Daniel E. Hedden diary 1862-1863 Hedden, Daniel E. diary

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Daniel E. Hedden diary 1862-1863 Hedden, Daniel E. diary

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Commissary Sergeant Daniel E. Hedden kept this diary (62 pages) while serving with the 6th Ohio Cavalry Regiment between October 1, 1862, and July 28, 1863. He described life in camp, discussed military movements and developments in the war, and reflected on his visits home and his relationship with a woman named Emma.

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United States. Army. Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 6th (1861-1865)

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Hedden, Daniel E.

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Daniel E. Hedden, a native of Farmington, Ohio, served in Company C of the 19th Ohio Infantry Regiment during the first part of the Civil War. He transferred to the 6th Ohio Cavalry Regiment before October 1862, and served as a commissary sergeant in northern Virginia until July or August 1863, when his enlistment expired. His brother Robert also served in the 19th Ohio Infantry Regiment and 6th Ohio Cavalry Regiment, and attained the rank of 1st lieutenant. From the gui...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...