Cincinnati in the Civil War: The Union's Queen City

During the Civil War, Cincinnati played a crucial role in preserving the United States. Not only was the city the North’s most populous in the west, but it was also the nation’s third—most productive manufacturing center. Instrumental in the Underground Railroad prior to the conflict, the city became a focal point for curbing Southern incursion into Union territory, and nearby Camp Dennison was Ohio’s largest camp in the Civil War and one of the largest in the United States. Cincinnati hist...