135th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Historian and Pickerington High School alumnus Earl Nicodemus will discuss the incredible hardships faced by the 135th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. After training at Camp Chase, located in what is now Columbus’ Hilltop neighborhood, the troops, comprised of National Guard units from Licking and Hardin counties, were deployed to West Virginia to guard a railroad. A surprise Confederate attack led to the infantry’s capture. Many of the men would lose their lives, either during the insidious death march to the infamous Andersonville prison camp or while imprisoned there.

Program begins promptly at 2:30 PM in the lower level.
All museum exhibits will open at 2:00 PM, with a special student art exhibit featured on the upper level. The event is free to the public.