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Where was the regiment on
Friday, September 25, 1863
On this day the 16th Ohio broke camp on the east bank of Berwick Bay at Brashear City (Morgan City), Louisiana, and crossed the bay to the west side at 3:00pm. They then marched up the Atchafalaya River about two miles and again set up camp at the mouth of Bayou Teche where they would spend the next eight days.
1863 military map showing the location of Brashear City, where the 16th Ohio camped from September 12 to 24, 1863, and their next campsite up the Atchafalaya River at the mouth of Bayou Teche, Louisiana, where they arrived on September 25:
Modern day map showing the approximate route of the 16th Ohio on their short march from the east bank of Berwick Bay, across the bay and north along the Atchafalaya River to the mouth of Bayou Teche.
Red pin - Approximate location of the campsite of the 16th Ohio at Brashear City (present day Morgan City), Louisiana, where they arrived at noon on September 11, after a seven mile march from Bayou Boeuf.
Purple pin - Approximate location of the campsite of the 16th Ohio along the Atchafalaya River at the mouth of Bayou Teche where they arrived on September 25 and camped until the morning of October 3, 1863:
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