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Portrait of a soldier
John Beatty, a Union soldier
In many ways, John Beatty typified the
common soldier of the Union army, and his
journal details army life in the Western
Theater throughout the early years of the
war. Beatty was born on 16 December 1828
near Sandusky in the western region of Ohio,
a region known for its strong anti-slavery
sentiments. At the outbreak of war, he raised
a company of local volunteers, which joined
the 3rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment.When the unit was mustered into service,
Beatty, recently promoted to lieutenant-
colonel, became the regiment's commander.
In November 1861, however, his regiment
was transferred to General Don Carlos Buell's
Army of the Ohio in Kentucky. Throughout
1862 and 1863, he campaigned across the
Bluegrass state, Tennessee, northern
Mississippi, and northern Alabama,
participating in many of the battles. At