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Tag Archives: Ohio Volunteer Infantry
A Short Note from William
On June 22, 1864, William Patterson wrote a short note to his mother from a camp near Marisville, Georgia. In the letter, William reports that he has been off duty for 10 days due to a bout of “lumbago” (Note: … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Patterson Family, SC&A
Tagged 1st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 1st OVI, Civil War, family history, First Ohio Volunteer Infantry, history, manuscripts, MS-236, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, OVI, Patterson brothers, Patterson family, William Patterson
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“This Soldier’s Life….”
On June 9, 1864, Robert Patterson wrote a long, and probably the most interesting letter of the many he wrote during the Civil War, to his mother from a camp near Acworth, Georgia. In the letter, he discusses a number … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Collections, Patterson Family, SC&A
Tagged 61st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Civil War, MS-236, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Patterson brothers, Robert Patterson
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Patterson Brothers at Cassville, Georgia
On May 21, 1864, the Union army, after almost 10 days of continual contact with Confederate forces, took a break to “wash and rest” at Cassville, Georgia, as noted in a letter from Robert Patterson. Both Robert and William Patterson … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Patterson Family, SC&A
Tagged 1st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 1st OVI, 61st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 61st OVI, Civil War, MS-236, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Patterson brothers, Patterson family, Robert Patterson, William Patterson
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