War Information
10 sectionsWars History in Columbus
Indigenous Wars — Capital on Occupied Land (1790–1842)
Columbus was built on the occupied lands of the Shawnee, Wyandot, and Delaware tribes. The city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy Rivers. During the War of 1812, the area saw retaliatory raids. In 1831, the last group of Wyandots was expelled westward from near Columbus.
Civil War — Union Military Base
During the Civil War, Columbus was a logistics and medical center for the Union Army. Camp Chase was a military camp and Confederate prison. About 26,000 people were detained at this camp. 2,060 Confederate prisoners are buried at Camp Chase Cemetery.
Worker Strikes and Suppression (1910–1937)
In 1910, a streetcar strike in Columbus was suppressed by police and the National Guard. Worker protests against the city's power company led to dozens of arrests.
