Joseph Geissler: Gone to Soon
Would German Immigrant Joseph Geißler have to fight with the Union forces in the North? That's where we left off in last week's post . The first three days of July 1863 would become some of the most infamous dates in Civil War history. In Pennsylvania, the largest number of casualties of the entire war occurred at the Battle of Gettysburg. i In the mean time, the beginning of Morgan's Raid was on going in Tennessee and moving into Kentucky. The intended goal was to draw the attention of the Union Army of Ohio away from other activities. Morgan rode into Kentucky on July 2. ii These events were occurring during the first Wednesday through Friday of the dry month. On July 4, bulletins from Washington arrived in Columbus stating that the Union army should receive high praise and honor. For the next few days, the reports of significant success for the Union Army arrived, but the scope of the loss created great anxiety as published in the Ohio State Journal on July 6. iii ...