Athens Ohio: Call to Arms

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Subject

Civil War Commemoration/ Reenactment

Description

The Call to Arms took place on April 23rd at the Athens Courthouse steps. This event provided a brief glimpse into life in Athens at the start of the Civil War. The event included the reading of Lincoln’s Proclamations by ‘Norman Root’, the Mayor of Athens in 1861. ‘Joseph Dana’, a prominent local lawyer of the day was present to sign up young men for 90 days of service with the Union Army. Any young men who wished to serve the cause of the Union was examined by a doctor and signed their volunteer enlistment papers.

Creator

Photographs taken by Aaron Booth.

Source

Aaron Booth

Date

April 23, 2011

Contributor

Callie McCune

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Coverage

Athens (Ohio)

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Collection

Dramatizations and Reenactments

Citation

Photographs taken by Aaron Booth., "Athens Ohio: Call to Arms," in Ohio Civil War 150 | Collections & Exhibits, Item #1960, http://www.ohiocivilwar150.org/omeka/items/show/1960 (accessed May 24, 2013).