Papers 1810-1820.

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Papers 1810-1820.

Scattered papers, 1810-1820, of William Rufus Putnam, Marietta, O., including correspondence and orders with Thomas C. Pearsall, N.Y., relating to taxes on Daniel N. Lister's land in Ohio.

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Putnam, William Rufus, 1812-1881.

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William Rufus Putnam, Jr., (1812-1881) grandson of Marietta founder Rufus Putnam, played an important role on the Ohio home front during the Civil War. Serving as commander of the militia at Camp Marietta and as chairman of the Military Committee of Washington County, he directed the training and equipage of all regiments organized in Marietta. During Morgan's Raid in 1863, he directed the operations of the militia engaged in repulsing the Confederates from Southeastern Ohio. ...