Chillicothe Civil War soldier portrait   Save
Civil War Soldiers Collection
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)