Editor’s Note This is the seventh in a 10-part series that began on July 2 and takes a closer look at Richland County’s eight Medal of Honor winners. Coming Sunday: Matthias Day disobeys orders to save two comrades during the Battle of Las Animas Canyon in 1879 in New Mexico. This series is supported by Mansfield […]
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Medal of Honor: Richland County native fights heroically in final major Civil War battle
Editor’s Note This is the sixth in a 10-part series that began on July 2 and takes a closer look at Richland County’s eight Medal of Honor winners. Coming Saturday: John F. Rowalt performed gallantly during the Indian Campaign in 1869 while fighting in the Arizona Territory.) This series is supported by Mansfield Cemetery Association. MANSFIELD […]
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Medal of Honor: Mansfield native helps drive Confederates reeling out of Tennessee
Editor’s Note This is the fifth in a 10-part series that began on July 2 and takes a closer look at Richland County’s eight Medal of Honor winners. Coming Friday: Smith Larimer earned his medal on April 8, 1865, at Sailor’s Creek, Va., the final major battle of the Civil War. This series is supported […]
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The Great Circle in Heath provides a short, kid-friendly cultural opportunity
Editor’s Note This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection on March 30, 2023. It is being republished here as part of a collaborative agreement. HEATH — The Great Circle in Heath is one of the remaining segments of the Newark Earthworks, which was built by the people of the Hopewell Culture. The […]
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Medal of Honor: Lexington native performed heroics during Sherman’s ‘March to the Sea’
Editor’s Note This is the fourth in a 10-part series that began on July 2 and takes a closer look at Richland County’s eight Medal of Honor winners. Coming Thursday: Joseph Hedges helped drive the Confederates out of Tennessee. This series is supported by Mansfield Cemetery Association. LEXINGTON — 1st Lt. David L. Cockley was not […]
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Medal of Honor: Mansfield native helped to foil ‘Pickett’s Charge of the West’ in Tennessee
Editor’s Note This is the third in a 10-part series that began on July 2 and takes a closer look at Richland County’s eight Medal of Honor winners. Coming Wednesday: David L. Cockley from Lexington was a hero during Gen. William T. Sherman’s March to the Sea. This series is supported by Mansfield Cemetery Association. MANSFIELD […]
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Medal of Honor: Bellville native captured Georgia unit’s colors at Gettysburg
Editor’s Note This is the second in a 10-part series that began on July 2 and takes a closer look at Richland County’s eight Medal of Honor winners. Coming Tuesday: John Henry Ricksecker, who helped to foil “Pickett’s Charge of the West” in Franklin, Tenn. This series is supported by Mansfield Cemetery Association. GETTYSBURG, Pa. — The […]
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Lucas Corner Hardware 1910
Editor’s Note This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2016. LUCAS — There was a light at the corner in Lucas in 1910, it just wasn’t a traffic light. There was also the Charles corner store that sold about everything from produce to nails to dress shirts. Through the decades it was mostly […]
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Medal of Honor: Eight soldiers from Richland County have earned the nation’s highest military honor
Editor’s Note This is the first in a 10-part series that takes a closer look at Richland County’s eight Medal of Honor winners. Coming Monday: Sgt. James Wiley from Bellville captures the battle flag of the 48th Georgia Infantry at Gettysburg. This series is supported by Mansfield Cemetery Association. Sgt. James Wiley was the first […]
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Opinion: ‘Richland County Heroes’ series that starts Sunday was a labor of love
Editor’s Note This series highlighting eight Congressional Medal of Honor recipients from Richland County begins Sunday with an overview of the soldiers. This series is supported by Mansfield Cemetery Association. “They said we were soft, that we would not fight, that we could not win. We are not a warlike nation. We do not go to […]