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  2. Lewis Wetzel - Wikipedia

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    Possibly born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1763, or on the South Branch of the Potomac River where his parents had moved before 1770, Lewis was the son of Mary Bonnet (1735–1805; daughter of Jean Jacques Bonnet, Flemish Huguenot) and John Wetzel (1733–1786; indentured servant emigrant from Germany's Palatine region or Friedrichstal, Baden, Germany).

  3. Union army - Wikipedia

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    Army of the Mississippi, a briefly existing army operating on the Mississippi River, in two incarnations—under John Pope and William S. Rosecrans in 1862; under John A. McClernand in 1863. Army of the Ohio , the army operating primarily in Kentucky and later Tennessee and Georgia, commanded by Don Carlos Buell , Ambrose E. Burnside , John G ...

  4. Department of the Ohio - Wikipedia

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    The Department of the Ohio was recreated on August 19, 1862, and consisted of the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the part of Kentucky east of the Tennessee River. Maj. Gen. Horatio G. Wright was assigned to command the reconstituted department. In September, western Virginia was added to the department, along with ...

  5. History of Ohio - Wikipedia

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    Fort Ancients held the south and another group called the Monongahela Culture extended slightly into eastern Ohio, just south of the Erie, from across the Ohio River. But, a combination of war and disease quickly decimated the local people's before much interaction could take place and all tribes except the Miami were either permanently driven ...

  6. Army of the Cumberland - Wikipedia

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    General Order No. 168 was the order passed by the Union Army on October 24, 1862, that called for commissioning the XIV Corps into the Army of the Cumberland. The army's first significant combat under the Cumberland name was at the Battle of Stones River. After the battle the army and XIV Corps were separated.

  7. History of the United States Army - Wikipedia

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    The steamboat, first used on the Ohio River in 1811, made possible inexpensive travel using the river systems, especially the Mississippi and Missouri rivers and their tributaries. [11] Army expeditions up the Missouri River in 1818–25 allowed engineers to improve the technology.

  8. Franklin B. Sprague - Wikipedia

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    Sprague was born on July 16, 1825, in Delaware, Ohio. His parents were Pardon and Mary (Meeker) Sprague. His father was stockman, hotel keeper, county sheriff, and state legislator. Sprague received a private education in a small school near his home. He later attended Ohio Wesleyan University in his home town. [1] In 1850, Sprague moved to Oregon.

  9. Cincinnati in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    During the American Civil War, the Ohio River port city of Cincinnati, Ohio, played a key role as a major source of supplies and troops for the Union Army. It also served as the headquarters for much of the war for the Department of the Ohio , which was charged with the defense of the region, as well as directing the army's offensives into ...