Colwell Porter, Ohio Civil War Soldier
By Benjamin Baughman, History Curator During the Civil War, nearly 320,000 Ohioans served in the U.S. military; of those, over 35,000 lost their lives. One Ohio soldier who gave his life to preserve the Union was Colwell Porter, a private in Company F of the 171st Ohio Voluntary Infantry. In 1999, the Ohio History Connection […]