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16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Where was the regiment on
Monday, November 17, 1862
Where was the regiment on
Monday, November 17, 1862
THE JOURNEY SOUTH RESUMES
Red pin - Cincinnati, Ohio
Lavender pin - roughly the position of the flotilla at the beginning of this day, 50 miles southwest of Cincinnati
Blue pin - Louisville, Kentucky
On this day the 16th Ohio, with DeCourcey's brigade, arrived in their steamboat flotilla in Louisville, Kentucky, at dark. It is believed the boats tied up for the night in Louisville, saving the somewhat difficult maneuvering through the locks until the next day.
The steamship Key West #3 (front row, left most complete boat) after conversion to a gunboat
carried parts of the 16th OVI from Point Pleasant, (West) Virginia, to Memphis, Tennessee
The steamship Mamora, carried portions of the 16th OVI from Point Pleasant, (West) Virginia to Memphis, Tennessee
Modern day map of the 16th Ohio's journey from south and west of Cincinnati, to Louisville, Kentucky (positions approximated):
Red pin - Cincinnati, Ohio
Lavender pin - roughly the position of the flotilla at the beginning of this day, 50 miles southwest of Cincinnati
Blue pin - Louisville, Kentucky
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