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Monthly Archives: May 2014
Robert Writes from Snake Creek Gap, Georgia
As noted in a earlier post, the 61st OVI returned to Chattanooga on May 5, 1864, after a 60-day re-enlistment furlough in Ohio. They then joined the rest of the Union army at Rocky Face Ridge, Georgia, on May 7, … Continue reading
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Tagged 61st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Civil War, MS-236, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Patterson brothers, Robert Patterson
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It’s 1864 — Where is William Patterson?
The last letter from William Patterson was on December 6, 1863, written at Mission Ridge, Tennessee, after the battle of Missionary Ridge. Since then, the 1st OVI went into winter camp near Chattanooga, Tennessee. On May 4, 1864, the 1st joined General … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 1st OVI, Civil War, First Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Patterson brothers, William Patterson
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The Patterson Brothers — a Recap
The last reported location of the Patterson Brothers (Robert and William) in December 1863 was as the Union army in the western theater was going into winter quarters in and around Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Union army remained in winter quarters … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 1st OVI, 61st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 61st OVI, Civil War, Patterson brothers, Robert Patterson, William Patterson
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