Ohio in the American Civil War
During the American Civil War, the State of Ohio played a key role in providing troops, military officers, and supplies to the Union army. Due to its central location in the Northern United States and burgeoning population, Ohio was both politically and logistically important to the war effort. Despite the state's boasting a number of very powerful Republican politicians, it was divided politically. Portions of Southern Ohio followed the Peace Democrats and openly opposed President Abraham Lincoln's policies. Ohio played an important part in the Underground Railroad prior to the war, and remained a haven for escaped and runaway slaves during the war years.
Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, Ohio, set up to train and drill Ohio soldiers.
1st Ohio Infantry in action, June 1861.
Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman
Camp Chase was a military staging and training camp established in Columbus, Ohio in May 1861 after the start of the American Civil War. It also included a large Union-operated prison camp for Confederate prisoners during the American Civil War.
More than 2,200 Confederate graves are in the Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery
Image: Bird's eye view of Camp Chase near Columbus, Ohio. LOC 73694505
The Confederate Soldier Memorial before vandals broke off the statue at the top in 2017
The memorial after vandals broke off the statue in 2017