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Theodore M. Warner, Ohio 48th Infantry, Civil War Archive

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Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 341

Theodore M. Warner, Ohio 48th Infantry, Civil War Archive

Schätzpreis
n. a.
Zuschlagspreis:
382 $
Beschreibung:

14 items. Theodore Warner of Cleveland, Ohio enlisted with cousin Edward on May 26, 1862, into the 84th Ohio Infantry for three months’ service. Mustered in and trained at Camp Chase, Ohio, the regiment was sent to western Maryland to suppress Secessionist activities and prevent supplies from being smuggled into Virginia. Right as their term was about to expire, the 84th Ohio was ordered 25 miles into (West) Virginia in September, 1862, to counter an expected Rebel attack. The influx of Union troops compelled the Rebels to retire without a fight, and the 84th was sent back to Ohio to muster out. These 14 camp letters provide a detailed description of Camp Chase in the early part of the war, including the POW camps that shared borders with it to either side. Warner wrote shortly after arriving at camp of being sent out to retrieve captured Confederate soldiers from Lewiston, Virginia, personally escorting a Lieutenant Colonel and Captain to their new accommodations as prisoners of war. He noted the outpouring of support from the citizens of Cleveland for the regiment, which had taken the name The Cleveland Grays. The camp was close enough that people from home could visit. Warner was a pious man, and his platoon had all agreed to refrain from cursing, and for them as a group to read a Bible chapter and sing a hymn each night. On June 14, Warner wrote about the regiment riding on the B&O Railroad to Cumberland, Maryland. The regiment rode in coal cars that had slats installed as seats. The town of Cumberland is in far west Maryland in the Appalachians, situated on the Potomac River. The 84th Ohio had arrived as reinforcements for the three-year regiment already stationed at Cumberland to suppress guerrilla activity. Warner said that the town was 2/3 sesech and bushwhackers roamed the nearby countryside. When Warner went into town with an officer and a couple of squads of soldiers to attend church services, a number of townspeople got up and left the church. Warner talked about being sent to Wheeling to pick up seven secessionists, rough looking customers. He mocked his cousin Ed for getting a homesick furlough shortly after they arrived, saying that friends won’t catch me home til my time expires. He expressed concern, though, about getting drafted after his voluntary term was up. This is a very descriptive set of camp letters, which also includes Warner’s discharge papers and an 1886 replica of the Richmond Enquirer of September 19, 1862, giving the war news the day Warner mustered out.

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 341
Auktion:
Datum:
06.12.2012
Auktionshaus:
Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
Este Ave 6270
Cincinnati OH 45232
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
info@cowans.com
+1 (0)513 8711670
+1 (0)513 8718670
Beschreibung:

14 items. Theodore Warner of Cleveland, Ohio enlisted with cousin Edward on May 26, 1862, into the 84th Ohio Infantry for three months’ service. Mustered in and trained at Camp Chase, Ohio, the regiment was sent to western Maryland to suppress Secessionist activities and prevent supplies from being smuggled into Virginia. Right as their term was about to expire, the 84th Ohio was ordered 25 miles into (West) Virginia in September, 1862, to counter an expected Rebel attack. The influx of Union troops compelled the Rebels to retire without a fight, and the 84th was sent back to Ohio to muster out. These 14 camp letters provide a detailed description of Camp Chase in the early part of the war, including the POW camps that shared borders with it to either side. Warner wrote shortly after arriving at camp of being sent out to retrieve captured Confederate soldiers from Lewiston, Virginia, personally escorting a Lieutenant Colonel and Captain to their new accommodations as prisoners of war. He noted the outpouring of support from the citizens of Cleveland for the regiment, which had taken the name The Cleveland Grays. The camp was close enough that people from home could visit. Warner was a pious man, and his platoon had all agreed to refrain from cursing, and for them as a group to read a Bible chapter and sing a hymn each night. On June 14, Warner wrote about the regiment riding on the B&O Railroad to Cumberland, Maryland. The regiment rode in coal cars that had slats installed as seats. The town of Cumberland is in far west Maryland in the Appalachians, situated on the Potomac River. The 84th Ohio had arrived as reinforcements for the three-year regiment already stationed at Cumberland to suppress guerrilla activity. Warner said that the town was 2/3 sesech and bushwhackers roamed the nearby countryside. When Warner went into town with an officer and a couple of squads of soldiers to attend church services, a number of townspeople got up and left the church. Warner talked about being sent to Wheeling to pick up seven secessionists, rough looking customers. He mocked his cousin Ed for getting a homesick furlough shortly after they arrived, saying that friends won’t catch me home til my time expires. He expressed concern, though, about getting drafted after his voluntary term was up. This is a very descriptive set of camp letters, which also includes Warner’s discharge papers and an 1886 replica of the Richmond Enquirer of September 19, 1862, giving the war news the day Warner mustered out.

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 341
Auktion:
Datum:
06.12.2012
Auktionshaus:
Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
Este Ave 6270
Cincinnati OH 45232
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
info@cowans.com
+1 (0)513 8711670
+1 (0)513 8718670
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