The Encyclopedia of Ohio History http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org Copyright 2006 The Ohio Historical Society Lewis Sheridan Leary was an African-American man who participated in John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry in October 1859. http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3168 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. http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=595 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. http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=578 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. http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=575 07/02/2008 Clement Vallandigham was a leader of the Ohio Democratic Party and an opponent of the American Civil War. http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=389 07/02/2008 David Tod was the twenty-fifth governor of Ohio. http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=382 07/02/2008 The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution formally ended slavery in the United States of America. http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1427 07/02/2008 Squirrel Hunters were civilian men from Ohio who assisted the federal government in defending Cincinnati, Ohio from Confederate attack in 1862. http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=635 07/02/2008 In the Election of 1860, the Democratic Party split into two parties, the Northern Democratic Party and the Southern Democratic Party. http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=2136 07/02/2008 Copperheads or Peace Democrats were people who opposed the North's attempts to reunite the nation during the American Civil War. http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=616 07/02/2008 In the Election of 1860, the Democratic Party split into two parties, the Northern Democratic Party and the Southern Democratic Party. http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=2121 07/02/2008 Morgan's Raiders were Confederate cavalrymen under the command of General John Hunt Morgan. http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=610 07/02/2008 Morgan's Raid was the only major attack by Confederate forces on the State of Ohio during the American Civil War. http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=519 07/02/2008 Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth President of the United States. http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=239 07/02/2008 In 1859, abolitionist John Brown was responsible for one of the most important events that led to the American Civil War. http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=486 07/02/2008