Joseph Warren Keifer letters, 1862-1864.

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Joseph Warren Keifer letters, 1862-1864.

Photocopies of letters to Keifer's wife describing camp life in Virginia and West Virginia; the activities of "Copperheads," training of soldiers, and attitudes of officers; and the Battle of Opequon-Fishers Hill-Middletown, which was the third battle of Winchester in Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley campaign.

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Keifer, J. Warren (Joseph Warren), 1836-1932

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Joseph Warren Keifer was a prominent nineteenth century Ohio political and military leader, the first Ohioan to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Born in Clark County, Ohio, Keifer attended local schools and Antioch College then returned to his family's farm, devoting his spare time to studying law. He began his law practice in Springfield, Ohio on January 12, 1858. With the outbreak of the American Civil War, Keifer left his practice and enlisted in the Union Army. He enli...

United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 110th (1862-1865)

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