I was helping out the son of a co-worker who had to come up with a driving tour of Civil War sites in Central Ohio. He had to list at least 4 and they had to include a monument/statue, museum and cemetery. Listed below is my tour and it is something I want to take a day off work and go do before the weather turns. We start at Blue & Gray Magazine Headquarters on Norton Road. A nice little place they also have a pretty good selection of books and magazines on sale.
We then head to Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery where 2260 P.O.W.'s were buried. Then it is on to Greenlawn Cemetery where numerous Generals and Medal of Honor recipients are buried.
Then it is up to the State House to see some great statues and while there to go inside the Rotunda. After that it off to the Ohio Historical Center and their Civil War display. If time permits we'll check out the research library.
We then head southeast to Groveport and Mott's Military museum. The largest privately run museum in Ohio house artifacts from all American Wars and has a pretty cool section on Ohio's role in the Civil War.
Now we come to the real driving segment. We go to Newark to see the statue of the drummer Boy of Shiloh Johnny Clem. Then to Somerset and the only Civil War Equine statue in Ohio of Phil Sheridan. Next down to Lancaster and the Sherman House and Statue. Then down to Forest Cemetery in Chillicothe where several Generals and Ohio Founding fathers are buried.
Overall it would be a pretty full day, about 9 hours, but should be pretty fun. Any one interested? What say you men?
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