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Monthly Archives: April 2011
“Intolerable food”
April 28, 1861 – Letter: Robert Patterson to his mother, Julia Patterson, from Camp Jackson, Ohio (“Transcript of April 28, 1861 Letter”)
Posted in Civil War, Patterson Family
Tagged 11th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 11th OVI, Civil War, family history, food, history, manuscripts, MS-236, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, OVI, Patterson, Patterson brothers, Patterson family, Robert Patterson
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Robert Patterson
Robert Patterson, the oldest of the Patterson boys, was mustered into the 11th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company G, in the rank of 2nd Lientenant for a 3-month enlistment in the rank on April 26, 1861. He was 25 years old. The 11th … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Collections, Patterson Family
Tagged 11th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 11th OVI, Civil War, family history, history, MS-236, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, OVI, Patterson, Patterson brothers, Patterson family, Robert Patterson
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Book Signing
On Saturday, April 16, Special Collections and Archives was delighted to host best-selling author and former WSU students Tara Taylor Quinn and Tim Barney for a book signing for their new book, It Happened on Maple Street. Quinn’s latest book, … Continue reading
Posted in University Archives
Tagged book signing, events, Tara Taylor Quinn
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