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William McKinley Civil War Diary

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Title	William McKinley Civil War Diary
Subject	Military Ohio Presidents and Politics Civil War 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.) McKinley, William, 1843-1901 Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893
Place	Columbus (Ohio) Franklin County (Ohio) Virginia Niles (Ohio) Trumbull County (Ohio)
Description	William McKinley's Civil War diary details his service with Company E of the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.) at Camp Jackson (later Camp Chase) in Ohio and throughout Virginia. He mentions daily activities, including drill, visits, prayer meetings, and troop movements, from June to November of 1861. McKinley also writes in detail about the Battle of Carnifex Ferry, his first major battle, including his fears and the actions of Major Rutherford B. Hayes, another future president. The diary is approximately 72 pages and measures 3.5" x 6" (8.89 x 15.24 cm). The first several pages, which are torn and illegible, are not included here. William McKinley (1843-1901), the twenty-fifth president of the United States, was born in Niles, Ohio. He enlisted in the army at the outbreak of the Civil War and, after being mustered out, studied law and opened a law office in Canton, Ohio. McKinley served in the U.S. Congress for 14 years, and became president in 1897, largely due to the influence of Marcus Hanna, boss of the Cleveland political machine. McKinley was most noted for his foreign policy and the conduct of the Spanish-American War in 1898. It was during McKinley's administration that the U.S. acquired its first overseas possessions in the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. He was re-elected in 1900, but was assassinated by anarchist Leon Czolgosz in 1901. His running mate, Theodore Roosevelt, then became president.
Creator	McKinley, William, 1843-1901
Date of Original	June 12, 1861 - November 01, 1861
Source	Unpublished material (archives/manuscripts); VOL 394
Format	manuscripts
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	Text
Date created	2010-10-19

Title	Om1351_1152662_001
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Full Text	[corresponds to page 6 of William McKinley Civil War Diary] Camp Jackson. June 15/61 Arose in the morning at 4 O clock, washed, combed &C- was at roll call at five. ate a big breakfast during forenoon wrote a number of letters for the Captain- read Sims military tactics and Wise's letters- before dark we drilled for about an hour and a half on common quick and double quick time_ was pretty tired when done_ had a short prayer meeting and a very good one_ our tent was full_ was at roll call at 9- and shortly afterwards retired,
Date created	2009-01-22

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