Peace

During the Civil War, Ohio sent more than three hundred thousand of her sons to preserve the Union, sustained by the faith that right makes might and by devotion and self-sacrifice in doing their duty. The period also demanded the loyal service of women, who maintained family and home, nursed the sick and wounded, restored the courage of the broken, and endured the suspense of battle without its exaltation. Victory and lasting peace depended on both the sacrifices of Ohio’s soldiers and the help of the women of 1861–65.

Columbus, Ohio · United States