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)
 

Description: Illustration of the Battle of Missionary Ridge, published in "A Personal History of Ulysses S. Grant" by Albert Deane Richardson in 1885. The Battle of Missionary Ridge on November 25, 1863, ended the Siege of Chattanooga, Tennessee, with a victory for the Union army led by General Ulysses S. Grant. 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: AL04560
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio--History, Military; Presidents--United States; Battlefields; Soldiers
Places: Chattanooga (Tennessee)
 

Description: This monument, located on the town square in Logan, Ohio, commemorates the men from Hocking County who served in the Civil War. The granite monument includes a bronze statue of a soldier at parade rest. "In memory of the Boys in Blue of Hocking County 1861-1865" is inscribed on the monument. The photographs measure 2.75" x 2.75" (6.99 x 6.99 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3019_3636480_001
Subjects: Military Ohio; Arts and Entertainment; Civil War; Sculpture; Soldiers; Monuments & memorials
Places: South Logan (Ohio); Hocking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of C. Walder Parke in uniform with his mother Grace B. Parke. Charles Walder Parke was born on July 28, 1924, and grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces in 1942 intending to be a pilot during WWII, but spent most of his military career as a navigator on B-17 Flying Fortresses in the 94th Bombardment Group. Parke earned two Bronze Stars, an Air Medal with several Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Distinguished Flying Cross for his successful bombing missions, including some over Berlin. He is best known for being on board a B-17 which was shot down over France by German planes on June 25, 1944, during a non-combat mission. The crew managed to make an emergency landing, and everyone inside survived. After the war, Parke founded the Cleveland-based Laurel Industries Inc., which became a prominent supplier of antimony oxide to the plastics industry. He died of Lou-Gehrig’s Disease on September 15, 1996, at the age of 72. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1510_B03F03_003
Subjects: Parke, Charles Walder, 1924-1996; Mothers and sons; Soldiers--Family relationships; United States Air Force; Military uniforms; Air pilots, Military
 

Description: Photographic negative of C. Walder Parke in uniform with his wife, Eileen Czerny Parke. The two were married on June 19, 1943. Charles Walder Parke was born on July 28, 1924, and grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces in 1942 intending to be a pilot during WWII, but spent most of his military career as a navigator on B-17 Flying Fortresses in the 94th Bombardment Group. Parke earned two Bronze Stars, an Air Medal with several Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Distinguished Flying Cross for his successful bombing missions, including some over Berlin. He is best known for being on board a B-17 which was shot down over France by German planes on June 25, 1944, during a non-combat mission. The crew managed to make an emergency landing, and everyone inside survived. After the war, Parke founded the Cleveland-based Laurel Industries Inc., which became a prominent supplier of antimony oxide to the plastics industry. He died of Lou-Gehrig’s Disease on September 15, 1996, at the age of 72. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1510_B03F03_011
Subjects: Parke, Charles Walder, 1924-1996; Portrait photography; Soldiers--Family relationships; United States Air Force; Military uniforms; Air pilots, Military
 

Description: This is a postcard featuring a photograph of the Confederate burial grounds on Johnsons Island, a military prison in Sandusky Bay where Confederate prisoners of war were held during the American Civil War. The prison was in operation from April 1862 to September 1865. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06146
Subjects: Cemeteries; Cemeteries--Ohio; Confederate States of America; Soldiers; Civil War 1861-1865; Civil War--Prisoners and prisons
Places: Sandusky (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is an illustration of the military prison on Johnsons Island in Sandusky Bay where Confederate prisoners of war were held during the American Civil War. The prison was in operation from April 1862 to September 1865 and was later destroyed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06147
Subjects: Confederate States of America; Soldiers; Civil War 1861-1865; Civil War--Prisoners and prisons
Places: Sandusky (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is an illustration of the military prison on Johnsons Island in Sandusky Bay where Confederate prisoners of war were held during the American Civil War. The prison was in operation from April 1862 to September 1865 and was later destroyed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06148
Subjects: Confederate States of America; Soldiers; Civil War 1861-1865; Civil War--Prisoners and prisons
Places: Sandusky (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Roy Snively of Clintonville, who served as a technician in the U.S. Navy during World War I. This image was included in a "Memory Book" compiled by Mrs. H. V. Cottrell, historian for the Clinton League (sometimes called the Clinton Welfare League) from 1938-1943. The book shows the development of the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, and records the history of the League. The Clinton League was a women's group founded in 1912 to promote child welfare and later general welfare in Columbus, but which was based in and primarily focused on the area of Clintonville. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P285_MB1_153
Subjects: Clintonville (Ohio); Clinton League; Women--Charities; World War, 1914-1918--Ohio; Soldiers;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of C. Walder Parke in front of a bridge with his mother Grace B. Parke. Charles Walder Parke was born on July 28, 1924, and grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces in 1942 intending to be a pilot during WWII, but spent most of his military career as a navigator on B-17 Flying Fortresses in the 94th Bombardment Group. Parke earned two Bronze Stars, an Air Medal with several Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Distinguished Flying Cross for his successful bombing missions, including some over Berlin. He is best known for being on board a B-17 which was shot down over France by German planes on June 25, 1944, during a non-combat mission. The crew managed to make an emergency landing, and everyone inside survived. After the war, Parke founded the Cleveland-based Laurel Industries Inc., which became a prominent supplier of antimony oxide to the plastics industry. He died of Lou-Gehrig’s Disease on September 15, 1996, at the age of 72. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1510_B03F03_008
Subjects: Parke, Charles Walder, 1924-1996; Mothers and sons; Soldiers--Family relationships; United States Air Force; Military uniforms; Air pilots, Military
 

Description: An African American Captain, possibly Eldridge Hawkins, with the name "Lee" pinned to the right side of his shirt collar. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P3_B02F06
Subjects: African American soldiers; Military officers; Military uniforms
 

Description: A portrait of Colonel Richard Johnson (1781-1850), who served as colonel of the Kentucky Volunteers during the Battle of the Thames on October 5, 1813, where some accounts give him credit for killing the Shawnee chief Tecumseh. Johnson used this fame in his campaign for the vice presidency as a Democrat in 1836, running on the slogan "Rumseh dumseh, Johnson killed Tecumseh." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03982
Subjects: Soldiers--Ohio; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Politicians; Vice-Presidential candidates--United States