| PHOTO OF THE MONTH OCTOBER 2008 |
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| THE ONLY PHOTO THAT HAS BEEN FOUND SO FAR OF THE FIFTH OHIO LIGHT ARTILLERY WAS PUBLISHED IN THE CIVIL WAR NEWS AND BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION BY RICK HELWIG...STUDY THE PHOTO AND IT SHOWS SOME DETAILS THAT COULD HELP US IN OUR REPRESENTATION OF THE UNIT. MOST APPARENT TO ME IS WHAT THEY ARE WEARING.. DARK AND LIGHT SHIRTS, PROBABLY WOOL FLANNEL AS STATED ELSEWARE AS MOST OHIO VOLUNTEER UNITS DID WEAR DARK BLUE WOOL FLANNEL SHIRTS. AND AS WE ALWAYS SAID THAT ARTILLERY CARRIED CAST IRON COOKWARE AND LARGE A FRAME TENTS. | |||||