Since 1894, the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument has commemorated the 9,000 individuals from Cuyahoga County who served in the Civil War.
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#DYK: During the #CivilWar, most corps of the U.S. Army adopted a "corps badge" to identify soldiers and promote esprit de corps. Elements of the 2nd, 5th, 6th, 24th, and 25th Corps (#USCT) were present near Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.
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Part of a 9-11 Memorial Observance, @MonumentCLE is planning on honoring the 13 Northern Ohioans who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001.
If you or someone you know has a connection to any of the 13, please contact Greg Palumbo at [email protected] or 216-443-3754.
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Born #OnThisDay August 22, 1836, Archibald MacNeal Willard painted “The Spirit of ’76” in 1876. Because of the easy accessibility to a print of the work, the painting garnered national popularity and became a symbol of the spirit of the Revolutionary War.
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Public Square is so full of history! We love that you can see so much of it in this shot from @rowan_travels! What's your favorite bit of #Cleveland or #PublicSquare history? Share it in the comments below!
#RePost @rowan_travels ""Cleveland Public Square - Cleveland, OH"
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Cleveland Grays Band in 1872. Found @Cleveland_PL Digital Gallery.
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#Cleveland, 1883/2021 - Euclid Ave. near @e4thst, facing west towards @CLEPublicSquare and @MonumentCLE.
Then phot from @Cleveland_PL
#ThenAndNow
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In 1864, a Confederate surgeon attempted to unleash a bio-weapon on US Army soldiers and Northern civilians.
His plan failed spectacularly.
#HistMed #CivilWar
sciencehistory.org/distillat…
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On July 24, 1916, in a tunnel beneath Lake Erie, a sudden explosion injured and killed several workers. Thanks to Garrett Morgan, the survivors were saved.
Learn more about this daring rescue and Garrett Morgan, the prolific African American inventor: bit.ly/3yov813
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Members of a Civil War regiment seen after their triumphal return to #Cleveland on Public Square (1865). Image from @Cleveland_PL Photo Collection.
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On Aug. 1, 1881-140 yrs ago yesterday-inventor Alexander Graham Bell was at the White House. He used an early metal detector of his own creation, called an "induction balance," to search for bullet lodged in President James A. Garfield's body. Bell didn't find the bullet.
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#DYK: The surrender of the Army of Northern VA at Appomattox CH on April 9, 1865 was really the beginning of the end of the American #CivilWar. Gen Robert E Lee only surrendered the largest and most important Confederate army. Jefferson Davis wished to keep fighting further south
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"A very busy day. Worked off most of the private letters on my own desk...Many calls from neighbors & friends. In the afternoon...McKinley of Canton...came." ~Presidential candidate James A. Garfield on a visit from Congressman & future President William McKinley, Jul. 29, 1880.
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Stone carvers pose on one of the #Cleveland Guardians of Transportation, ca. 1931.
Click here to learn more about the history: case.edu/ech/articles/h/hope…
#CleStartsHere #cwru
#OurCle #TheLand #ThisIsCle #ThisWasCle #Cle #Ohio #Baseball
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Fmr. General & President Ulysses S. Grant died at 63 #OnThisDay in 1885, just days after finishing his memoir. After U.S. victory in the Civil War, he was the 18th POTUS 1869-77. Many Republicans wanted him to run again in 1880, but party nominated James A. Garfield that year.
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#Happy216Day #Cleveland A Plan of The City of Cleaveland. Seth Pease Map of 1796. Source: @Cleveland_PL Source: A History of Cleveland and Its Environs.
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Happy 225th Birthday #Cleveland. SW section of the Public Square, where the monument to Moses Cleaveland was erected. Photo: 1920. The building is Marshall's, standing on the corner of Superior Ave. (Print made by M.E. Peters from a negative by L. Baus) Source:@Cleveland_PL
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#OTD in 1861, the first major battle of the #CivilWar was fought near Manassas, VA along the banks of Bull Run. A year later, a far larger and bloodier battle was fought in the same vicinity. Check out the following video on these two battles of Manassas. battlefields.org/learn/video…
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#OnThisDay July 18th, 1863, the 54th Massachusetts USCT under the leadership of Robert Gould Shaw stormed the Confederate battery at Morris Island.battlefields.org/learn/civil…
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#Cleveland Balloonfest. September 27, 1986.
Photographer: Alex Nyerges
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In the Civil War, most artillery pieces were manned by at least nine soldiers. Their roles include sponging the barrel, carrying projectiles from the rear, ramming the powder and shell to the back of the tube, and aiming the cannon. battlefields.org/learn/artic…