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Subject: Ohio Volunteer Infantry

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Letter from Marcellus Ovando Messer to his Parents, September 29, 1864Letter from Marcellus Ovando Messer to his Parents, September 29, 1864

A four-page letter written by Marcellus Ovando Messer to his parents in Warren, Ohio, from near Atlanta, Georgia, on September 29, 1864. Messer, a sergeant in Company C, 19th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, describes a dress drill and review attended by Colonel Frederick Knefler, his commanding officer. The letter provides details of the event and mentions army pay, the upcoming election, and the condition of his fellow soldiers. The letter is faded but the text has been enhanced digitally.

Roll Sheet of Company "C", 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, December 31, 1864Roll Sheet of Company "C", 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, December 31, 1864

Roll sheet detailing the status of officers and men of Company "C", 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, as of December 31, 1864. The record includes information on discharges, transfers, deaths, desertions, and wounded personnel. The document lists numerous names, including that of Marcus M. Spiegel, whose name is misspelled as Speigel on the sheet. The roll sheet is from Richmond, Virginia.