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Tag Archives: Civil War
A New Year for the 61st OVI
After General Sherman captured Savannah, General Grant initially ordered him to embark his army on ships and join Grant’s army at Richmond, Virginia. However, Sherman disagreed, and with the capture of Fort Fisher near Wilmington, North Carolina, on January 15, convinced General Grant … Continue reading
Ladley Civil War Letters Digitization Project Completed
We are excited to announce that the Ladley Civil War Letters digitization project is now complete, with all Civil War-era letters (159 items) from the Oscar D. Ladley Papers available online in CORE Scholar. Oscar D. Ladley was a career army officer … Continue reading
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Tagged 75th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 75th OVI, Civil War, CORE Scholar, digital collections, MS-138, MS-236, MS-5, MS-92
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Sherman’s “March to the Sea”
On November 15, 1864, Robert Patterson and the 61st OVI, departed Atlanta on Sherman’s “March to the Sea.” As Robert anticipated (see November 7, 2014 blog post), there was not much opposition to the Union army as they moved toward … Continue reading