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| During the 1980s, Hayes Presidential Center staff made a concerted effort to interview WWI soldiers and record their wartime experiences. These included not only Sandusky Countians, but also others who served from Northwest Ohio. Among the files were several unidentified photographs of WWI soldiers in uniform. It seems likely they were from Sandusky County or Northwest Ohio. Can anyone identify these two young soldiers? If so, please contact Nan Card, Curator of Manuscripts, Hayes Presidential Center, Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio 43420 or ncard@rbhayes.org (1/800-998-7737 x 239) |
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Who Are These WWI Soldiers??
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
2015 History Roundtable with Mike Gilbert Begins Saturday September 19th! Join Us!
Register today and join the conversation this fall during the Hayes Presidential Center's
2015 History Roundtable with Mike Gilbert!
2015 History Roundtable with Mike Gilbert!
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Everyone's favorite local educator, Mike Gilbert, returns once again with a series of six topics that touch on both our local and our national history. We begin Saturday, September 19th in the Hayes Center's auditorium at 10:00 with some great stories of the hidden history of the people and places of early Fremont! You won't want to miss it. Call 1/800-998-7737 x 239 or 1-419-332-2081 x 239 and leave your name and phone number with Nan Card. Or send her an email at ncard@rbhayes.org. Each session is $5.00. A reservation for all six is $25.
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23rd Ohio Infantry's Regimental Band ca. 1862
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| The photograph above is from President Rutherford B. Hayes' personal collection. This albumen photograph is of his regiment's band, the 23rd Ohio Infantry. Although undated, it is thought to have been taken in 1862. The War Department authorized the formation of regimental bands in May 1861, but many were disbanded by July of 1862 under U.S. General Orders No. 91. Some musicians formed brigade bands which were still allowed. Others joined their regiments as regular infantry combatants. Although President Hayes' personal photograph of the band is not dated and none of the band members are identified, recent research shows that the image was taken in Charleston, West Virginia, in 1863 Left to right, Front row: William Arthur, Edwin Arthur, John Cramer, George Smith, Theodore Belding, Alfred Arthur, William Brown, Jim Huffman Left to right, Top row: Thad Coffin, Jim String, John Oswald, Ed Spring, Eugene Coffin, Chris Miller, Arnold Issler |
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