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OUR MISSION



It shall be the purpose and objective of this association to do all in its power to collect all the available historical material connected with or associated with the history of Hocking County, Ohio and carefully to preserve the same.

It shall also be the purpose of this association to collect, preserve and diffuse such information as may be available in the field of genealogy connected with the above county.

The above named objectives shall include the collection of historical relics, museum materials, copies of local letters, and other materials of such nature. This shall mean ultimately the writing of the history of the county from beginning.









OUR HOURS




Open 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Saturday - Sunday

April -----October














2021 Board Officers

President

Vice President Ann Cramer

Secretary Kay Wilson

Treasurer Kevin Canon






DONATIONS



The HCHGS&M accepts tangible objects which relate to history of the County. If you have items that are historically sigificant, pleas feel free to contact the museum about donating them.

In addition to item donations, as a non-profit organization we relay upon our patrons to volunteer in our facilities and to help with fundraising events which support our mission.

We have a great group of supporters and volunteers who care about preserving the past of our historic county, but more volunteers are always needed and welcome.

If you are interested in supporting our mission through a donation, volunteering or helping in any way, yuo can contact us on the contract page.







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stories and tales



CIVIL WAR VOLUNTEERS


When President Lincoln called for 500.000 three-year volunteers at the outset of the Civil War (1861 - 1865), Hocking County responded to his appeal within two weeks.


In the first week of August 1861, 113 men from Hocking County marched into Camp Chase. A few days later the company as Company B of the 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. William M Bowen was Captain, Joh L Williams was First Lieutenant, James K Rochester was Second Lieutenant, Albert M Aplin was Orderly, Johnathan A Gibbons, Samuel Feighley, Wesley S Tucker and John J Martin were Sergeants. There were eight Corporals and 87 Privates. The regiment was commanded by Colonel Moses B Walker.



CAMP CHASE was a military staging and training camp established in Columbus, Ohio. in May 1861 after the start of the American Civil War. It also included a large Union-operated prison camp for Confederate prisoners during the American Civil War. A total of 2,260 Confederate solders are interred in the 2-acre cemetery. At the conclusion of the war all prisoners were released at Camp Chase.