Aug 1862 – A Thousand Thunders

2. A Call to Arms – Letter 1

Jacob left home for war at the age of 29 in August of 1862 and reported to Camp Dennison (on the northeast side of Cincinnati, Ohio) from his family home in Frankfort, Ohio (near Chillicothe, Ohio). He joined in response to Confederate General Kirby Smith’s threatened attack on Cincinnati. The following is the first letter weContinue reading “2. A Call to Arms – Letter 1”