Athens County Civil War Recruitment Document

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Subject

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Description

This handbill was issued by the Military Committee of Athens. It contains a call from Governor David Tod for two hundred men from Athens County to join in the protection of the city of Washington. The handbill states that transportation will be provided for the men to Camp Chase, where they will be formed into a company. It also indicates that this term of service probably will not exceed sixty days.

Creator

Military Committee of Athens

Source

Ohio University, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections, Early Ohio University Documents Collection, Published material; vfm1862 may 25

Publisher

Military Committee of Athens

Date

May 26, 1862

Contributor

Callie McCune

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Coverage

Athens County,

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Athens County Civil War Recruitment Document

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Citation

Military Committee of Athens , "Athens County Civil War Recruitment Document ," in Ohio Civil War 150 | Collections & Exhibits, Item #1923, http://www.ohiocivilwar150.org/omeka/items/show/1923 (accessed May 20, 2013).