Historical Articles – Page 2 – Jefferson County Historical Association

Civil War Facts: Did you know?

In terms of causalities, the War of the Rebellion was the most costly war, in lives, in American history. The Union Army, with 2.893 million troops, suffered over 359,000 deaths. The Confederacy, with 1.4 million troops,…

Abraham Lincoln Visits Steubenville

In 1860, the Democratic Party had split into two factions. The northern faction nominated Stephen Douglas on a platform of popular sovereignty and the southern faction nominated John Breckenridge with the mandate to protect slavery. The…

Life of Boston Corbett

We all know the story of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination by John Wilkes Booth. But how many of us were taught the ending of the story? Who killed Booth? Thomas B “Boston” Corbett is the soldier who…