Ohio Military Schools before the War

[ewtaylor]

Does anyone have a list of military schools in Ohio before the War? I came across a gentleman selling buttons and he stated they are from a military academy in Ohio, but I havent found any info on such a school.
thanks,
everett taylor

[paulcalloway]

Re: Ohio Military Schools before the War

Here's a list of defunct military academies that were in Ohio. I don't know how many were pre-war.

Determining their pre-war existence might take some library work

• Brentwood Military Academy
• Brook Military Academy
• Nazareth Hall Military School
• Ohio Military College
• Ohio Military Institute
• Putnam Military Academy
• St. Aloyisius Military Academy

Link to entire list.

I'm due to visit Culver Military Academy after Christmas. I'll see if their library is accessible.

[ewtaylor]

Re: Ohio Military Schools before the War

Thanks Paul for the link. I had already been there but it was no help. I'm just going to email the guy and ask for proof. He stated a WMI (Western Military Institute) existed in Ohio about the same time as the one in Ky (which later moved to Tn).
everett taylor

[James Brenner]

Re: Ohio Military Schools before the War

While this doesn't answer your question, it is kind of interesting as it talks about military training in public schools during the war. The following passage is from Eugene Roseboom's, History of the State of Ohio, Volume IV, the Civil War Era, (Columbus, Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society: 1944). "With the air filled with alarums of war, the State teachers' association, meeting at Cleveland on June 30, 1862, considered the question of military training in the schools as a leading topic. A report by Eli T. Tappan of Cincinnati favored preliminary military instruction for boys between the ages of twelve and sixteen, consisting of "marching, facings, and company evolutions," and training in the manual of arms for those above sixteen. A special military teacher was suggested for each township. With the Confederate threat of 1862 against Cincinnati fresh in their minds, the teachers proceded to indorse such a program along with a complimetary system of physical training, and also urged that the State maintain a college where military science should be taught."