Which university between Ohio State University and the University of Virginia had a former president involved in its current existence but also has regional was founded before the Civil War?
Ohio State University:  Founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and ninth university in Ohio with the Morrill Act of 1862, the university was originally known as the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College (Mech). Ohio State University:  The college began with a focus on training students in various agricultural and mechanical disciplines but was developed into a comprehensive university under the direction of then Governor (later, President) Rutherford B. Hayes, and in 1878 the Ohio General Assembly passed a law changing the name to "The Ohio State University". University of Virginia: The University of Virginia (U.Va. University of Virginia:  Founded in 1819 by Declaration of Independence author Thomas Jefferson, UVA is known for its historic foundations, student-run honor code, and secret societies.
University of Virginia