Editing Union County, Ohio (section)

===Military heritage===
[[File:ONG Marysville Ohio.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Ohio National Guard training center, Marysville]]
Union County has a military heritage dating back to the [[American Revolution]], and was a frequent location for the organization of military companies. Because the government paid the soldiers with land grants in the west during the revolution, Union County became home to many of these soldiers after the war. A recorded 14 soldiers from the revolution eventually made their way to Union County, with many others unrecorded because of poor record keeping.<ref>[http://contentdm.photohio.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fmpl_his1915&CISOPTR=3602&REC=1&CISOBOX=supreme+court History of Union County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727174055/http://contentdm.photohio.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fmpl_his1915&CISOPTR=3602&REC=1&CISOBOX=supreme+court |date=July 27, 2011 }}, p.269-270</ref>
[[File:Norton P. Chipman - Brady-Handy.jpg|right|thumb|125px|[[Norton P. Chipman]], co-founder of the Grand Army of the Republic, author of order creating Memorial Day, and U.S. Congressman]]
The [[War of 1812]] broke out with early battles fought in the Northwest Territory, including Lake Erie. A descendant of a hero, [[Oliver Hazard Perry]], from the War of 1812, named [[Robert S. Beightler]], was a native of Union County. A company of 13 Union County men was assembled for this war, with many other natives of Union County joining companies from outside the county, including a company formed by [[Jonathan Alder]]. Over 100 natives of the county would serve in the war.<ref>[http://contentdm.photohio.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fmpl_his1915&CISOPTR=3602&REC=1&CISOBOX=supreme+court History of Union County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727174055/http://contentdm.photohio.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fmpl_his1915&CISOPTR=3602&REC=1&CISOBOX=supreme+court |date=July 27, 2011 }}, p.271-272</ref>

When the [[Mexican–American War|Mexican War]] broke in 1845 following the annexation of Texas into the United States, Union County provided men, totalling over 30.<ref>[http://contentdm.photohio.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fmpl_his1915&CISOPTR=3602&REC=1&CISOBOX=supreme+court History of Union County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727174055/http://contentdm.photohio.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fmpl_his1915&CISOPTR=3602&REC=1&CISOBOX=supreme+court |date=July 27, 2011 }}, p.280</ref>
[[File:Union County Veterans Memorial.jpg|thumb|left|Union County Veterans Memorial, Marysville]]
The [[American Civil War]] followed, which was not greeted in the same manner the previous war was. However, Union County would provide 3,200 men for that war, while producing notable leaders such as [[Norton P. Chipman]].<ref>[http://contentdm.photohio.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fmpl_his1915&CISOPTR=3602&REC=1&CISOBOX=supreme+court History of Union County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727174055/http://contentdm.photohio.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fmpl_his1915&CISOPTR=3602&REC=1&CISOBOX=supreme+court |date=July 27, 2011 }}, p.281-346</ref>

In 2007, the Union County Veterans Remembrance Committee dedicated the Union County Veterans Memorial on the northeast lawn of the courthouse. This was sponsored through private, public, and corporate grants and donations, including support from the Union County Foundation.<ref>[http://www.unioncountyfoundation.org/Annual%20Report/2007grant.htm Annual Report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802181555/http://www.unioncountyfoundation.org/Annual%20Report/2007grant.htm |date=August 2, 2009 }}</ref> In 2008, the [[Ohio National Guard]] opened a new $8.2&nbsp;million Marysville facility.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.marysvillejt.com/web/index.php?sid=50&id=2562 |title=New Armory |access-date=April 12, 2009 |archive-date=August 2, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802215334/http://www.marysvillejt.com/web/index.php?sid=50&id=2562 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101228055140/http://www.marysvillejt.com/archivelocal/2007localarchives/localarchivemay07.htm#Areamemorialday Area Memorial]</ref>