Description: Photograph of the 48th Annual Reunion of the 17th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, at General William Tecumseh Sherman's Birthplace, Lancaster, Ohio, September 26, 1928. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03362
Subjects: Fairfield County (Ohio); Ohio History--Military Ohio; Veterans; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) wore this shoulder mark when he was a major general in the Union army during the Civil War. Sherman was promoted to this rank after the Battle of Shiloh in April of 1862. It measures 1.57 by 4.33 inches (4 by 11 cm). William Tecumseh Sherman was born in Lancaster, Ohio. Orphaned at age nine, he was raised by Thomas Ewing, a U. S. Senator who also served as secretary of the treasury and secretary of the interior. He graduated sixth in his class from West Point and served in positions in the south where he gained great knowledge of the southern people and the geography of the region. Sherman served in the Mexican War, but left the army in 1853. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Sherman accepted a position as a colonel in the regular army. Sherman became well known for his tactics of property damage and psychological warfare against the southern people, best illustrated by his march through Georgia. His goal was to convince the southern people to stop the war, and prevent more battle field deaths. Sherman is credited with the saying "War is hell." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1435_1534166_001
Subjects: Military Ohio; Civil War; Military uniforms; Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of the Fairfield County Children’s Home in Lancaster, Ohio. The home was established in 1883, and it operated until 1982. During the winter of 1971, four teenagers ran away from the home and perished in a barn fire Jan. 9, 1971. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F03_051_001
Subjects: Fairfield County (Ohio). Children's Home; Fairfield County (Ohio)--Pictorial works
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: Drawing of a monkey band on the back of elephant by L.M. Fisher of Lancaster, Ohio, ca. 1870. The drawing is part of the Ohio Historical Society fine art collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05193
Subjects: Artists--Ohio; Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists; Animals; Musical instruments
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Georgian Inn, Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio." Built in 1833 by Daniel Sifford for homeowner Samuel Maccracken, a financier and Ohio University trustee. Built in the style of English country homes, the house had the kitchen and servants' quarters in the basement. In the 1880s the house was purchased by a Maccracken grandson and remodeled in a Victorian style with the kitchen moved upstairs to an addition at the back of the house. Known as The Georgian because of its use as a tearoom in the twentieth century, it was purchased by the Fairfield Heritage Association in 1972 and restored to its original state. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F10_033_001
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: Rising Rock at Mount Pleasant in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio. The photograph was taken ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00340
Subjects: Fairfield County (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Parks
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: Boys' Industrial School, located in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio. The photograph was taken ca. 1940-1049. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00342
Subjects: Fairfield County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: Monument reads: "In memoriam James Sherman second son of Chas and Mary Sherman born in Lancaster Dec 14th 1843 and died in Cincinnati July 10th 1864." Charles R. and Mary Hoyt Sherman are buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Lancaster. James is most likely buried near his parents. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F10_016
Subjects: Monuments--Ohio
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: Inscription reads: "William Medill, born New Castle County Del. AD. 1802. Removed to Ohio and commenced practice of law in Lancaster, 1830. During a long and honorable life, he was widely known as a distinguished citizen and able statesman, having held the important public trusts of Member of the Legislature, Speaker of the House, Delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1850, and President of that body, Lieut. Gov. Speaker of the Senate and Governor of the State, Four years in Congress, Assistant Post Mas. General, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and Comptroller of U.S. Treasury, all of which were administered with signal success. In private life he was kind, courteous and honorable while the purity of his public character was illustrated by preeminent ability, strict integrity, and devotion to the public good." William Medill's monument, in the shape of an obelisk, is located in Elmwood Cemetery in Lancaster. Medill was a dedicated public servant and held the following posts during his illustrious career: Member of the Ohio Legislature from 1835 - 1838; Democrat for Ohio's 9th District in the United States House of Representatives from 1839 -1843; Assistant Post Master General of Ohio in 1845; Commissioner of Indian Affairs from 1845 - 1850, under President James K. Polk; Delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1850; President of the Ohio State Constitutional Convention in 1850; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio in 1852, under Governor Reuben Wood; Acting Governor of Ohio, serving a six months beginning on July 13, 1853 when Wood resigned to become the U.S. Consulate to Chile; Governor of Ohio (22nd) from 1853 - 1856; First Comptroller of the United States Treasury in 1857 - 1861; and other posts as mentioned in the inscription above. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F10_020
Subjects: Monuments--Ohio; Obelisks; Governors--Ohio; Ohio. House of Representatives; United States. Postmaster General; United States. First Comptroller of the Treasury; Medill, William, 1802-1865
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Hocking Canal through the outskirts of the city of Lancaster in Fairfield County, between stations 492 and 649. The Hocking River is pictured, and bridges, railroads, stations, locks, and other landmarks along the route are also noted. The map was created under the direction of the members of the Canal Commission of the state of Ohio and approved by the Chief Engineer of the Department of Public Works (variously referred to as the Board of Public Works and the Division of Public Works). Construction began on the Hocking Canal in 1831 and was completed in 1843, connecting Athens and Carroll and running roughly parallel in sections to the Hocking River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4921_005
Subjects: Hocking Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Rivers--Ohio; Bridges
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Hocking Canal through the city of Lancaster in Fairfield County, between stations 398 and 492. The city's reservoir is pictured along with streets and properties and a small portion of the Hocking River. Bridges, railroads, stations, locks, and other landmarks along the route are also noted. The map was created under the direction of the members of the Canal Commission of the state of Ohio and approved by the Chief Engineer of the Department of Public Works (variously referred to as the Board of Public Works and the Division of Public Works). Construction began on the Hocking Canal in 1831 and was completed in 1843, connecting Athens and Carroll and running roughly parallel in sections to the Hocking River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4921_004
Subjects: Hocking Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Rivers--Ohio; Bridges; Reservoirs
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: Inscription reads: "William Medill, born New Castle County Del. AD. 1802. Removed to Ohio and commenced practice of law in Lancaster, 1830. During a long and honorable life, he was widely known as a distinguished citizen and able statesman, having held the important public trusts of Member of the Legislature, Speaker of the House, Delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1850, and President of that body, Lieut. Gov. Speaker of the Senate and Governor of the State, Four years in Congress, Assistant Post Mas. General, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and Comptroller of U.S. Treasury, all of which were administered with signal success. In private life he was kind, courteous and honorable while the purity of his public character was illustrated by preeminent ability, strict integrity, and devotion to the public good." William Medill's monument, in the shape of an obelisk, is located in Elmwood Cemetery in Lancaster. Medill was a dedicated public servant and held the following posts during his illustrious career: Member of the Ohio Legislature from 1835 - 1838; Democrat for Ohio's 9th District in the United States House of Representatives from 1839 -1843; Assistant Post Master General of Ohio in 1845; Commissioner of Indian Affairs from 1845 - 1850, under President James K. Polk; Delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1850; President of the Ohio State Constitutional Convention in 1850; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio in 1852, under Governor Reuben Wood; Acting Governor of Ohio, serving a six months beginning on July 13, 1853 when Wood resigned to become the U.S. Consulate to Chile; Governor of Ohio (22nd) from 1853 - 1856; First Comptroller of the United States Treasury in 1857 - 1861; and other posts as mentioned in the inscription above. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F10_054
Subjects: Monuments--Ohio; Obelisks; Governors--Ohio; Ohio. House of Representatives; United States. Postmaster General; United States. First Comptroller of the Treasury; Medill, William, 1802-1865
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)