Ivan V. Turchaninov photograph   Save
AV 200 Campus Martius Museum antique photography
Description: Carte de visite of General Ivan V. Turchaninov, who served with the Union Army during the Civil War. Born to a Cossack family in Russia, Turchaninov fought at Huntsville, Chattanooga, and Chickamauga. He is most remembered for the infamous "Rape of Athens" where he permitted his troops to plunder a town whose citizens had participated in a previous defeat. While condemned, his actions presaged the "total war" tactics of Sherman and Grant later in the war. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f33_51
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; Russia