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16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Where was the regiment on
Tuesday, August 5, 1862
Where was the regiment on
Tuesday, August 5, 1862
CAMP AT TAZEWELL - THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM
On this day the 16th Ohio remained in camp near Tazewell, Tennessee. The soldiers were due a good rest and would need their energy for events to come the next day. Other elements of Col. John F. DeCourcey's brigade were more active along the Knoxville Road, heading south out of Tazewell, defending against Confederates probing the Union defenses in the area.
Period map showing the approximate location of the 16th Ohio in camp on August 5, 1862, on their foraging mission to the Tazewell, Tennessee, area
Image ©2000 by Cartography Associates via David Rumsey Map Collection
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