Army Uses Eastwood Park
by S. E. Seitner Copyright 1943
The U.S. Army created a recreational center at Eastwood Park to help boost morale of soldiers working at Wright Field during WWII. This article appeared in the City of Dayton Annual Report for 1943

Battery D, 134th Field Artilery, 37th Division of WWI
by Roz Young Copyright 1991
Over a period of three months in 1991 Roz wrote several articles on Battery D, 134th Field Artillery, 37th Division of World War I. They have been collected here.

Burning the Journal Office
by Howard Burba Copyright 1930
How the Dayton Journal came under the torch by a mob during the Civil War. This article appeared in the Dayton Daily News on December 14, 1930
Transcribed by Dayton History Books Online volunteer Betty Zins

By-laws and Roster of Old Guard Post, No. 23, G.A.R.
by Old Guard Post, No. 23, Dayton, O. Copyright 1889
This post was made up of Civil War veterans who fought for the Union during the Rebellion

The Day the Soldiers' Monument was Dedicated
by Howard Burba Copyright 1930
That faithful day in 1884 when Pvt. Fair was immortalized forever as the Dayton representative of the Civil War. The article appeared in the Dayton Daily News on November 9, 1930
Transcribed by Dayton History Books Online volunteer Betty Zins

Dayton in the Wars
Author unknown Copyright 1937
Written in 1937 as one of the WPA projects in Dayton during the Great Depression, the paper mostly covers from the Civil War to World War I.
Transcribed by Dayton History Books Online volunteer Sue Broadstock

Decision of Judge Leavitt, of Ohio, in the Vallandigham Habeas Corpus Case
Circuit Court of Cincinnati Published 1863
Clement L. Valladigham, arrested in Dayton for "treasonable utterances" against the Union, fights to have his arrest declared illegal

The Dog Days of War
by Curt Dalton Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved
The use of dogs during war, especially those from Dayton during WWII. Published in The Vincent Brothers Review, in 2002
Text taken from original maunscript and reproduced here with the author's permission

The First Time Dayton Went to War
by Howard Burba Copyright 1931
How Daytonians fought in the War with Mexico in the 1840s. Published in the Dayton Daily News February 1, 1931
Transcribed by Dayton History Books Online volunteer Betty Zins

Guide to the Central National Soldiers' Home for Visitors and Citizens: with Sketches of Dayton
by The Guide Publishing Company Copyright 1891
Descriptions of the Soldiers' Home (now the VA Center) and other historical aspects of Dayton as well

Home Sweet Home Front: Dayton During World War II
by Curt Dalton Copyright 2000 All Rights Reserved
How Dayton coped with rationing, scrap drives and blackouts during WWII
Text taken from original maunscript and reproduced here with the author's permission 

Keeping the Secret: The Waves & NCR, Dayton, Ohio 1943-1946
by Curt Dalton Copyright 1997 All Rights Reserved
During WWII the Navy sent WAVES to Dayton to build a machine that broke the German Enigma Code
Text taken from original maunscript and reproduced here with the author's permission 

Life of Col. Edwin Franklin Brown
by Judge O. B. Brown Copyright (no date, believed to be about 1910)
Important figure during the Civil War, and first Governor of the Soldier's Home in Dayton

The Municipal Airport and the War Department
by George M. McSherry Copyright 1942
Wright Field and Patterson became so busy with airplanes during WWII that the government also began using the municipal airport in Vandalia as well. This article appeared in the City of Dayton Annual Report for 1942

The Night They Dedicated the Armory
by Howard Burba Copyright 1934
The Armory on Patterson Blvd. was dedicated in 1894.  The article appreared in the Dayton Daily News on September 16, 1934.
Transcribed by Dayton History Books Online volunteer Sylvia Kamp

Public War Housing
by Charlton D. Putnam Copyright 1943
How the Dayton Metro Housing Authority developed temporary housing for war workers who were working in the city. This article appeared in the City of Dayton Annual Report for 1943
Transcribed by Dayton History Books Online volunteer Angie Hoschouer

Sirens Installed for Safety
by Perry Benton Copyright 1943
Dayton placed "Victory Sirens" around the city during WWII to warn of enemy attack. This article appeared in the City of Dayton Annual Report for 1943
Transcribed by Dayton History Books Online volunteer Betty Zins

Soldiers' Monument - Series of Articles
by Dick Cull Jr. Copyright 1946
Three articles on the history of the monument due to the possibility of it being moved from downtown (which happened shortly afterwards). The articles appeared in the Dayton Daily News May 15-17, 1946
Transcribed by Dayton History Books Online volunteer Betty Zins

The Soldiers' Service Club
by Mrs. W. B. Mansur Copyright 1942
A recreation center for service men was opened in 1941. This article appeared in the City of Dayton Annual Report for 1942.

Soldiers' Service Club Activities
by Viola D. Mansur Copyright 1943
A variety of services and entertainment was available at the Dayton Soldiers' Service Club to the estimated 17,000 soldiers that came through the city every month during WWII. This article appeared in the City of Dayton Annual Report for 1943.
Transcribed by Dayton History Books Online volunteer Betty Zins

Startling Charges Against a Ward-master at the Soldiers' Home Hospital
by Dayton Daily Democrat Copyright 1885
Ward-master accused of making Democratic veterans sick so they couldn't vote on election day.
Originally published in Dayton Daily Democrat October 10, 1885

Sunshine and Shadows in the Life of a Private Soldier: A Dayton Soldier's Memories of the Civil War
by Benjamin F. Arnold Copyright 1909
The adventures of Benjamin F. Arnold, of Dayton, Ohio, while serving in the 35th OVI during the Civil War
Text taken from original copy owned by Curt Dalton and reproduced here with his permission 

Two Red-Letter Military Events
by Howard Burba Copyright 1934
Includes how Dayton was inspected for "military preparedness" in 1858 and the visit of President Rutherford B. Hayes to the Soldiers’ Home here in 1877. The article appeared in the Dayton Daily News on January 7, 1934.
Transcribed by Dayton History Books Online volunteer Sue Broadstock

Victory Gardens
by Edward V. Stoecklein Copyright 1943
How planting a victory garden was "vital to the welfare of the nation". This article appeared in the City of Dayton Annual Report for 1943.
Transcribed by Dayton History Books Online volunteer Angie Hoschouer

The Vindication of Squier and Deeds
by John K. Barnes Copyright 1921
The development and building of the Liberty engine for aircraft during World War One

The War As We See It Now
by A. A. Thomas Copyright 1909
A. A. Thomas' view of the Civil war and its key people 44 years after its ending

War Housing
by Fowler S. Smith Copyright 1943
How Dayton tried to cope with the problem of trying to house all of the workers who had poured into the city to work in the factories during WWII. This article appeared in the City of Dayton Annual Report for 1943.
Transcribed by Dayton History Books Online volunteer Betty Zins