Monthly Archives: September 2011

Back to School

Welcome to Fall Quarter 2011! It’s nice to see the campus full of people as students and faculty return for another year at Wright State. This year is an exciting one, as this is the last academic year that Wright … Continue reading

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Benton Cadets

Sometime during September 1861, Robert Patterson joined the Benton Cadets Independent Company of Infantry as a Sergeant/Color Ensign.  The Benton Cadets were primarily recruited from Ohio and Kentucky.  Company A came from Cincinnati and Companies E and F came from … Continue reading

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