Ohio CW150 Advisory Committee Meeting Notes
November 4, 2011
Attendance
Advisory Committee Members:
Carol Lasser, Anthony Gibbs, Eric Wittenberg, Susan Fryer, Catherine Wilson, Paul
LaRue, Roger Micker, Andrew Cayton, Leonne Hudson, Bob Minton
Liaisons:
Janet Ingraham Dwyer, Joshua Mann
OHS Staff:
Kristina Kuehling, Jackie Barton, Amanda Nelson, Todd Kleismit, Burt Logan
Absent Committee Members: Representative Mark Okey, Kim Robinson, Fred Lynch,
Tom Brinkman, Gainor Davis, Dave Roth, John Switzer
Introductions & Updates
 Bob M – 23rd flag conservation project; movie on underground railroad &
Western VA campaign
 Josh M – Ceremony in April for Andrews Raiders; 150th of 1st Medal of Honor
recipients
 Leonne H – Conference to coincide w/ May 4 events; Civil War & Democracy in
late April
 Drew C – Miami U in 2nd year of Civil War lecture series; Miami U library
received CW discussion series grant (80 attendees at first one)
 Roger M – Edwin Stanton dedication in Steubenville; monthly symposium; CW
film
 Paul L – Student digital listing
 Cathy W – Spring/summer event with living history; local library LTIA grantfunded speaker series
 Susan F – Essay contest for 4th grade students to win trip to Gettysburg
 Eric W – Working with CWT on PA House Bill 2005 to protect Gettysburg and
the flight memorial sites from casinos
 Anthony G – Civil War days in Marietta with school focus; also in Sydney;
Milton Holland Medal of Honor recipient presentations; George Washington
Williams presentations
 Janet I D – wants to serve as liaison between CW150 and public libraries; Choose
to Read Ohio program with CW-themed books
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Carol L – Coming of CW Conference in Cleveland; Oberlin events
Civil War 150 Initiative Updates
 AmeriCorps is up and running
 CW150 traveling exhibit is scheduled through 2011 and 2012
 Ohio Day at Antietam = October 13, 2012; Eric W will be speaking; the traveling
exhibit will be there
 The Civil War Monitor provided us a free inside full-page cover ad
 Jackie B – Kristina K is now Coordinator of Civil War 150 initiative
Recap of July Meeting + Possible Partnerships
 In July the committee discussed collaborating with local, large events to offer our
resources and assistance to create official CW150 events
 Morgan’s Raid Heritage Trail - anniversary in 2013; communities want to
coordinate with CW150; partner for Salineville could be McCook House; July 1314 to mark entry to Hamilton County; July 19-21 at Buffington (coordinated with
OU); become clearinghouse of information & coordination on some events
 Emancipation Proclamation (Amanda Nelson- AmeriCorps) – would like to
commemorate the anniversary Sept 21-22, 2012; honor it and educate through a
colloquium on race and the CW with focus on Emancipation Proclamation; local
universities; Ohio Wesleyan/Delaware/127th OVI mustering in; panel, scholar,
workshop, keynote, mustering reenactment.
o Amanda Nelson; anelson@ohiohistory.org; 614-297-2344
Initiatives for the Committee 2012-2015
 Brainstorm signature events
 Event Goals
o Reach out to:
 teachers/schools
 veterans/ active duty
 CW roundtables
 local history
 African Americans
 new audiences
 Topics to highlight
o CW cemeteries
o 2015? Decoration Day (Memorial Day)
 Luminaries, statewide outreach to CWRT, schools, etc.
o CW Memorial/Monuments
 Reinterpret with schools
o OH 100 day regiments
o CW Book Club/ community reads
 “Ohio Reads the CW”
o Juneteenth (Oberlin?) 2013, 2014, 2015
o Emancipation Day (Gallipolis)
o Ohio War Recognition
 Generals
 Medal of Honor Recipients
o Impact of War on Ohio 2015
o Film Festivals
o Esp. middles and high school in-service days
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Create theme for each year:
o 2012 - Emancipation (focus on meaning of freedom during Civil War,
Lincoln’s EP, and African American involvement (men and women)
o 2013 - Ohio’s Role in the Civil War (focus on key figures and sites,
popular stories, Morgan’s Raid)
o 2014 - Home Front (focus on political, social, and economic changes;
women’s participation)
o 2015 - Coming Home/Legacies (focus on memorials, pop culture
interpretations, how we remember the war, commemorations)
Event Collaboration Discussion
2012 Emancipation
Resources:
 NURFC
 OAH
 Ripley, OH
 John Mattox (Flushing, OH)
 Gallipolis Emancipation Day (Sept. 2012  Would be too soon??)
 Sept 22
 Black Studies Depts.
o ex. Denison University
o Rio Grande Symposium
o Ohio Wesleyan University
 Legislative Black Caucus
 NAACP Call and Post in Cleveland, OH
Theme Topics:
 237th in Cleveland  9th Ohio All Black Unit
 USCT
 Black Brigade
2013 Ohio’s Role in the Civil War
Resources:
 Juneteenth-Oberlin 2013
o Has annual theme
 Zoar, Sept. 2013
o Reenactment
o School involvement
 Buffington Island/Morgan’s Raid
o Ohio University 2 day Conference
Theme Topics:
 Bissland’s Book
 USCT recruitment
 Key historic sites and individuals
 Troop experience outside of OH (Vicksburg, Gettysburg, Chickamauga)
o 54th/55th Mass
o Grant
 Why They Fought?
o McPherson
 Medal of Honor Recipients
 Columbiana County, Morgan’s Raid
 Robert Penn
2014 Home Front
Resources:
 Dayton VA
Theme Topics:
 Ohio National Guard + Military = professionalized
 Sanitary Commissions/ Soldiers’ Aid
 Expanded Federalism
 Land grant schools/ ed.
 $/Industry/Railroad
 Women’s advances
 Music/art
 Ohio business leaders
o P&G
o Rockefeller
 Dissent in Ohio election 1864
 Vallandingham
 Iron furnaces
 Social Studies Standards
 Medicine/PTSD
2015 Coming Home/Legacies
Resources:
 SUVCW
 Cleveland State
 Historical Marker Program
Theme Topics:
 Legacy, memory, coming home
 Schools transform monuments
 Soldiers’ Home/VA
 Decoration Day for Schools, etc.
 13th Amendment to Constitution
 SUVCW
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Film/art/etc. through today
Lost cause and Neoconfederates
Lincoln Funeral train
Soldiers and Sailors
HUAC
Events over 6 weeks- Lincoln death train/ to Memorial Day
Grand Review on High Street
Xenia Orphan’s Home
Last grad 1938
Battle Flags
GAR
Reflect on 50, 100, 150…
Historical markers highlighted
o Rededicated?
o Add CW150 logo?
Next Steps
 Set up teleconferences for each committee to discuss themes and resources
CW 150 Advisory Subcommittees
2012
Theme: Emancipation
 Highlight: Meaning of Freedom during Civil War, Lincoln’s EP, and African
American involvement (men and women)
Subcommittee Members:
Chair - Carol Lasser
Anthony Gibbs
Janet Ingraham Dwyer
Kim Robinson
Rich Cooper
2013
Theme: Ohio’s Role in the Civil War
 Highlight: Important sites, key leaders in Ohio who impacted the Civil War
Subcommittee Members:
Chair - Eric J. Wittenberg
Joshua Mann
Bob Minton
2014
Theme: Home Front
 Highlight: Home front initiatives, women’s participation, political initiatives,
industrial progress, military development
Subcommittee Members:
Chair - Drew Cayton
Catherine Wilson
2015
Theme: Coming Home/Legacies
 Highlight: Remembering the CW, returning from the war, legacy, Memorial
Day
Subcommittee Members:
Paul LaRue, Leonne Hudson, Roger Micker