federal graves at Peach Tree Creek
From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in August 1864:
COLONEL KILLED. – Col. W. L. Logie, of Geneva, was killed at the late battle in front of Atlanta. He commanded the 141st N.Y. Volunteers.
THE EIGHTH N.Y. CAVALRY. – This regiment was at Lee’s Mills, seven miles from Petersburg on the 3d inst., doing picket duty.
William K. Logie
The 26 year old Colonel Logie was buried in Geneva, New York.
Atlanta Campaign
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the big war
It didn’t take The New York Times to label the war “great” as it counted over 17,000,000 soldiers in the armies of the eight combatants.
NY Times 8-5-1914
