# A Historic Sketch Lest We Forget Company E 26th Ohio Infantry I

Author: Unknown

Genre: Public Domain

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: Local public-domain TXT source

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## Summary

About the fifth day of June, 1861, Sylvester M. Hewitt, assisted by several others, began the enlistment and organization of a company of volunteer infantry at Mt. Gilead, Morrow county, Ohio, under the first call of the President for three-year troops. Rapid progress was made and in a few days the good ladies of the community organized and prepared woolen underwear for the men. June 14th, 1861, the company, about 80[1] in number, formed on the North Public Square and marched to Gilead Station (now Edison), followed by nearly the entire people of the community. We boarded the train for Columbus and marched thence four miles west to the newly established Camp Chase, where the 23rd, 24th an...

## Chapters

- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-historic-sketch-lest-we-forget-company-e-26th-ohio-infantry-i-47215a82/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-historic-sketch-lest-we-forget-company-e-26th-ohio-infantry-i-47215a82/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-historic-sketch-lest-we-forget-company-e-26th-ohio-infantry-i-47215a82/chapters/1/index.md)