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Daily Archives: December 17, 2013
“I must have a constitution ….”
On December 17, 1863, Robert Patterson wrote a letter to his mother while visiting his brother, William, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This is Robert’s first letter since participating in the battle for Mission Ridge. Robert reports that he has just returned … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Patterson Family, SC&A
Tagged 61st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 61st OVI, MS-236, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Patterson brothers, Patterson family, Robert Patterson
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