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William Writes After the Battle of Shiloh
On April 10, 1862, William Patterson wrote his mother to report that he was “in the land of the living” after the Battle of Shiloh. In his short letter he reports that “dead and wounded are all over a field … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 1st OVI, Battle of Pittsburg Landing, Battle of Shiloh, Civil War, family history, First Ohio Volunteer Infantry, history, manuscripts, MS-236, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, OVI, Patterson, Patterson brothers, Patterson family, William Patterson
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