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Lewis Sheridan Leary was an African-American man who participated in John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry in October 1859. . . .

This entry was updated on 07/05/2008.

During the American Civil War, the State of 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. . . .

This entry was updated on 07/02/2008.

During the American Civil War, the State of Ohio provided the United States government with three types of military units: artillery units, cavalry units, and infantry units. . . .

This entry was updated on 07/02/2008.

During the American Civil War, the State of Ohio provided the United States government with three types of military units: artillery units, cavalry units, and infantry units. . . .

This entry was updated on 07/02/2008.

Clement Vallandigham was a leader of the Ohio Democratic Party and an opponent of the American Civil War. . . .

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David Tod was the twenty-fifth governor of Ohio. . . .

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The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution formally ended slavery in the United States of America. . . .

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Squirrel Hunters were civilian men from Ohio who assisted the federal government in defending Cincinnati, Ohio from Confederate attack in 1862. . . .

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In the Election of 1860, the Democratic Party split into two parties, the Northern Democratic Party and the Southern Democratic Party. . . .

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Copperheads or Peace Democrats were people who opposed the North's attempts to reunite the nation during the American Civil War. . . .

This entry was updated on 07/02/2008.