Category: Military

CIVIL WAR CAMPS IN CLEVELAND

CIVIL WAR CAMPS IN CLEVELAND (1861-65) were situated in 2 general locations. Four camps (Taylor, Wood, Brown, and Tod) were located along or near what is now Woodland Ave., between E. 22nd and E. 55th streets.

CIVIL WAR REGIMENTS

CIVIL WAR REGIMENTS of volunteers were raised according to need through "calls" made by Pres. Abraham Lincoln and the War Dept. Quotas were given to each state. The governor of each state, in turn, oversaw the recruitment of troops in military districts set up throughout his state. A variety of regiments were raised in Cleveland, made up mostly of Clevelanders or men from Cuyahoga County.

CIVIL WAR ROUNDTABLES

CIVIL WAR ROUNDTABLES were first formed throughout the country during the 1950s; in Cleveland, John W. Cullen and Kenneth S. Grant founded the Cleveland Civil War Roundtable in 1956. Members research, study, and analyze events and personalities associated with the American CIVIL WAR.

CLARK, MERWIN

CLARK, MERWIN (5 Nov. 1843-30 Nov. 1864), a volunteer soldier and commissioned Army officer in the CIVIL WAR, was born in Cleveland, attended local public schools, and enlisted in the Sprague Zouave Cadets on 22 Apr. 1861 when the War broke out. The Cadets became Co. B, 7th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving a 3-month enlistment through 12 Oct. 1861.

CLEAVELAND, MOSES

CLEAVELAND, MOSES (29 Jan. 1754-16 Nov. 1806), founder of the city of Cleveland, was born in Canterbury, Conn. In 1777, Cleaveland began service in the Revolutionary War in a Connecticut Continental Regiment, and graduated from Yale. Resigning his commission in 1781, he practiced law in Canterbury, and on 2 Mar. 1794 married Esther Champion and had four children.

CLEVELAND GATLING GUN BATTERY

The CLEVELAND GATLING GUN BATTERY was an independent military organization formed in June 1878 by prominent Clevelanders concerned about the maintenance of law and order in the face of increasing labor disorders. Although placed on alert several times, the unit was never called into action. A citizens' committee to plan for the battery began after the strikes of 1877.

CLEVELAND GRAYS

The CLEVELAND GRAYS were organized on 28 Aug. 1837 as an independent volunteer militia company to bolster the local constabulary and to protect the city in case of invasion from Canada. Originally called the Cleveland City Guards, the membership decided that the organization's name should be taken from the color adopted for their uniforms—gray. Thus, in 1838 the company became known as the Cleveland Grays.

CLEVELAND LIGHT ARTILLERY

The CLEVELAND LIGHT ARTILLERY was organized 6 July 1839 by 9 members of the gun squad of the CLEVELAND GRAYS. Like the Grays, the Artillery drew its membership from the area's leading families. As Ohio militia law did not recognize artillery as a military service, the unit originally received no state support. The men purchased uniforms and procured a 6-lb.

CLEVELAND MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS

CLEVELAND MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS. Twelve Greater Cleveland servicemen have won the Medal of Honor. The recipients were:

CLEVELAND TANK PLANT

CLEVELAND TANK PLANT. See I-X CENTER.

CLINGMAN, ANDREW R.

CLINGMAN, ANDREW R. (1844-14 May 1864), a soldier depicted by LEVI T. SCOFIELD in the infantry sculpture group The Color Guard on the SOLDIERS & SAILORS MONUMENT, enlisted in Co. E, 103d Ohio Volunteer Infantry, on 8 Aug. 1862 in Cleveland.

CORCORAN, MICHAEL

CORCORAN, MICHAEL (1848-3 Oct. 1919), Congressional Medal of Honor recipient for service rendered during the Indian wars, was born in Philadelphia, Pa. Corporal Corcoran, a member of the 8th U.S. Calvary operating out of Camp Whipple, Arizona, was among those who engaged a band of Indians between the Aqua Fria and Rio Verde rivers on 25 Aug. 1869.

CORLETT, WILLIAM THOMAS

CORLETT, WILLIAM THOMAS (15 Apr. 1854-11 June 1948), a physician and dermatologist who introduced new methods to treat skin and venereal diseases, and researched the effect of climate, particularly cold, on skin diseases, was born in Orange, Ohio, to William and Ann (Avery) Corlett. He attended Oberlin College from 1870-73, and graduated with an M.D.

CRANE, ORRIN J.

CRANE, ORRIN J. (1828-27 Nov. 1863), a volunteer CIVIL WAR Army officer, was born in Troy, N.Y. and at the war's outbreak was employed as a carpenter for a Cleveland shipbuilder. He enlisted on 17 Apr. 1861 as a private, was elected 1st lieutenant when his company became Co. A, 7th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was appointed captain on 14 May 1861.

CREIGHTON, WILLIAM R.

CREIGHTON, WILLIAM R. (June 1837-27 Nov. 1863), a volunteer CIVIL WAR officer born in Pittsburgh, Pa., was a printer at the CLEVELAND HERALD when war began. Creighton recruited a company of infantry on 17 Apr. 1861, mustered as Co.

CROGHAN, GEORGE

CROGHAN, GEORGE (1720-31 Aug. 1782) was a frontiersman, trader, and Indian agent who was born in Ireland and came to Pennsylvania in 1741. He served as a captain under Gen. Braddock, and later as Sir Wm. Johnson's deputy superintendent of Indian affairs.

CROWELL, BENEDICT

CROWELL, BENEDICT (21 Oct. 1869-8 Sept. 1952), assistant secretary of war under NEWTON D. BAKER during WORLD WAR I, was born in Cleveland, the son of William and Mary Benedict Crowell. He attended Case Institute of Technology, and earned his Ph.B. (1891) and M.A. (1918) in chemistry from Yale.

CUYAHOGA COUNTY MILITARY COMMITTEE

The CUYAHOGA COUNTY MILITARY COMMITTEE was formed by order of Gov. William Dennison, Ohio's first Civil War governor, in 1861. Each of Ohio's 88 counties had such a committee, with members appointed by the governor to oversee recruitment of volunteers for service in the Union Army and Navy. Committees served without pay.

CUYAHOGA COUNTY SOLDIERS' RELIEF COMMISSION

The CUYAHOGA COUNTY SOLDIERS' RELIEF COMMISSION is a county agency, organized in 1886 as the Soldiers' & Sailors' Relief Commission under the provisions of a state law first passed in 1886 and since revised. The commission provides relief for indigent military veterans and their families, although its responsibilities diminished as government-sponsored welfare expanded.

CUYAHOGA METROPOLITAN HOUSING AUTHORITY

The CUYAHOGA METROPOLITAN HOUSING AUTHORITY (CMHA), the nation's first such organization, was established as the Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority in 1933, largely through the efforts of ERNEST J. BOHN, its director until 1968. Also instrumental in the formation of CMHA was Monsignor ROBERT B.

DAVIS, BENJAMIN O. JR.

DAVIS, BENJAMIN OLIVER JR. (18 December 1912 - 4 July 2002) was an AFRICAN AMERICAN pilot, Airforce General, and WW2 commander who temporarily served as Cleveland’s

DE LERY, JOSEPH GASPARD CHAUSSEGROS

DE LERY, JOSEPH GASPARD CHAUSSEGROS (21 July 1721-11 Dec. 1797), a French lieutenant, described in his private journal the earliest recorded account of the complete transit of the south shore of Lake Erie. In it he noted the first recorded encampment at the CUYAHOGA RIVER, on 2 Aug.

DIETZ, DAVID

DIETZ, DAVID (6 Oct. 1897-9 Dec. 1984), covered science and medicine for the CLEVELAND PRESS and all Scripps-Howard newspapers for over 50 years. Born in Cleveland, the son of Henry W.

DORR, DAVID

DORR, DAVID, was the author of the first book known to be published by an African American in Cleveland. His travelogue, The Colored Man around the World, was published in 1858. Dorr traveled to Europe, North Africa, and Asia as a slave. He escaped after his arrival back in the U.S. when the freedom he had been promised by his master was denied.

DOWLING, JAMES

DOWLING, JAMES (b. Ireland), Congressional Medal of Honor recipient for service during the Indian wars, was born in Ireland. He was a Cleveland resident when enlisting in the 8th U.S. Cavalry.