Prominent Cincinnatians in The War Effort
- Nicholas Longworth Anderson
- William Dennison
- William Dwight
- James A. Greer
- George Hatch
- Andrew Hickenlooper
- William Haines Lytle
- Ormsby M. Mitchel
- Dr. John Moore
- Edward F. Noyes
- John P. Slough
- Godfrey Weitzel
- August Willich
Note that Ulysses S. Grant was born in Point Pleasant, about 25 miles (40 km) east of Cincinnati. He maintained Cincinnati ties. For much of the Civil War, his favorite mount was a large horse named "Cincinnati".
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