The Life of a Civil War Soldier and Ohio Election Integrity Network

Ohio Election Integrity Network “OEIN” is a collaborative team of Election Integrity “EI” groups and volunteers throughout the State of Ohio. The mission of “OEIN” is to establish a trusted statewide infrastructure, comprising of a network of Ohio “EI” groups and County “EI” task forces, to ensure secure and legitimate election processes.

“OEIN” is currently working with over 30 Ohio counties, while constantly establishing new “EI” groups in counties throughout the state. In building statewide working groups and task forces, their goal is to improve the election process in the following areas.

* Legislation – Working closely with Ohio Legislators on Election Bills such as, HB458 passed in December 2022, plus current proposed legislation SB51 and SB71. “OEIN” is affiliated with the national Election Integrity Network “EIN’ which includes a 20 state coalition. Partnering with “Virginia Institute” (virginiainstitute.org), “The Heritage Foundation” (heritage.org), “America First Legal”(aflegal.org), “Whos Counting” (whoscounting.us), “EIN” has built an effective network covering all aspects of election matters.

“OEIN’ works closely with Ohio Freedom Action Network “OhioFAN” (ohiofan.com), which has been instrumental in promoting “OEIN”. Sandie Zimmerman and Eileen Watts will discuss the successful establishment of the Ohio Election Integrity Network and the progress that has been made building statewide working groups to make improvements to Ohio’s election integrity.
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Jeff McIntire will be portraying the 79th Ohio Volunteer Infantry which was raised in Warren, Clinton, Clemont, and Hamilton counties. Focus will be on the Battle of Bentonville, the largest Civil War battle fought in North Carolina, March 19–21, 1865.

The Confederate defeat marked a serious weakening of one of its last surviving major armies but was a significant enough engagement that it convinced Union General Ulysses S. Grant to leave General William T. Sherman in North Carolina. Jeff will touch base on the rest of the war concentrating on the details of clothing, equipment, arms, and personal effects of the Ohio soldier in the American Civil War.

Jeff’s impersonations cover all sides of a controversy (white settlers vs. indigenous people, Union vs. Confederate soldiers), giving the common person’s perspective and way of life. He incorporates either authentic or reproduced artifacts into his talks. While giving an impersonation, he finds it best to speak from a third person viewpoint. He finds that in this way, he can convey more information as he isn’t constrained as to what he can or can’t say and has found it makes for a better conversation.