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S. C. R. No. 7 As Reported by the House Veterans Affairs CommitteeAs Reported by the House Veterans Affairs Committee
| 129th General Assembly | | Regular Session | | 2011-2012 |
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Cosponsors:
Senators Turner, Cates, Grendell, Schiavoni, Bacon, Cafaro, Jones, Patton, Beagle, Wagoner, Schaffer, LaRose, Tavares, Daniels, Brown, Coley, Faber, Hite, Hughes, Kearney, Lehner, Manning, Niehaus, Obhof, Oelslager, Smith, Widener, Wilson
Representatives Johnson, Rosenberger, Pillich, Bubp, Butler, Hagan, C., Landis, Milkovich, Young, Yuko
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION | To honor Ohio ancestors for the unrivaled
contribution they made to winning the American
Civil War and, in observing the Sesquicentennial
years of the War, 2011 through 2015, to urge
Ohioans to draw inspiration from the courage,
cooperation, and persistence that were displayed
by their Ohio ancestors during the American Civil
War.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF OHIO
(THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING):
| WHEREAS, From 2011 through 2015, the United States will
observe the Sesquicentennial, the 150th anniversary, of the
American Civil War and in so doing will commemorate the
citizen-soldiers of many states; and |
| WHEREAS, The Civil War was one of the hardest fought wars in
history as it averaged seven battles, firefights, or other armed
clashes every day for four years. Furthermore, the Civil War was
the costliest war in terms of human life in the history of this
country, killing an estimated 620,000 men, an average of 599
deaths every day of the war. The loss of life was greater than in
American wars from the American Revolution to the Korean War
combined; and |
| WHEREAS, After nearly 150 years of focusing on the Civil
War's eastern theater consisting of Virginia, Maryland, and
Pennsylvania, historians are beginning to realize how the outcome
of the Civil War was largely shaped by the western theater of the
war, which was fought mostly by troops from the midwestern states.
Of all of the northern states fighting in that theater, Ohio
supplied the largest number of soldiers, more than 300,000 troops.
Furthermore, soldiers from Ohio fought in every campaign and most
major battles in the western theater of the war and participated
in many of the battles in the eastern theater as well; and |
| WHEREAS, The war's greatest general, Ulysses S. Grant, and
the Union's second most important general, William Tecumseh
Sherman, were both native Ohioans. In addition, other notable war
leaders were from Ohio, including General Philip H. Sheridan,
Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, and Secretary of the Treasury
Salmon P. Chase; and |
| WHEREAS, Ohio's strategic location and its numerous farms,
factories, and railroad tracks made it one of the Civil War's most
important sources of war supplies, including horses, sheep, and
valuable grains. Additionally, Ohio's soldiers were supported by
an extraordinarily large number of women who, with the help of
children and the elderly, not only sustained the home front while
the men were away, but also supplied the army with vast amounts of
needed food, clothing, and medical supplies. The women also
provided medical care to wounded soldiers at home and in military
hospitals and kept the morale of the soldiers high by providing
love and support to the men at the front lines; and |
| WHEREAS, Ohio's contributions of the largest number of
soldiers in the western theater, outstanding military and civilian
leaders, and enormous amounts of war supplies make it stand out
among all of the states in determining the outcome of the American
Civil War. However, because of the concentration of attention on
the events in the eastern theater of the war and the absence of
major battles in Ohio, the state's role in the Civil War has never
received the attention that it merits; and |
| WHEREAS, The Sesquicentennial is an opportunity to garner
long overdue attention for Ohio's extraordinary role in the Civil
War, which is one of the most important events in the history of
this nation; now therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 129th General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, in adopting this resolution, honor Ohio
ancestors as the country observes the Sesquicentennial years of
the American Civil War for the unrivaled contribution they made to
winning that war; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 129th General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, in adopting this resolution, urge Ohioans to
draw inspiration from the courage, cooperation, and persistence of
their Ohio ancestors that were displayed during the American Civil
War and be moved by that example to work together with similar
dedication to address the problems of today; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be distributed to
the news media of Ohio. |
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