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  Army of the Ohio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The new Army of the Ohio first repelled Morgan's Ohio raid, although the entire army rarely functioned as one whole unit during this campaign.
On February 9, 1864, Major General John M. Schofield assumed command of the Department of the Ohio, and then the Army of the Ohio and the XXIII Corps in April.
The army was designated the Center of William T. Sherman's Army Group and participated in the final stages of the Carolinas Campaign.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Army_of_the_Ohio   (820 words)

  
 Don Buell
As commander of the Department of Ohio, Buell was also the leader of the Army of the Ohio.
Grant eventually detached the Army of the Ohio to advance on the important railroad center of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Before the Army of the Ohio could capture the city, Buell had to retreat into Kentucky, because a Confederate army under Braxton Bragg had invaded the state.
www.ohiohistorycentral.org /entry.php?rec=21   (685 words)

  
 Ohio Army National Guard
The Adjutant General is the custodian of all military property owned by the State of Ohio or issued to the state by the federal government and is tasked with maintaining a roster of military personnel and the military records of all National Guard men and women.
Ten Ohio units, six Air Guard and four Army Guard, were placed on active duty during this "Berlin Buildup" which was considered the most successful mobilization in the history of the National Guard, proving once again the value of the well-trained citizen soldiers.
The size of the Ohio Army National Guard was reduced from 15,000 to 11,500 and is scheduled to be reduced further.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/arng-oh.htm   (1775 words)

  
 Review of Gerald J. Prokopowicz. All for the Regiment: The Army of the Ohio, 1861-1862.
All for the Regiment: The Army of the Ohio, 1861-1862.
Surveying the Army of the Ohio's entire history, he wondered how it was that this army so rarely managed to function as a completely integrated, viable whole, with all of its constituent parts operating towards fulfilling the same purpose at the same time.
When the Army of the Ohio suffered from an acute shortage of water during a series of forced marches, for example, Buell refused to allow his surgeon to wash a wound he received falling from horse, a gesture that said, in effect, that he would not use water while his men went thirsty.
www.ess.uwe.ac.uk /genocide/reviewsw126.htm   (2100 words)

  
 Ohio State Army National Guard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
It was redesignated for Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment and noncolor bearing units of the Ohio Army National Guard on 31 July 1970.
That for regiments and separate battalions of the Ohio Army National Guard: From a wreath of colors, a sheaf of seventeen arrows Argent bound by a sprig of buckeye (aesculus glabra) fructed Proper (two leaves with bursting burr).
Ohio, known as the Buckeye State, was the seventeenth state admitted to the Union and the sheaf of seventeen arrows appears on the great seal of the State.
www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil /Statecom/OhioSTARC.htm   (242 words)

  
 Battle of Shiloh
General Don Carlos Buell, commander of the Army of the Ohio, had secured Nashville, the capital of Tennessee, several weeks later.
He was waiting the arrival of the Army of the Ohio's thirty-five thousand men, before the combined Union force would advance against Johnston's nearly forty thousand Confederates.
One of the main reasons that the Union army did not endure a total defeat was the death of Johnston.
www.ohiohistorycentral.org /entry.php?rec=478   (582 words)

  
 Army Of The Ohio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Department of the Ohio having been merged in that of Mississippi, March, 1862, it was recreated on August 19th, to consist of the States of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Kentucky, east of the Tennessee River, and Major-General H. Wright was placed at the head.
Wright was replaced March 25, 1863, by Major-General A. Burnside, and shortly afterward the troops in the department were reorganized into the Twenty-third Army Corps, and this force is the Army of the Ohio associated with the Knoxville, Atlanta, and Nashville campaigns.
He had command of the District of St. Louis, Department of Missouri ; Army of the Frontier ; of a division in the Fourteenth Corps ; the Department and Army of the Ohio, and of the Twenty-third Corps, which was transferred to North Carolina late in the war.
www.civilwarhome.com /armyofohio.htm   (372 words)

  
 Army Of The Ohio And Army Of The Cumberland
Army of the Ohio and Army of the Cumberland
In 1854, he resigned from the army to practice architecture and civil engineering, but at the outbreak of the Civil War he tendered his services to the Government and was made brigadier-general of the regular army, and major-general of volunteers in March, 1862.
He was put at the head of the Center (Fourteenth Corps) of the reorganized Army of the Cumberland, and in October, 1863, he assumed the chief command, distinguishing himself at Missionary Ridge, in the Atlanta campaign, and in the crushing defeat of Bragg at Nashville.
www.civilwarhome.com /armyohioandcumberland.htm   (952 words)

  
 The Ohio National Guard Web Site
As the state with the seventh largest Army National Guard, Ohio is at a current strength of approximately 10,600 and ranks seventh in the nation in recruiting.
The Ohio Army National Guard exceeded the 10-year recruiter production monthly average for the past 11 months, with record months in September, November and December of 2005, and February and March of 2006.
The Ohio National Guard consists of approximately 15,000 Army and Air National Guard personnel capable of responding to homeland, domestic, and national emergencies.
www.ohionationalguard.com /pao/press/20060410a.htm   (858 words)

  
 Army Reserve Center in Boston Heights, Ohio
This is in response to Major Michael Kiene's "Army Reserve Center would benefit area" letter to the Akron Beacon Journal, 06 Nov 2002, wherein he offers a view on the origins of the local opposition to the center.
He is working to arrange a public meeting with the Army Reserve and Army Corps of Engineers, so that they can explain the proposed base and their view of the impacts on the village.
Since the Army is not planning to buy the land at the corner of Olde 8 and Hines Hill, the lines will have to be extended south to their site, just 800 feet or less.
www.bostonheights.org /News/ArmyCtr/index.html   (2772 words)

  
 Ohio University Army ROTC - National Guard/Reserve Students   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The first two years of Army ROTC are not required for students who served on Active Duty or who are currently serving the National Guard/Army Reserve.
OHIO Army ROTC cadets have the opportunity to attend advanced Army Training such as Airborne and Air Assault School, Mountain Warfare Training and Northern Warfare Training.
Regardless of which state you drill in, OHIO University Army ROTC is a great place to further your military education and career.
www.ohiou.edu /armyrotc/ngrstudents.htm   (249 words)

  
 LRD - Ohio River Navigation
The Ohio River navigation projects are built, operated and maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to serve the regional transportation needs with continuous year-around, 24-hour-a-day operations.
The Ohio River is home to 49 coal-fired power plants, 20 percent of nation’s coal-fired generating capacity.
The navigation system on the Ohio maintains an 11-foot navigation channel that hold water into pools or reservoirs which also serve as the source of quality drinking water for millions of people who reside in the Ohio River valley.
www.lrd.usace.army.mil /navigation/ohioriver   (719 words)

  
 Ohio University - Army ROTC - Homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Army ROTC produces officers -- 75% of a ll Army officers.
Army ROTC also is a college elective you can try out for up to two years with no obligation.
As part of Army ROTC, you'll be in the company of a diverse group of individuals with broad interests.
www.ohiou.edu /armyrotc   (319 words)

  
 Ohio Civil War Bibliography
Army Register of Ohio Volunteers in the Service Of the United States....
Volume I, The History of Ohio During the War and the Lives of Her Generals.
Giving a Roster of Ohio's Rank and File From the County in the War of the Rebellion, Regimental Histories, With Histories of Its G.A.R and Ladies' Auxiliary Posts, and Camps of Sons of Veterans.
www.ohiocivilwar.com /cwbiblio.html   (533 words)

  
 Ohio National Guard Bibliography
Budd, Richard M. "Ohio Army Chaplains and the Professionalizatio of Military Chaplaincy in the Civil War." Ohio History, 102 (Winter-Spring 1993), pp.
Constitution and By-Laws of the Ohio Association of Union Ex-Prisoners of War Together With the Register of Members, and Proceedings of the Reunion Held at Marietta, June 10 and 11, 1891...
Itinerary of the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1864.
www.army.mil /cmh-pg/ARNG/NG-OH.htm   (1581 words)

  
 Ohio's Indians
Josiah Harmar was the leader of the army.
Tarhe was part of a force of Wyandot, Shawnee, Mingo, Miami, Delaware and Ottawa warriors that fought the Virginians along the Ohio River in the Battle of Point Pleasant.
Dunmore’s army defeated an Indian force, under the leadership of the Shawnee chief Cornstalk, at the Battle of Point Pleasant.
www.oplin.org /famousohioans/indians/puzzler.html   (4087 words)

  
 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District - Ohio River Information
The Ohio River begins at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers at the Point in Pittsburgh, PA, and flows 981 miles to join the Mississippi at Cairo, Ill.
When the level of the river began to fall, however, the wooden wickets were raised to catch the water and create a pool behind the dam to maintain the level of the river for boats.
In the first year that tonnage records were kept by the Corps (1917), the Ohio River carried about 5 million tons of cargo.
www.lrp.usace.army.mil /nav/ohioback.htm   (934 words)

  
 Men's Lacrosse Downs No. 16 Army, 12-9 :: Buchanan has team-best four goals and six points
Ohio State did not lead in the game until sophomore Kevin Buchanan's goal early in the third quarter, putting the Buckeyes ahead, 7-6.
Army's Mike Obringer opened the scoring with a goal at 12:37 of the first quarter, followed by Buchanan's goal, assisted by Jason Bloom (r-Sr., Coquitlam, British Columbia/Centennial), at 7:59, to tie the game at 1.
Ohio State converted 1-of-3 extra-man chances in the game, while Army was 2-for-7.
ohiostatebuckeyes.cstv.com /sports/m-lacros/recaps/050606aab.html   (1007 words)

  
 AP Wire | 10/13/2006 | Army: Ohio soldier made up story of daughter's Iraq service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Smith, of Xenia, Ohio, 15 miles east of Dayton, was 39 when stories appeared earlier this year, and fellow soldiers called her "Grandma" because of her age.
The Times reported Friday that key parts of Smith's story were fiction, and Redstone Arsenal spokesman Andy Roake confirmed that an investigation had revealed the woman's daughter was never in the military.
The Army apparently learned of the discrepancy after being contacted by relatives of Smith who saw the newspaper, he said.
www.ohio.com /mld/ohio/15756355.htm   (267 words)

  
 MichaelMoore.com : Wounded Gay Soldier Discharged From Army
CINCINNATI -- An Army sergeant from Ohio who was wounded in Iraq and wanted to remain in the military as an openly gay soldier was officially discharged Tuesday, according to an advocacy group.
Stout, of Utica in central Ohio, told The Associated Press in April that he wanted to remain in the military and be openly gay, but that would conflict with the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Army officials at the Pentagon could not immediately confirm the discharge.
www.michaelmoore.com /words/latestnews/index.php?id=2845   (261 words)

  
 Army Corps closes Ohio River for critical lock repairs (8/6/04)
The estimated two-week closure is expected to create a backlog of about 1,800 barges and 120 tow boats, with costs to industry as high as $14 million, says Ann Adams, vice president for corporate resources at the American Commercial Barge Line, one of the largest cargo transporters in North America.
With one barge able to carry the capacity of 65 single tractor-trailer trucks, other shipping methods are not affordable or even physically feasible in some cases, she says.
Aluminum producers in the upper Ohio Valley, which depend on a just-in-time delivery system to meet production goals, are among the hardest hit, according to a report by the Waterways Council, which represents companies and public agencies with a stake in the inland waterway system.
www.govexec.com /dailyfed/0804/080604kp1.htm   (693 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Page2 - Ohio State/Michigan vs. Army/Navy
Bo Schembechler's Wolverines were beaten by Ohio State -- and only Ohio State -- a bunch of times in the early 1970s.
Here's the story: Ohio State coach Woody Hayes hated Michigan so much that he refused to spend a dime in the state … even when his car ran out of gas, a few miles away from the Ohio border.
Army's cadets could cheer on their squad again (they came by steamer to Baltimore, protected by five Navy destroyers).
espn.go.com /page2/s/rivalries/osumich_army/navy.html   (717 words)

  
 Ohio Army National Guard F.A.Q. Free college benefits
The main difference is that the Army National Guard is part of the U.S. Army, and also part of the state militia.
Ohio Guard members can have the opportunity to choose from artillery, computer repair, nursing, tank mechanic and much, much more.
The minimum age to join the Ohio Army National Guard is 17.
www.angelfire.com /oh/ohioguard/faq.html   (1353 words)

  
 Honor the fallen: Army Pfc. Devin J. Grella
MEDINA, Ohio — A northeast Ohio soldier killed by a bomb while riding in a convoy in Iraq joined the military as a patriot, with the goal of becoming an officer and earning money for college, his family said.
He joined the Army Reserve in December and was sent to Iraq within weeks of completing his basic training in June, according to his father.
Grella, a member of the Mansfield-based Army Reserve 706th Transportation Company, was killed Sept. 6 when the fuel truck he was driving was struck by a homemade bomb.
www.militarycity.com /valor/343912.html   (580 words)

  
 Don Carlos Buell led the Army of the Ohio
On March 23, 1818, Don Carlos Buell - who served as major general of the Army of the Ohio during the Civil War - was born in Lowell, Ohio.
He was promoted to major general and given command of the Army of the Ohio.
Buell resigned from the Army in 1864 and spent the rest of his days as president of a Kentucky coal mine.
www.enquirer.com /editions/2003/03/23/loc_ohiodate0323.html   (265 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Days of Glory: The Army of the Cumberland, 1861-1865: Books: Larry J. Daniel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
A potent fighting force that changed the course of the Civil War, the Army of the Cumberland was the North’s second-most-powerful army, surpassed in size only by the Army of the Potomac.
Though the Army of the Cumberland engaged the enemy across five times more territory with one-third to one-half fewer men than the Army of the Potomac, its achievements in the western theater rivaled those of the larger eastern army.
The Cumberland army evolved as the war progressed, and Daniel traces its changing mission from the liberation of East Tennessee to the penetration of the Deep South.
www.amazon.com /Days-Glory-Army-Cumberland-1861-1865/dp/0807129313   (2567 words)

  
 The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” - Ohio Catching the "Spirit of America"
Spirit of America is a show about Soldiers’ experiences throughout 230 years of history, performed by Soldiers–not actors explaining how the Army helped build this nation.
This show brings history to life, it entertains with the Army’s elite ceremonial units, and we hope it inspires people to answer the call to duty in their own way.
The U.S. Army brings Spirit of America to life by calling upon its premier ceremonial units, each with a unique history of its own.
www.usarmyband.com /press/2005/08/ohio_catching_the_spirit_of_am.html   (331 words)

  
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Army ROTC (Reserve Officers’ Training Corps) is one of the best leadership courses in the country and can be a part of your college curriculum.
Army ROTC provides individuals with the tools, training and experiences they need to become Officers in the U.S. Army.
See what it's like to be a Cadet in the Ohio University ROTC Battalion, plus all the activities and training that are available to you.
armyrotc.com /edu/ohuniv/index.htm   (225 words)

  
 5th Ohio News: August 2005
CafePress.com is the free internet service we partnered with a year ago to set up the 5th Ohio Quartermaster where we were able to offer some goodies to unit members and, frankly, anyone surfing the internet.
Along with the usual parade, The Army of the Ohio will be marching to the National Cemetery to place a wreath at the Ohio marker.
The choice is naturally the 5th as we are the only unit in The Army of the Ohio whose original members fought at Gettysburg.
home.neo.rr.com /darklordmedia/5thovi/archive/2005_08_01_archive.html   (2212 words)

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