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Soft cover. Very Good. 16mo, 23 pages, plus blanks, original printed wrappers, entries are written in ink in a legible hand, in very good condition. The item offered here is a "journal" based on the letters of G. F. "Fred" Austin, a member of Troop G., First Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, while stationed in Lakeland, Florida undergoing training for service in the Spanish American War. The volume covers the period from July 8, 1898 to August 2, 1898, the period when Austin's unit reported to Florida and received orders to report to Puerto Rico for active duty. The entries, extracted from letters sent home and copied by a family member deal strictly with Austin's experiences while stationed in Florida. Austin enlists for two years or the duration of the war, he mentions the train journey from Akron, Ohio to Lakeland, Florida. He comments on Florida and his experiences in camp during training, drilling, the routine of camp life and training in unbearable heat. His unit, the First Ohio Volunteer…
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