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“They are Wooden Heads”
Sick, hungry, and fed up with Army politics pretty much describes Robert Patterson’s letter to his father on July 24, 1862. First, Robert tells his father that he has been sick since his last letter. Second, he notes that heavy … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Patterson Family, SC&A
Tagged 61st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 61st OVI, Civil War, family history, history, illness, manuscripts, MS-236, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, OVI, Patterson, Patterson brothers, Patterson family, Robert Patterson
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Measles
On March 3, 1862, Stephen Patterson wrote a letter to his father from Miami University at Oxford, Ohio. In the letter he reports that he has had the measles for the past 10 days and has not been able to … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Patterson Family, SC&A
Tagged Civil War, family history, Fort Donnelson, history, illness, manuscripts, Miami University, MS-236, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, OVI, Patterson, Patterson brothers, Patterson family, Stephen Patterson
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Regiment Reduced by Sickness
William Patterson wrote his mother again from Camp Wood, Kentucky on February 9, 1862. In this letter he reports that he has had Camp Fever again, this time for 15 days, but is doing better. He also reports that the … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Patterson Family, SC&A
Tagged 1st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 1st OVI, camp fever, Civil War, family history, First Ohio Volunteer Infantry, history, illness, manuscripts, MS-236, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, OVI, Patterson, Patterson brothers, Patterson family, typhoid, William Patterson
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