Joseph Warren Keifer Papers 1850-1865

Keefer family.

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United States. Army of the Ohio (1861-1865)

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Keifer, J. Warren (Joseph Warren), 1836-1932

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Joseph Warren Keifer was a prominent nineteenth century Ohio political and military leader, the first Ohioan to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Born in Clark County, Ohio, Keifer attended local schools and Antioch College then returned to his family's farm, devoting his spare time to studying law. He began his law practice in Springfield, Ohio on January 12, 1858. With the outbreak of the American Civil War, Keifer left his practice and enlisted in the Union Army. He enli...

United States. Army of the Potomac

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The Army of the Potomac was created after the defeat of Union forces at the First Battle of Bull Run. Its objective was to defend Washington, D.C. by protecting the Potomac River entry into the city. The Army of the Potomac participated in the Peninsula Campaign, the Seven Days' Battles, Antietam, Gettysburg and Appomatox. Its commanders (in order of service) were McClellan, Halleck, Burnside, Hooker, Meade, and Grant. From the description of General orders, ...

United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 3rd (1861-1864)

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The three-years 3rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry (OVI) for the Union Army during the American Civil War was organized at Camp Dennison on June 12, 1861. It served at locations in Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama. Much of the regiment was captured on May 3, 1962 near Rome, Georgia, and taken as prisoners of war. The captives were exchanged later that month and sent to Columbus, Ohio, to reorganize. In June 1863, the 3rd OVI assisted in quelling the Holmes County Rebellion and in July was involved in th...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 110th (1862-1865)

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United States. Army. Corps, Third.

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Keifer, Eliza Stout, -1899

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Keefer family.

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United States. Army. Corps, Sixth.

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...