Civil War and Soap

When Robert D. Grant, a brother of A. G. Grant, turned 17, he joined the 182nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company E as a private. He fought along side with the soldiers through the end of the war. The men in blue had no other option to clean themselves than to use lye soap, when available. During the war, a Cincinnati company won a contract to provide a new type of soap to the soldiers. That soap today is known as Ivory. The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Civil War veterans drill team sponsored a parade in Grove City in 1888. This was a contingent from the largest convention held in Columbus up to that time.