To Arms!

Cadwell, Darius, 1821-1905 To Arms!

GLC03081

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GLC#
GLC03081
Type
Broadsides, posters & signs
Date
21 April 1861
Author/Creator
Cadwell, Darius, 1821-1905
Title
To Arms!
Place Written
Jefferson, Ohio
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 50.8 cm, Width: 34.7 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Recruitment broadside, printed by woodblock, dated from Head Quarters, Jefferson, Ohio by Brigadier General Cadwell as a member of the 3rd Brigade, 9th Division of the Ohio Volunteer Militia. Says the President and the Governor of Ohio are calling the men of Ashtabula County for military service. Says "Men Wanted Now! Maryland has seceded and Washington in danger! Let Ashtabula County meet en masse at Jefferson, Thursday, Apr. 25 At 10 o'clock, A.M.To consider the matter and Form Companies." Says anti-slavery U.S. Congressman Benjamin F. Wade will address the meeting. Says instructions for forming companies will be given. Was previously folded into quarters and is repaired on verso.

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