I am working to become a docent at Spring Grove, hoping to lead some Civil War tours there that focus on the colonels and some generals and other Civil War persons that are buried within the grounds. I also am approaching Greenwood Cemetery, in Hamilton, Ohio, about leading or helping with a history tour there. There are a couple of notable men buried there, Brigadier General Ferdinand Van Derveer and Colonel John Minor Millikin. I'll provide more details on these two men in future posts, but the former was the colonel of the 35th Ohio, and later led "Cumberland's Iron Brigade" at Chickamauga, where the brigade as a whole had their most intense action. The latter was colonel of the 1st Ohio Cavalry and was killed at Stones River. There are also numerous other Civil War soldiers buried at Greenwood, and over the coming months I hope to delve into some of their stories. More on this to come!
I am working to become a docent at Spring Grove, hoping to lead some Civil War tours there that focus on the colonels and some generals and other Civil War persons that are buried within the grounds. I also am approaching Greenwood Cemetery, in Hamilton, Ohio, about leading or helping with a history tour there. There are a couple of notable men buried there, Brigadier General Ferdinand Van Derveer and Colonel John Minor Millikin. I'll provide more details on these two men in future posts, but the former was the colonel of the 35th Ohio, and later led "Cumberland's Iron Brigade" at Chickamauga, where the brigade as a whole had their most intense action. The latter was colonel of the 1st Ohio Cavalry and was killed at Stones River. There are also numerous other Civil War soldiers buried at Greenwood, and over the coming months I hope to delve into some of their stories. More on this to come!
Major George W Rue, 9th Kentucky Cavalry, is also buried at Greenwood. Rue is famous as the captor of Confederate Brigadier General John hunt Morgan at West Point, Ohio, July 25, 1863.
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