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Title
Squirrel
Hunter's
Discharge
Certificate
Subject
Military Ohio
Civil War
Place
West Liberty (Ohio)
Logan County (Ohio)
Description
The
discharge
paper
was
given
to
William
McCoy
Piatt
for his
service
as a "
Squirrel
Hunter
"
when
he was
16
years
old
. The
certificate
measures
11.5
"
x
9
"
(29.21
x
22.86
cm)
. In the
autumn
of
1862
,
Kirby
Smith's
6,850
Confederate
soldiers
threatened
to
reach
the
Ohio
River
.
Governor
David
Tod
called
upon
the
citizens
of the
state
to
form
militia
companies
to
assist
with
protecting
the
border
. The
response
brought
almost
16,000
men
and
boys
,
who
came
wearing
an
assortment
of
different
clothing
and
carrying
hunting
rifles
.
It
was
noted
that they
looked
like
squirrel
hunters
.
Since
the
Confederate
army
did
not
reach
the
Ohio
River
, the
troops
were
sent
home
. On
March
11
,
1863
the
Ohio
Senate
and
House
of
Representatives
voted
to
honor
the
men
with
discharge
papers
in
recognition
of their
patriotism
.
Creator
Tod, David
Date of Original
1863
Collection
Piatt
Family
Collection
Source
Unpublished material (archives/manuscripts)
Submitting Institution
Piatt Castles
Rights
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Type
Text
File Name
Om1092_1047749_001.tif
Image Height
1911
Image Width
2435
File Size
1547.729 KB
Format
manuscripts
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