flag are 140 by 130 cm. Thailand's current flag design has been in use since World War I (1917). It has been suggested that the center red stripe was changed to blue in solidarity with the Allied Forces. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65493_001
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Military flags; Textile--cotton; National Flag--Thailand; World War, 1939-1945;
Places: Thailand, Asia
 

Description: Illustrated portraits of Jesse Root Grant and Hannah Simpson Grant, the parents of Ulysses S. Grant, published in "A Personal History of Ulysses S. Grant" by Albert Deane Richardson in 1885. Ulysses S. Grant was born Hiram Ulysses Grant in Point Pleasant, Ohio. During the U. S. Civil War, Grant was promoted to the rank of General and granted command of the Union army by President Abraham Lincoln. After the victory of the Union over the Confederacy, Grant's popularity led to his election as the 18th President of the United States in 1868. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04568
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio--History, Military; Presidents--United States
 

Description: Carte de visite of unidentified Civil War soldier. Probably from Southeastern Ohio. Seated, wearing civilian jacket. Taken by J.P. Ball View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f30_05
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; Military Ohio
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Illustration of Ulysses S. Grant's New York residence published in "A Personal History of Ulysses S. Grant" by Albert Deane Richardson in 1885. Ulysses S. Grant was born Hiram Ulysses Grant in Point Pleasant, Ohio. During the U. S. Civil War, Grant was promoted to the rank of General and granted command of the Union army by President Abraham Lincoln. After the victory of the Union over the Confederacy, Grant's popularity led to his election as the 18th President of the United States in 1868. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04569
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio--History, Military; Presidents--United States
Places: New York (New York)
 

Description: Illustration of Hardscrabble, built by Captain Ulysses S. Grant, published in "A Personal History of Ulysses S. Grant" by Albert Deane Richardson in 1885. Ulysses S. Grant was born Hiram Ulysses Grant in Point Pleasant, Ohio. During the U. S. Civil War, Grant was promoted to the rank of General and granted command of the Union army by President Abraham Lincoln. After the victory of the Union over the Confederacy, Grant's popularity led to his election as the 18th President of the United States in 1868. Hardscrabble was the name of the cabin and farm owned by Ulysses S. Grant and his wife Julia Dent Grant in the early years of their marriage. The land, southwest of St. Louis, was a gift to the couple from the Dent family. Grant built the log cabin in 1855, where they lived for only a few months. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04570
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio--History, Military; Presidents--United States; Houses
 

Description: Carte de visite of unidentified Civil War soldier. Probably from Southeastern Ohio. Bearded, seated, wearing civilian clothes; dark suit, dark vest, white shirt, and dark bow tie. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f30_07
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; Military Ohio
Places: Ohio