Category: Military

6TH OHIO VOLUNTEER CAVALRY

The 6TH OHIO VOLUNTEER CAVALRY was organized at Camp Hutchins in Warren, OH, on 7 Oct. 1861. Composed of recruits drawn mostly from the WESTERN RESERVE, it was authorized by the War Dept.

7TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT

The 7TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1861-64, was the first CIVIL WAR regiment rendezvoused and organized in Cleveland.

84TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT

The 84TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT, organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, OH, in May and June 1862, contained 2 companies from Cleveland during its 3 months of service in the CIVIL WAR. It was under the command of Colonel William Lawrence.

8TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT

The 8TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT was organized 29 Apr.-2 May 1861 at Camp Taylor (see CIVIL WAR CAMPS IN CLEVELAND) and was mustered into service in the

ARMY & NAVY UNION, USA

ARMY & NAVY UNION, USA. See JOINT VETERANS COMMISSION.

BAESEL, ALBERT E.

BAESEL, ALBERT E., (1892-27 Sept. 1918) was 1 of 3 WORLD WAR I soldiers from Ohio awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Albert the son of Henry and Caroline Baesel was born and raised in Berea. During World War I, 2nd Lt. Baesel was serving with the 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Division when he was killed 27 Sept. 1918, while rescuing Cpl. Sterling S. Ryan near Ivoiry, France.

BARBER, GERSHOM M.

BARBER, GERSHOM M. (2 Oct. 1823-20 July 1903), was an educator, lawyer, and judge who also served in the CIVIL WAR. Born in Groton, N.Y., to Phineas and Orpha Barber, he came to Berlin Twp., Ohio with his family at age 7.

BAUDER, LEVI F.

BAUDER, LEVI F. (28 Jan. 1840-1 Oct. 1913), was a Civil War soldier, civic official, and permanent secretary of the Soldiers & Sailors Monument Commission. Born in Cleveland to Levi and Eliza (Phillips) Bauder, he graduated from CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.

BLACK MILITARY UNITS

BLACK MILITARY UNITS, prohibited by state officials and Ohio's militia law of 1803, served in the CIVIL WAR nonetheless. However, legal restriction of militia service to whites was not removed in Ohio until 1878.

BLISS, STOUGHTON

BLISS, STOUGHTON (18 Feb. 1823-19 Sept. 1896), was a Cleveland businessman and Army officer during the CIVIL WAR. Son of William and Cynthia (Wolcott) Bliss, he was born in Cleveland and worked as a post office clerk until he went into the hat and fur business in 1846.

BOHM, EDWARD H.

BOHM, EDWARD H. (6 Feb. 1838 - 7 May 1906), was a Civil War officer, newspaper publisher, and public official. Born in Alstedt, Saxe-Weimar, Germany, his family settled on a farm in NEWBURGH, Ohio in 1851. Bohm left the farm in 1856 to work on the Cleveland & Toledo Railroad until the CIVIL WAR broke out, then enlisted in Co. K, 7th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, on 18 Apr.

BRADSTREET'S DISASTER

BRADSTREET'S DISASTER, which occurred 1.7 miles west of Rocky River on October 18 and 19, 1764, is one of the most notable events in the presettlement history of Cleveland. In late summer 1764, British Colonel John Bradstreet, renowned as the hero of Fort Frontenac, proceeded from Fort Niagara to Fort Detroit with 2,300 British regulars, American provincials, and Indians.

BRETT, WILLIAM HOWARD

BRETT, WILLIAM HOWARD (1 July 1846-24 Aug. 1918), librarian of CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY and founder of the Western Reserve University Library School, was born in Braceville, Ohio to Morgan Lewis and Jane Brokaw Brett. He became the school librarian at Warren High School at 14.

BROOKLYN ARTILLERY

The BROOKLYN ARTILLERY, also called the Brooklyn Light Artillery, was an artillery militia company from Brooklyn Twp. Organized prior to 1853, the BLA drilled in company with the CLEVELAND LIGHT ARTILLERY and Ohio City Artillery in unison, forming a complete battery of 6 field pieces with 75 horses and 96 officers and men. In 1860 the BLA, commanded by Capt.

BROOKLYN LIGHT ARTILLERY

BROOKLYN LIGHT ARTILLERY. See BROOKLYN ARTILLERY.

BROOKS MILITARY SCHOOL

BROOKS, OLIVER KINGSLEY

BROOKS, OLIVER KINGSLEY (21 May 1845 - 14 Sept. 1914) was a prominent Cleveland businessman who had served in the Union Army during the CIVIL WAR. His father, Oliver Allen Brooks, was a grandson of Joshua Brooks, who was a Minute Man—one of those who "fired the shot heard round the world"—at Concord Bridge on 19 Apr. 1775.

BROUGH, JOHN

BROUGH, JOHN (17 Sept. 1811-29 Aug. 1865) was a newspaper publisher, state auditor, railroad president, and CIVIL WAR governor of Ohio, Brough was born in Marietta, Ohio. Orphaned at 11, he became an apprentice printer. After paying his way through Ohio University, he edited and published newspapers in West Virginia and Ohio.

BROWN, FAYETTE

BROWN, FAYETTE (17 Dec. 1823-20 Jan. 1910), was a Cleveland businessman who served as a U.S. Army paymaster during the CIVIL WAR. Born in N.

CADWELL, DARIUS

CADWELL, DARIUS (13 Apr. 1821-26 Nov. 1905), an attorney, state legislator, Union Army officer, and judge, was born in Andover, Ohio, in Ashtabula County, son of Roger and Caroline Darius. He attended county and select schools, and completed 1 year at Allegheny College in 1841. After teaching county schools for several years, he studied law under Benjamin Wade (later U.S.

CAMP CLEVELAND

CAMP CLEVELAND was one of a number of CIVIL WAR CAMPS operated in the Cleveland area, but the only one to remain in operation throughout the conflict.

CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS

CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS. See JOINT VETERANS COMMITTEE.

CENTRAL ARMORY

CENTRAL ARMORY was erected in 1893 at Lakeside Ave. and Miami St. (now E. 6th St. opposite the present city hall. Built by the county to house units of the National Guard, it was also used for public events.

CIVIL DEFENSE IN GREATER CLEVELAND

CIVIL DEFENSE IN GREATER CLEVELAND can be divided into two distinct periods. It was first activated after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941 to protect the local area from enemy air raids, although it was not probable that German or Japanese bombers would reach America's industrial heartland.

CIVIL WAR

The CIVIL WAR transformed Cleveland from a commercial village to a city dependent on manufacturing. Migrating Connecticut settlers, one historian holds, transplanted their religious, political, and social ideals to the WESTERN RESERVE, including the abhorrence of slavery.