Notable Ohio Civil War Figures

A collection of notable Civil War figures with Ohio connections.

Bickerdyke, Mary A. Ball

Mary Bickerdyke was known as "Mother" Bickerdyke, due to her nursing of soldiers during the Civil War. [»]

Brough, John

Reproduction of an engraved copper portrait of Governor John Brough. He was elected in 1864 during the Civil War and pledged to continue military support for the Union cause. Brough died in 1865 and did not complete his two year term. [»]

Brown, John (1)

Photographic reproduction of a portrait of abolitionist John Brown who lead a raid on the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia and intended to start a slave revolt, ca. 1855-1859. [»]

Brown, John (2)

John Brown (1800-1859) was an ardent proponent of abolition. He aided many fugitive slaves to freedom along the Lane Trail while he lived in Kansas. This photograph was taken in September 1856. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. [»]

Brown, John (3)

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Brown, John (4)

Brown, John; bust-length. Engraving from daguerreotype, ca. 1856. [»]

Burnside, Ambrose (1)

Burnside, Maj. Gen. Ambrose E.; half-length [»]

Burnside, Ambrose (2)

Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, ca. 1860 - ca. 1865 [»]

Burnside, Ambrose (3)

Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, ca. 1860 - ca. 1865 [»]

Burnside, Ambrose (4)

Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, ca. 1860 - ca. 1865 [»]

Chase, Salmon P. (1)

An engraved portrait of Salmon P. Chase created from a painting by F. B. Carpenter. Chase was elected governor of Ohio in 1855. In addition, he lectured on abolition, assisted in the establishment of the Free-Soil Party and served as Lincoln's secretary of the treasury. [»]

Chase, Salmon P. (2)

Chase, Salmon P., Secretary of the Treasury; three- quarter-length, standing [»]

Clem, John

John Clem. Library of Congress description: "Sgt. John Clem, U.S.A.". John Lincoln Clem ( August 13, 1851 � May 13, 1937), was a United States Army general who had served as a boy in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He gained fame for his bravery on the battlefield, becoming the youngest noncommissioned officer in Army history. He retired from the Army in 1916, having attained the rank of major general, as the last veteran of the Civil War still on duty in the Armed Forces. [»]

Cox, Jacob D. (1)

Governors portrait of General Jacob D. Cox that hangs in the Ohio Statehouse. He served as governor of Ohio from 1866 to 1868. [»]

Cox, Jacob D. (2)

Hon. Jacob D. Cox of Ohio [»]

Cox, Jacob D. (3)

Portrait of Jacob D. Cox. [»]

Crook, George

Portrait of George Crook. [»]

Custer, George A. (1)

Gen. George A. Custer, ca. 1860 - ca. 1865 [»]

Custer, George A. (2)

Gen. George A Custer, ca. 1860 - ca. 1865 [»]

Custer, George A. (3)

Gen. George A. Custer, ca. 1860 - ca. 1865 [»]

Custer, George A. (4)

Gen. George A. Custer, ca. 1860 - ca. 1865 [»]

Custer, George A. (5)

Gen. George A. Custer, ca. 1860 - ca. 1865 [»]

Custer, George A. (6)

Custer, Maj. Gen. George A.; half-length, seated. [»]

Custer, George A. (7)

Gen. George A. Custer and wife, ca. 1860 - ca. 1865 [»]

Custer, George A. (8)

Portrait of General George A. Custer, taken in the summer of 1876 at the request of his wife Elizabeth B. Custer. Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio. [»]

Garfield, James A. (1)

Photographic reproduction of a portrait of future President James A. Garfield at the time of his marriage in 1858. [»]

Garfield, James A. (2)

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Grant, Ulysses S. (01)

Carte de visite portrait of Ulysses S. Grant with hat and long beard. [»]

Grant, Ulysses S. (02)

Portrait of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant in full uniform, ca. 1864-1865. Grant was commissioned Lieutenant General by Abraham Lincoln in March 1864 and soon after appointed General in Chief of the United States Army. Portraits of famous generals were mass produced and popular with collectors. [»]

Grant, Ulysses S. (03)

Carte de visite portrait of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, 1865. Grant was commissioned Lieutenant General by Abraham Lincoln in March 1864. The black armband hanging from his sleeve may be a mourning band for President Abraham Lincoln who was assassinated on April 14, 1865. [»]

Grant, Ulysses S. (04)

Modern reproduction of a photograph depicting General Ulysses S. Grant posed with his staff while campaigning in Virginia during the Civil War, 1864. [»]

Grant, Ulysses S. (05)

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, ca. 1860 - ca. 1865 [»]

Grant, Ulysses S. (06)

Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant standing by a tree in front of a tent, Cold Harbor, Va., June 1864. [»]

Grant, Ulysses S. (07)

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, ca. 1860 - ca. 1865 [»]

Grant, Ulysses S. (08)

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, ca. 1860 - ca. 1865 [»]

Grant, Ulysses S. (09)

Ulysses S. Grant, ca. 1860 - ca. 1865 [»]

Grant, Ulysses S. (10)

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, ca. 1860 - ca. 1865 [»]

Grant, Ulysses S. (11)

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, ca. 1860 - ca. 1865 [»]

Grant, Ulysses S. (12)

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, ca. 1860 - ca. 1865 [»]

Grant, Ulysses S. (13)

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, ca. 1860 - ca. 1865 [»]

Grant, Ulysses S. (14)

Grant, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S.; three-quarter-length, standing. Photographed by Mathew B. Brady. 200-CA-38 [»]

Grant, Ulysses S. (15)

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Harrison, Benjamin

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Hayes, Rutherford B. (1)

Governors portrait of Rutherford B. Hayes that hangs in the Ohio Statehouse. Hayes served serve three, two year terms as Governor of Ohio from 1868-1872 and 1875-1876. He did not finish his third term because he was elected President in 1876. [»]

Hayes, Rutherford B. (2)

Portrait of Governor Rutherford B. Hayes who was elected to serve three, two year terms as Governor of Ohio from 1868-1872 and 1875-1876. He did not finish his third term because he was elected President in 1876. [»]

Hayes, Rutherford B. (3)

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Hayes, Rutherford B. (4)

As a young man, President Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893) was an agent of the Underground Railroad in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. This cabinet card is from Baker's Art Gallery. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. [»]

Hayes, Rutherford B. (5)

Portrait of Civil War veteran, Ohio Governor and United States President Rutherford B. Hayes later in life, 1886. [»]

McClellan, George B. (1)

George B. McClellan, portrait by Mathew Brady, 1861. Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration [»]

McClellan, George B. (2)

Gen. George B. McClellan, ca. 1860 - ca. 1865 [»]

McClellan, George B. (3)

Gen. George B. McClellan, ca. 1860 - ca. 1865 [»]

McClellan, George B. (4)

Gen. George B. McClellan, ca. 1860 - ca. 1865 [»]

McCook, Anson G.

Portrait of Major Anson G. McCook from Steubenville, Ohio, 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, August 6, 1861. He was a member of the McCook Family, known as the "Fighting McCook's" a name referring to the number of family members who served [»]

McCook, Major General Alexander McDowell

Portrait of Major General Alexander McDowell McCook from Carroll County, Ohio, ca. 1861-1865. He was a member of the McCook Family known as the "Fighting McCook's", a name referring to the number of family members who served in the Civil War. [»]

McCook, Daniel, Sr.: with Rifle

Photographic reproduction of a portrait of Daniel McCook, Sr. from Carroll County, Ohio, ca. 1850-1863. He was killed at the Battle of Buffington Island on the Ohio River in July 1863. He was a member of the McCook Family, known as the "Fighting McCook's" a name referring to the number of family members who served in the Civil War. [»]

Fighting McCook's

Photograph of an oil painting by Charles T. Webber titled "The Fighting McCook's" done in 1871. The painting depicts members of the McCook Family who served in the Union Army during the Civil War and the pre-Civil War Navy. [»]

McDowell, Irvin

Irvin McDowell (October 15, 1818 � May 10, 1885) was an American military officer, famous for his loss of the first large-scale battle of the American Civil War, the First Battle of Bull Run. [»]

McKinley, William (1)

Portrait of William McKinley, ca. 1890-1899. McKinley was the twenty-fifth President, serving from 1897-1901. [»]

McKinley, William (2)

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McKinley, William (3)

Portrait of future President William McKinley, ca. 1870-1879. McKinley was the twenty-fifth President, serving from 1897-1901. [»]

McKinley, William (4)

William McKinley seated in rocking chair on the front porch of his home in Canton, Ohio during his campaign for President, 1896. McKinley became the twenty-fifth President, serving from 1897-1901. [»]

McPherson, Major General James B.

Portrait of Major General James McPherson from Sandusky County, Ohio, ca. 1861-1864. He was killed in battle July 22, 1864. [»]

Medary, Samuel

Photograph of Samuel Medary, ca. 1860-1864. Medary served in the Ohio House of Representatives in 1834 and the Ohio Senate in 1836. He published the Ohio Statesman from 1832-1857, which he used to endorse the Democratic Party's candidates and to build support for its policies. Medary was also Governor of the Minnesota Territory from 1857-1858 and the Kansas Territory from 1858-1860. He returned to Columbus in 1860 and began publishing "The Crisis," a newspaper whose purpose was to stop the Civil War. [»]

Pendleton, George H. (1)

Engraved portrait of George Hunt Pendleton (1825-1889). Pendleton was from Cincinnati and served as a United States Senator from 1879-1885. He sponsored the U.S. Civil Service Commission. [»]