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Ohioan in Sherman’s Force Plays Near Atlanta
Salience | Peripheral |
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Tags | Civil War, MilitaryCivil War, Military |
Location | GAGA |
City/State/Country: | Decatur, GA, United States |
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Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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Text | “Tuesday [September] 27 [1864] pleasant weather, I was detailed for Camp guard the A.M. we had a game of ball this afternoon, I stood two tricks of guard only.” Civil War Diary of Samuel Whitehead, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center MS collection, Ac #4248. Accessed 6/21 on Google Web search with “’samuel whitehead’ diary” search. The diary covers about May through November 1864. In September the 100th OH was at Decatur, GA, about 5 miles east of Atlanta. He was mortally wounded in November. |
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External Number | 111 |
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1864.24 Ohioan in Sherman’s Force Plays Near Atlanta"
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