Civil War

Civil War Era
Men, women and children of the Big Walnut Area Historical Society formed the Rosecrans Command Headquarters to reenact battles of the Civil War. They studied the American Civil War and its effects on the local community. Dedicated members did research and presented programs to the group. The focus of the group changed from a reenactment group to a living history unit. Named for local Civil War Major General William Starke Rosecrans, the group succeeded in getting the new elementary school named General Rosecrans Elementary and provided leadership for the Rosecrans Memorial Statue which will be put on Sunbury Village Square in September 2013. These worthwhile projects pulled the group away from its original purpose so it dissolved. However, the research they did is valuable to others wishing to expand their knowledge of the American Civil War.


MENU Army of the Cumberland Communication Styles Department of the Ohio Frambes, Colonel Granville Adolphus Headquarters Unit Ladies' Aid Rosecrans, Major General William Stark


Major General William Starke Rosecrans Biography of General Rosecrans by Polly Horn

Department of the Ohio Department of The Ohio by William Comisford, 2009


Army of the Cumberland Major General William S. Rosecrans and the Transformation of the Staff of the Army of the Cumberland: a Case Study by Lieutenant Colonel Robert J. Dalessandro A Day at Headquarters of General Rosecrans from Annals of the Army of the Cumberland by John Fitch, 1864


Headquarters Unit A Headquarters Unit the make up of a headquarters unit by Richard Helwig, 2009 A Day at Headquarters of General Rosecrans from Annals of the Army of the Cumberland by John Fitch, 1864


Colonel Granville Adolphus Frambes Biography of Frambes by Polly Horn Commander of the Ohio 59th by Chuck Grapes Builder of the Town Hall in Sunbury by Bob Waldron, Columbus Dispatch 1961


Ladies' Aid Societies A Short History of the Ladies' Aid Compiled by Polly Horn


Communication Styles Communication Styles, Both Overt and Subliminal, During the Civil War Period (1861 – 1865) By Valerie L. Hamill


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