Description: This stipple engraving print shows Civil War General Philip Sheridan. Sheridan is wearing a frock coat or overcoat with two stars on the shoulders, indicating his rank of Major General. The illustration was originally published in a history textbook written in German titled "Gesthichte des Burgerkriep in den Uereinigton Stoaten," about the U.S. Civil War. Sheridan (1831-1888) was born to Irish immigrants John and Mary Sheridan, who settled in Somerset, Ohio. As a young man, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point. When the Civil War broke out, Sheridan was a captain in the army; by the end of the war, he had been promoted to major general. Just before his death he became the fourth man to receive the rank of full general, following George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, and William T. Sherman. Over the course of his career he held numerous important positions, including Commander of the Army of the Shenandoah, military governor of Texas and Louisiana, and commander in chief of the U.S. Army. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04287
Subjects: Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888; Generals--United States; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; Military officers
Places: Somerset (Ohio); Perry County (Ohio)
 

Description: Illustration of General Henry Philip Sheridan, who rose to General of the Army by the end of his military career. General Sheridan is shown in his formal dress uniform - a double-breasted coat with three rows of two buttons, a sash, and three medals pinned to his chest. The uppermost medal on his coat indicates his service in the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. The illustration originally appeared in "The Pictorial History of the Great Civil War" by John Laird Wilson, 1878. Sheridan (1831-1888) was born to Irish immigrants John and Mary Sheridan, who settled in Somerset, Ohio. As a young man, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point. When the Civil War broke out, Sheridan was a captain in the army; by the end of the war, he had been promoted to major general. Just before his death he became the fourth man to receive the rank of full general, following George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, and William T. Sherman. Over the course of his career he held numerous important positions, including Commander of the Army of the Shenandoah, military governor of Texas and Louisiana, and commander in chief of the U.S. Army. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04288
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Military officers; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888; Generals--United States
Places: Somerset (Ohio); Perry County (Ohio)
 

Description: Carte de visite of General Philip H. Sheridan, who served as a cavalry general for the Union during the Civil War. Sheridan (1831-1888) was born to Irish immigrants John and Mary Sheridan, who settled in Somerset, Ohio. As a young man, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point. When the Civil War broke out, Sheridan was a captain in the army; by the end of the war, he had been promoted to major general. Just before his death he became the fourth man to receive the rank of full general, following George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, and William T. Sherman. Over the course of his career he held numerous important positions, including Commander of the Army of the Shenandoah, military governor of Texas and Louisiana, and commander in chief of the U.S. Army. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f33_02
Subjects: Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs;
Places: Albany (New York); Somerset (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows Civil War General Philip Henry Sheridan in uniform. Sheridan (1831-1888) was born to Irish immigrants John and Mary Sheridan, who settled in Somerset, Ohio. As a young man, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point. When the Civil War broke out, Sheridan was a captain in the army; by the end of the war, he had been promoted to major general. Just before his death he became the fourth man to receive the rank of full general, following George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, and William T. Sherman. Over the course of his career he held numerous important positions, including Commander of the Army of the Shenandoah, military governor of Texas and Louisiana, and commander in chief of the U.S. Army. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1289_793701_008
Subjects: Military Ohio; Civil War; Military officers; Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888
Places: Somerset (Ohio); Perry County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the front entrance of the Somerset Government Building in Perry County. This is an example of a first generation courthouse. It was used as a courthouse until 1851 when the county seat was officially moved to New Lexington, after several votes and Ohio Supreme Court rulings. It represents both Federal and Italianate architectural styles. There is an inscription above the entrance that reads "Let Justice be done if the heavens fall" that was originally supposed to read "Let Justice be done though the heavens fall." It is said that the stone masons ran out of room when engraving and had to shorten the inscription. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F05_389
Subjects: Public buildings--Ohio; Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; hip roofs; towers (building divisions); Federal; Italianate (North American architecture styles )
Places: Somerset (Ohio); Perry County (Ohio);
 

Description: This image shows the side facade of the Somerset Government Building in Perry County. This is an example of a first generation courthouse. It was used as a courthouse until 1851 when the county seat was officially moved to New Lexington, after several votes and Ohio Supreme Court rulings. It represents both Federal and Italianate architectural styles. There is an inscription above the entrance that reads "Let Justice be done if the heavens fall" that was originally supposed to read "Let Justice be done though the heavens fall." It is said that the stone masons ran out of room when engraving and had to shorten the inscription. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F05_388
Subjects: Public buildings--Ohio; Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; hip roofs; towers (building divisions); Federal; Italianate (North American architecture styles )
Places: Somerset (Ohio); Perry County (Ohio);
 

Description: This image shows the front facade of the Somerset Government Building in Perry County. This is an example of a first generation courthouse. It was used as a courthouse until 1851 when the county seat was officially moved to New Lexington, after several votes and Ohio Supreme Court rulings. It represents both Federal and Italianate architectural styles. There is an inscription above the entrance that reads "Let Justice be done if the heavens fall" that was originally supposed to read "Let Justice be done though the heavens fall." It is said that the stone masons ran out of room when engraving and had to shorten the inscription. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F05_387
Subjects: Public buildings--Ohio; Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; hip roofs; towers (building divisions); Federal; Italianate (North American architecture styles )
Places: Somerset (Ohio); Perry County (Ohio);
 

Description: The Bicentennial barn-painting program was an inexpensive, grassroots marketing campaign that painted the official logo of the Ohio Bicentennial on a highly visible historic barn in each of Ohio's 88 counties. Over 2,000 farmers and landowners submitted their barn descriptions to the committee for consideration. Beginning in 1998, artist Scott Hagan spent five years painting the logos, tailored to every barn's unique character. Typically, the barn owners hosted a celebration at the completion of their barn painting. This photograph is an exterior view of Barn #35, located on the south side of Route 22 just west of Somerset in Perry County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08534
Subjects: Centennial celebrations; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Barns; Ohio Bicentennial, 2003
Places: Perry County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a three-quarter front view of the wedding dress and poke hat worn by Anne Catherine Spurck on July 4, 1817, in Chillicothe, Ohio. Made of oyster white-colored silk and taffeta, the dress features an empire waist with a drawstring at the back and a paneled bodice on the front. A cream silk figured poke hat with ribbons accompanies the dress. Anne Catherine Spurck (1798-1879) married Peter Dittoe (1793-1868), and the couple is buried at Holy Trinity Cemetery in Somerset, Ohio. This dress was featured in an exhibition titled Fashion on the Ohio Frontier 1790-1840 at the Kent State University Museum in Kent, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04897
Subjects: Wedding costume; Women; Clothing and dress; Hats; Dresses
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a three-quarter view of the wedding dress and poke hat worn by Anne Catherine Spurck on July 4, 1817 in Chillicothe, Ohio. Made of oyster white-colored silk and taffeta, the dress features an empire waist with a drawstring at the back and a paneled bodice on the front. A cream silk figured poke hat with ribbons accompanies the dress. Anne Catherine Spurck (1798-1879) married Peter Dittoe (1793-1868), and the couple is buried at Holy Trinity Cemetery in Somerset, Ohio. This dress was featured in an exhibition titled Fashion on the Ohio Frontier 1790-1840 at the Kent State University Museum in Kent, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04898
Subjects: Wedding costume; Women; Clothing and dress; Hats; Dresses
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a three-quarter front view of the wedding dress and poke hat worn by Anne Catherine Spurck on July 4, 1817, in Chillicothe, Ohio. Made of oyster white-colored silk and taffeta, the dress features an empire waist with a drawstring at the back and a paneled bodice on the front. A cream silk figured poke hat with ribbons accompanies the dress. Anne Catherine Spurck (1798-1879) married Peter Dittoe (1793-1868), and the couple is buried at Holy Trinity Cemetery in Somerset, Ohio. This dress was featured in an exhibition titled Fashion on the Ohio Frontier 1790-1840 at the Kent State University Museum in Kent, Ohio View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04899
Subjects: Wedding costume; Women; Clothing and dress; Hats; Dresses
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a back view of the wedding dress and poke hat worn by Anne Catherine Spurck on July 4, 1817, in Chillicothe, Ohio. Made of oyster white-colored silk and taffeta, the dress features an empire waist with a drawstring at the back and a paneled bodice on the front. A cream silk figured poke hat with ribbons accompanies the dress. Anne Catherine Spurck (1798-1879) married Peter Dittoe (1793-1868), and the couple is buried at Holy Trinity Cemetery in Somerset, Ohio. This dress was featured in an exhibition titled Fashion on the Ohio Frontier 1790-1840 at the Kent State University Museum in Kent, Ohio View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04900
Subjects: Wedding costume; Women; Clothing and dress; Hats; Dresses
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)