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Benton Cadets on the Move
On October 12, 1861, Robert Patterson, and the Benton Cadets Independent Company of Infantry, left St. Louis with Major General John C. Fremont’s army of 38,000 men. The objective was the defeat of Major General Sterling Price’s army, which was … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, SC&A
Tagged Benton Cadets, Benton Cadets Independent Company of Infantry, Civil War, family history, history, manuscripts, Missouri Infantry, MS-236, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, OVI, Patterson, Patterson brothers, Patterson family, Robert Patterson
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