Battlefield Ballots: The Ohio Soldiers’ Vote in the 1864 Presidential Election

Name: Battlefield Ballots: The Ohio Soldiers’ Vote in the 1864 Presidential Election
Start: 2025-12-20T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-20T14:00:00-05:00
Location: Ohio History Connection

Schedule

Sat Dec 20 2025 at 01:00 pm to 02:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Ohio History Connection | Columbus, OH

The 1864 election marked the first time Ohio’s soldiers could vote for president while in the field. Learn how these Buckeyes cast their votes on the frontlines and discover the role the soldiers played in this historic election pitting President Abraham Lincoln against his former army commander General George B. McClellan.
This event is included with museum admission and free to all Ohio History Connection Members. No registration required.