▁marriage ▁brought ▁no ▁children . ▁ ▁Daw es ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁several ▁literary ▁and ▁historical ▁soci eties ▁and ▁also ▁published ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁historical ▁works , ▁often ▁speaking ▁on ▁various ▁historical ▁topics . ▁ ▁Military ▁career ▁ ▁Just ▁before ▁his ▁military ▁career ▁Daw es ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin ▁for ▁two ▁years , ▁and ▁then ▁two ▁years ▁at ▁Mar iet ta ▁College ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁That ▁same ▁year ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁broke ▁out ▁and ▁Daw es ▁immediately ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 3 rd ▁Ohio ▁Vol unte er ▁Infantry , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁First ▁Lieutenant . ▁While ▁an ▁inf antry man ▁Daw es ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁cost liest ▁batt les ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁War . ▁The ▁Fif ty - third ▁Ohio ▁Regiment ▁began ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁at ▁Camp ▁Diam ond , ▁Jackson , ▁Ohio , ▁in ▁early ▁September , ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁completely ▁organized ▁until ▁February , ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁Daw es ' s ▁regiment al ▁commander ▁was ▁Colonel ▁J esse ▁J . ▁App ler . ▁Daw es ▁found ▁his ▁commander ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁little ▁education , ▁yet ▁intellig ent , ▁but ▁lack ing ▁in ▁military ▁experience ▁and ▁knowledge ▁of ▁army ▁reg ulations . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 6 , ▁Daw es , ▁with ▁the ▁ 5 3 rd , ▁depart ed ▁Port sm outh , ▁Ohio ▁on ▁a ▁steam bo