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This picture of the colors is used through the courtesy of the Columbus Dispatch. <br>
 
This picture of the colors is used through the courtesy of the Columbus Dispatch. <br>
 
The man in the middle is Captain M. A. {{Surname|Carleton}} of Columbus, who was in command of Company A, Bucyrus. <br>
 
The man in the middle is Captain M. A. {{Surname|Carleton}} of Columbus, who was in command of Company A, Bucyrus. <br>
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Revision as of 17:08, 9 April 2019

This document is a newspaper clipping detailing the rediscovery of the colors (flag) of the Old Eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.). The clipping is undated and is found in the Frank Gerlach file.

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RECENTLY LOCATED COLORS OF THE GALLANT OLD EIGHTH

Here are the colors of the old Eighth Ohio, resurrected in an obscure corner in the basement of the State House, at Columbus, where they were “lost” for a quarter of a century.
This picture of the colors is used through the courtesy of the Columbus Dispatch.
The man in the middle is Captain M. A. Carleton of Columbus, who was in command of Company A, Bucyrus.