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Camp Dennison, Cincinnati, Ohio - December 7, 1861
to editor of Holmes County Republican newspaper, Wooster, Ohio
Published December 19, 1861
Sgt. William Buchanan, Company B, submitted this letter and roster to the Holmes County Republican newspaper. The purpose of the letter was to provide and publish an accounting of all the men who had joined Company B of the 16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and who were now at Camp Dennison, near Cincinnati, Ohio, being trained and equipped for deployment in the war.
William Buchanan, not be confused Capt. William Buchanan, Company F, served in Company B until he was discharged for disability on June 19, 1863, having participated in the regiment's most bloody battles. Buchanan later re-enlisted as a 2nd Lieutenant in Company A of the 166th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving from May 2 until September 9, 1864.
The letter was researched and transcribed by long time website contributor John Pierson, a likely descendant of 16th Ohio soldier Pvt. Enos Pierson, Company C.
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Muster Roll Of Capt. Wm. Spangler's company, in the 16th Regt. Ohio Volunteers, commanded by Col. John F. de Courcy, called into the service of the United States by the President, from the 2d day of October, 1861, for the term of three years, unless sooner discharged. The Company was organized in Millersburg, in the month of August, and marched thence to Camp Tiffin, Wooster, Ohio, where it arrived the 23d day of Sept.
CAMP DENNISON, December 7th, 1861. MR. CASKEY:--The reason this muster roll was not sent for publication before this time, is, we were waiting for some men to complete the company. When I commenced this roll I intended it to be a complete copy of the original muster roll; but came to the conclusion, that it would take up too much space in your papers; so I did not carry it in full. You can publish it to suit your space and convenience. The men in Capt. Spangler's company, in pint of morality and intelligence, will, I think, compare favorably with any company in the Regiment. The number of each profession is as follows: 66 Farmers, 13 carpenters, 11 school teachers, 2 blacksmiths, 1 shoemaker, 1 miller, 1 minister, 1 student, 1 potter, 1 surveyor, 1 sawyer and engineer, 1 clerk, 1 saddle & harness-maker, 1 teamster. And to our credit, we are glad to say, we have not so far, been compelled to put any of this company in the Guard house for disorderly conduct. WM. BUCHANAN 
Camp Dennison, near Cincinnati, Ohio ca. 1858 |
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