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Gov. Tod Squirrel Hunter
Description: Pictured is an engraving of Squirrel Hunters crossing the Ohio River in Brown County. Squirrel Hunters were civilian men who assisted the federal government in defending Cincinnati, Ohio from Confederate attack in 1862. Their name was derived from the type of weapons they armed themselves with, which were normally used to hunt squirrels. Despite their lack of military training, they helped to defend Ohio from Confederate invasion. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06215
Subjects: Civil War 1861-1865; Squirrel Hunters; Ohio--Militia; Cincinnati (Ohio)--History
Places: Brown County (Ohio)