Cleveland and the Civil War

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Cleveland and the Civil War

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Although removed from the frontlines, Cleveland played an active role in national events before, during and after the Civil War. President Lincoln visited this abolitionist hotbed after his 1860 election. Following the president’s assassination five years later, his funeral train made a stop here. Cleveland and Cuyahoga County sent more than 9,000 troops to war. More than 1,700 never returned. Born just outside Cleveland, James Garfield emerged from the war to become president of the United States. Most vitally, the economic prosperity of the war years began the transformation of this small but thriving village into a future manufacturing powerhouse. Author W. Dennis Keating, member and past president of the Cleveland Civil War Roundtable, creates a panoramic view of the city through one of the nation’s most troubled times.

ISBN

9781467147736

Publication Date

2-21-2022

Publisher

The History Press / Arcadia Publishing

Keywords

Cleveland, Civil War

Disciplines

History | United States History

Cleveland and the Civil War

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