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13th Ohio Infantry ALS 1862

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13th Ohio Infantry ALS 1862
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8pp. autograph letter signed from Joseph Hoslem of the 13th Ohio Infantry, Company A. Accompanied by cover. Dated 3 January 1862, letter reads in part: ''…when we left Virginia…we had to wate of the balance of the regiment at Covington opposite to Cincinati about eighteen hours…the men broke gard and I among the rest…the greater part of them broke it to get whiskey…I brok guarde merely to take a walk along with another man for what I thought the benefit of my health. We were out about 3 hours and when we came back boys all was gone both our company and the other that was along with us. we hurryed down to Cincinati and just as we got down the boat that contained the whole regiment were just moving out of sight it was just dusk so we got on the ferry and crost the river with the determination to have at least 2 days of a furlough of our own making and to injoy ourselfs as best we could. I had had no whiskey for some time but I got some this night or as least brandy, we stade in Cincinati 4 days and then we joined our regiment near Louisville…we injoyed ourselfs highly…before Christmas we got two more months pay…we so well entertained and injoyed ourselfs so well that we did not get to camp untill the day after Chrismas…It is expected that before long we are going to have a desperate fight but how long it will be time will tell…'' Hoslem mustered into service at 29 years-old on 26 June 1861. The 13th Ohio Infantry bore an honorable part in the battles at Shiloh, Corinth, Stone's River, Liberty Gap, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Cassville, Dallas, Pickett's Mills, Kennesaw Mountain, Lovejoy's Station, Franklin and Nashville. Letter with cover measures 5'' x 7.75''. Slight ink smudging throughout, otherwise excellent condition.