LOUDONVILLE — The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum will host a free public lecture exploring how photography forever changed the way Americans viewed war. Titled “Photography During the Civil War,” the program will be presented by historian Mark Holbrook on Monday, Oct. 20 in the museum’s Lecture Hall. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the program […]
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Civil War Living History Days at South Park June 14th & 15th
100 Brinkerhoff Avenue, Mansfield, Ohio Saturday, June 14th & Sunday, June 15th From 10:00 am until 4:00 pm Admission and Parking is Free | FOOD TRUCK ON SITE Visitors can meet authentically clad and equipped military and civilian reenactors who will discuss the everyday lives of Civil War soldiers and the roles civilians played in […]
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Mission complete: Mansfield’s Gary Jakubick photographs every Gettysburg monument
MANSFIELD — The historic 1863 Civil War battle in Gettysburg was not planned by the probing Union and Confederate armies. It ignited as the result of a skirmish that began between scouting parties, colliding in the eastern Pennsylvania community of about 2,400 residents. A friendship echoing a lifelong respect for the single bloodiest battle of […]
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REACH seeks volunteers ahead of American Heritage Days
MANSFIELD — Kevin Wappner’s fellow volunteers call him the “baby” of the group. He’s 62. For 14 years, the volunteers behind the Richland Early American Center for History (REACH) have worked to preserve local history. They rolled up their sleeves to help reconstruct the Mansfield Blockhouse in South Park. They followed it up by erecting a […]
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Ohio Civil War veterans awarded medals of honor after exploits in Great Locomotive Chase
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wednesday, more than 160 years after their famed exploits, Civil War veterans Private Philip (Perry) G. Shadrach and Private George D. Wilson were posthumously awarded Medals of Honor for their bravery and dedication to protecting the Union. Privates Shadrach and Wilson were members of the Andrews’ Raiders – 22 men who were […]
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Civil War Living History Days coming up June 8 & 9 at Mansfield’s South Park
MANSFIELD — Valerie Hamill did more than tell Mansfield City Council about a planned Civil War “living history” event coming up at South Park. Dressed in a hoop skirt from that era in American history, the woman from Galena, Ohio, made the upcoming two-day event come to life in council chambers. She did it by […]
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46th Ohio Civil War Show draws hundreds to Mansfield Saturday
The 46th Ohio Civil War Show opened Saturday morning in Mansfield. The two-day event attracts thousands of visitors to the city.
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Johnson’s Island: Ohio’s hidden Civil War site
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection on July 2, 2013. It is being republished here in a collaborative agreement. SANDUSKY — From July 1 to 3, 1863, the United States engaged in a battle in Pennsylvania that would ultimately lead to the high-water mark in the American Civil War […]
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Column: Gettysburg ‘Peach Orchard’ a sobering reminder of historical lessons learned
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Peaches again now grow in the “Peach Orchard” in the Gettysburg National Military Park in eastern Pennsylvania. It’s been 160 years since musket Minie balls and artillery shells ripped through the famed orchard during the second day of the famous Civil War battle that turned the tide of a four-year struggle — […]
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Sherman for President: when Mansfield was atop national politics
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2016. When you live around here for a while you can’t help but hear the name John Sherman cropping up around town in various contexts. It is easy enough to dismiss the awe with which is name has always been invoked locally because he […]