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Tag Archives: Civil War
Archives Find: Civil War Bounty Request
By Andrew Clinard, archives student worker & Public History graduate student This document, issued through the Ohio Adjutant Generals Office in 1864, states that Sylvester Sroufe re-enlisted on January 1st, 1864, in Company D of the 12th Ohio Volunteer Infantry … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Collections, Local History, SC&A
Tagged 12th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 12th OVI, Andrew Clinard, Civil War, local history, manuscripts
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Lincoln Reviews the Troops & Mr. Ladley
In honor of Presidents’ Day, we’d like to share with you an account written by Civil War soldier Oscar D. Ladley, from Yellow Springs, about the review of troops by President Abraham Lincoln in early April 1863. Oscar served from … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, CORE Scholar, digital collections, MS-138, presidents
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61st OVI Merges with 82nd OVI
On March 31, 1865, the 61st OVI was consolidated with the 82nd OVI. Robert Patterson transferred to the consolidated unit and was promoted to Captain, Company I of the 82nd OVI. On April 26, 1865, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston signed the surrender … Continue reading
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Tagged 61st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 61st OVI, 82nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 82nd OVI, Civil War, Patterson, Patterson brothers, Patterson family, Robert Patterson
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