Ohio’s geographic location in relation to free and slave states made it an important player in the American Civil War. While the state supported the Federal war effort by providing large numbers of troops, of military officers, and supplies to the Federal Army, and it’s location as one of the closest free states made it [...]

The Civil War was the defining moment in the lives of most Americans who lived during that era. The influence of that period in their lives influenced the remaining years of their lives.
It is no wonder then, that many of those who lived through the war collected their stories, reminisces, and other anecdotes into [...]

As one of if not the most important event in American history, the Civil War has inspired its share of art and literature; from paintings to songs, the Civil War has been captured in every artistic form.
Novels about the Civil War have proven to be some of the most popular in American fiction. A [...]

Poetry flourished as one of the arts during the 19th century, particularly during the sentimental Victorian era. Newspapers and magazines dedicated hundreds of inches of space – sometimes in one issue – to poetry. While some of these poems were written by authors who are still well known today, such as Henry Wadsworth [...]