Afternoon in Cleveland at the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland (ouch!) - dinner at the Chocolate Bar in the Old Arcade, strolled East 4th Street shops and visited the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Public Square to do some family research. Lindas G-G-Grandfather William E.Williams name is listed inside the monument. He was a Private in the Fifth Independent Company Ohio Volunteer Sharpshooters (aka: Barbers Sharpshooters), entering service on Dec 17, 1863 - Mustered out Aug 1, 1865 - Age listed as 27 years old. Here are two rare photos of the Ohio Sharpshooters and some other photos from the day:
Posted on: Sun, 06 Jul 2014 14:37:06 +0000