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This photograph shows Thomas Eckert, who worked as Wooster's postmaster and telegraph operator in the 1850s.

In this video, Charles Lepold, Chairman of the Military Committee at the Wayne County Historical Society shares the story of the Sultana Disaster

The home of Emeline Stibbs on E. Bowman Street (now part of the Wayne County Historical Society) acted as a meeting place for women of the Soldiers Aid Society during the war.

This portrait of William Given was painted by Wooster artist, Michael Nachtrieb. Given had organized the recruitment of volunteers in Wayne County and even served as Colonel of the 102nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Weakened by his wartime…

This is a photgraph of Aquila Wiley, who served as a colonel with the 41st Ohio duirng the war and lost his leg during the Battle of Missionary Ridge

A quote from Emeline Stibbs to her son John, revealing her extreme sense of patriotism.

A newspaper clip from the Wooster Republican. The activities of the Wooster Aid Society were a common sight in Civil War era papers.

A portrait of David Stanley, Major General for the Union Army and Medal of Honor recipient.

Battle flags, a drum, and a bugle from the 16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which men from Wayne County served. This scene is from the old Memorial Hall on S. Buckeye Street.

A reunion of the 120th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, held at the Van Nest home in Wooster.

Wooster's Civil War monument donated by businessman Jacob Frick in 1892. The monument also brought to Wooster a much needed public drinking fountain.

This is a portrait of Dr. J.D. Robison, a Wooster physician, credited with performing the first amputation of the Civil War.

The Civil War Memorial near the entrance to the Wooster Cemetery.

Members of the Grand Army of the Republic veteran's organization pledge allegiance to the flag in 1912. They stand beside Wooster's Civil War memorial in Public Square.

A Civil War reenactor at Hale Farm demonstrates the use of a 19th century musket.

Title of an article announcing the Surrender of Lee's army. Appeared in the Wooster Republican on April 16, 1865.

An illustration of the Sultana disaster in Harper's Weekly. It shows the steamer in flames and dozens of men stranded in the Mississippi.