By-laws and Roster of Old Guard Post, No. 23, G.A.R.
by Old Guard Post, No. 23, Dayton, O. Copyright 1889
This post was made up of Civil War veterans who fought for the Union during the Rebellion
Reference copy available at Dayton Metro Library
The Day the Soldiers' Monument was Dedicated
by Howard Burba Copyright 1930
That faithful day in 1884 when Pvt. Fair was immortalized forever as the Dayton representative of the Civil War. The article appeared in the Dayton Daily News on November 9, 1930
Transcribed by Dayton History Books Online volunteer Betty Zins
Decision of Judge Leavitt, of Ohio, in the Vallandigham Habeas Corpus Case
Circuit Court of Cincinnati Published 1863
Clement L. Valladigham, arrested in Dayton for "treasonable utterances" against the Union, fights to have his arrest declared illegal
Reference copy available at Dayton Metro Library
The Dog Days of War
by Curt Dalton Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved
The use of dogs during war, especially those from Dayton during WWII. Published in The Vincent Brothers Review, in 2002
Text taken from original maunscript and reproduced here with the author's permission
The First Time Dayton Went to War
by Howard Burba Copyright 1931
How Daytonians fought in the War with Mexico in the 1840s. Published in the Dayton Daily News February 1, 1931
Transcribed by Dayton History Books Online volunteer Betty Zins
Guide to the Central National Soldiers' Home for Visitors and Citizens: with Sketches of Dayton
by The Guide Publishing Company Copyright 1891
Descriptions of the Soldiers' Home (now the VA Center) and other historical aspects of Dayton as well
Reference copy available at Dayton Metro Library
Home Sweet Home Front: Dayton During World War II
by Curt Dalton Copyright 2000 All Rights Reserved
How Dayton coped with rationing, scrap drives and blackouts during WWII
Text taken from original maunscript and reproduced here with the author's permission
Keeping the Secret: The Waves & NCR, Dayton, Ohio 1943-1946
by Curt Dalton Copyright 1997 All Rights Reserved
During WWII the Navy sent WAVES to Dayton to build a machine that broke the German Enigma Code
Text taken from original maunscript and reproduced here with the author's permission
Life of Col. Edwin Franklin Brown
by Judge O. B. Brown Copyright (no date, believed to be about 1910)
Important figure during the Civil War, and first Governor of the Soldier's Home in Dayton
Reference copy available at Dayton Metro Library
The Night They Dedicated the Armory
by Howard Burba Copyright 1934
The Armory on Patterson Blvd. was dedicated in 1894. The article appreared in the Dayton Daily News on September 16, 1934.
Transcribed by Dayton History Books Online volunteer Sylvia Kamp
Startling Charges Against a Ward-master at the Soldiers' Home Hospital
by Dayton Daily Democrat Copyright 1885
Ward-master accused of making Democratic veterans sick so they couldn't vote on election day.
Originally published in Dayton Daily Democrat October 10, 1885
Reproduced here from a broadside owned by the Library of Congress
Sunshine and Shadows in the Life of a Private Soldier: A Dayton Soldier's Memories of the Civil War
by Benjamin F. Arnold Copyright 1909
The adventures of Benjamin F. Arnold, of Dayton, Ohio, while serving in the 35th OVI during the Civil War
Text taken from original copy owned by Curt Dalton and reproduced here with his permission
The Vindication of Squier and Deeds
by John K. Barnes Copyright 1921
The development and building of the Liberty engine for aircraft during World War One
Reference copy available at Dayton Metro Library
The War As We See It Now
by A. A. Thomas Copyright 1909
A. A. Thomas' view of the Civil war and its key people 44 years after its ending
Reference copy available at Dayton Metro Library
