Ohio_Leaders_in_the_Civil_War

Ohio Leaders in the Civil War Ohio Leaders in the Civil War Ohio played an intricate role during the Civil War. The contributions toward the conflict were very impressive. Ohio had many eligible men serving in the military forces who participated in nearly every battle of the war. Military leadership proved substantial in numbers and often excellent in quality. Over two hundred Ohioans reached the rank of general; among them were Ulysses S. Grant, Philip H. Sheridan, and William T. Sherman.# Although these men were very prominent in Ohio during the Civil War, the book For the Union: Ohio leaders in the Civil War focuses on individuals that were known beyond the Ohio borders. Individuals discussed within the book provided leadership and were associated with the state of Ohio throughout their lives. Clement L. Vallandigham was the most notorious domestic foe of President Lincoln’s war policies during the Civil War. He urged that the war be ended by negotiation. Clement Vallandigham was born in Lisbon, Ohio and attended Jefferson College and the Union Academy. He ran for Congress in 1856 and contended that Negro votes had deprived him of his just desserts.# He believed that the Negro votes which were cast in violation of the Ohio constitution prohibited him war, wade, civil, lincoln, union, ohio, vallandigham, president, slavery, sherman, military, garfield, during, congress, against, rights, republican, radical, became, states, politics, party, opposed, member, mcilvaine, leadership, general, elected, believed, years, very, toward, throughout, role, played, plan, one, ohioans, men, country, battle, army, act, within, west, votes, views, united, southern, senate