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Published October 29, 2004 |
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Civil War Era Letter From John Waddell |
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John Waddel Letter to C.P. Buckingham Regarding
Recruiting Officer James Galloway
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John Waddel, secretary of the Highland County Military Committee, wrote
this letter to Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham requesting the removal of
recruiting officer James Galloway. Waddel complains that "Galloway
gets drunk almost every day, has had frequent street fights [underlined],
one of which was seen by the 'Committee', he is getting no recruits, and
is disgracing the service."
During the Civil War, Ohio provided the third largest number of men for the Union and the largest number of soldiers in relation to the population of the state. It is estimated that 346,326 Ohioans served in the Union army. Of those that served, 11,588 were fatally wounded in battle. |
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