MARCHING THROUGH BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY

On this day the 16th Ohio began at 6:00am and marched another 10 miles to the northwest. Cpl. Pvt. Peter Perrine, Company C, simply states, Passed through some beautiful country.

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1863 military map showing the approximate route of the 16th Ohio on its march from a point about 14 miles northwest of Franklin, 10 miles to the northwest, near New Iberia, Louisiana, on October 6, 1863.

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Modern day map showing the approximate route of the 16th Ohio on its march from a point about 14 miles northwest of Franklin, 10 miles to the northwest, near New Iberia, Louisiana, on October 6, 1863.

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.
Green pin - Approximate location of the 16th Ohio at or near Fort Bisland, Louisiana, October 3, 1863.
Yellow pin - Approximate location of the 16th Ohio at Franklin, Louisiana, October 4, 1863.
Blue pin - Approximate location of the 16th Ohio, northwest of Franklin, Louisiana, October 5, 1863.
Lavender pin - Approximate location of the 16th Ohio, southeast of New Iberia, Louisiana, October 6, 1863.