John Bennitt was a physician from Centreville, Michigan. He joined the 19th Michigan Infantry Regiment as an assistant surgeon, and remained in military service until the end of the war. The collection consists of over 200 letters from John Bennitt...
Documents and correspondence related to the American Civil War and to the institution of slavery from 1804. A selection of documents from 10 states related to the ownership of slaves and abolition, 1805-1864; and correspondence and documents of the...
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. New York Artillery; Shipping; Diaries
This diary was kept by soldier Whitley Read detailing his last year of service in the 10th New York Heavy Artillery, Company H. It also focuses on his postwar service on a Great Lakes Schooner. The last pages of the diary include brief memoranda...
Bennitt, John, 1830-1892; United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)--Surgeons; Surgeons--Michigan--Diaries; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care; African Americans
This diary was the last of three kept by physician John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan describing his experience as a Civil War surgeon the 19th Michigan Infantry Regiment. The third volume (Jan. 1, 1865-May 13, 1865) begins with the account of...
Diaries; Peticolas, Theodore V.; Peticolas, Edward; Agriculture; Farms, Small--Ohio; Fruit grower--Personal narratives; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 6th (1861-1864)
Theodore Victor Peticolas, born 29 Feb. 1800 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was a fruit farmer in Union Township, Clermont County, Ohio at the time he maintained this diary. In it Peticolas details his farm work, crops, family, neighbors, and social...
Bennitt, John, 1830-1892; United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)--Surgeons; Surgeons—Michigan--Correspondence; United States—History--Civil War, 1861-1865—Medical care; United States--Army--Corps, 20th—Medical...
Correspondence from surgeon John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, April 1864 - June 1864. During this time, Bennitt’s regiment is ordered south toward Chattanooga to join other Union regiments for what will become General...
Bennitt, John, 1830-1892; United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)--Surgeons; Surgeons—Michigan--Correspondence; United States—History--Civil War, 1861-1865—Medical care; United States--Army--Corps, 20th—Medical...
Correspondence from surgeon John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, April 1864 - June 1864. During this time, Bennitt’s regiment is ordered south toward Chattanooga to join other Union regiments for what will become General...
Bennitt, John, 1830-1892; United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)--Surgeons; Surgeons—Michigan--Correspondence; United States—History--Civil War, 1861-1865—Medical care; United States--Army--Corps, 20th—Medical...
Correspondence from surgeon John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, April 1864 - June 1864. During this time, Bennitt’s regiment is ordered south toward Chattanooga to join other Union regiments for what will become General...
Bennitt, John, 1830-1892; United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)--Surgeons; Surgeons—Michigan--Correspondence; United States—History--Civil War, 1861-1865—Medical care; United States--Army--Corps, 20th—Medical...
Correspondence from surgeon John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his daughter Jennie, April 1864 - June 1864. During this time, Bennitt’s regiment is ordered south toward Chattanooga to join other Union regiments for what will become General...
Bennitt, John, 1830-1892; United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)--Surgeons; Surgeons—Michigan--Correspondence; United States—History--Civil War, 1861-1865—Medical care; United States--Army--Corps, 20th—Medical...
Correspondence from surgeon John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, April 1864 - June 1864. During this time, Bennitt’s regiment is ordered south toward Chattanooga to join other Union regiments for what will become General...
Bennitt, John, 1830-1892; United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)--Surgeons; Surgeons—Michigan--Correspondence; United States—History--Civil War, 1861-1865—Medical care; United States--Army--Corps, 20th—Medical...
Correspondence from surgeon John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, April 1864 - June 1864. During this time, Bennitt’s regiment is ordered south toward Chattanooga to join other Union regiments for what will become General...
Bennitt, John, 1830-1892; United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)--Surgeons; Surgeons—Michigan--Correspondence; United States—History--Civil War, 1861-1865—Medical care; United States--Army--Corps, 20th—Medical...
Correspondence from surgeon John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, April 1864 - June 1864. During this time, Bennitt’s regiment is ordered south toward Chattanooga to join other Union regiments for what will become General...
Bennitt, John, 1830-1892; United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)--Surgeons; Surgeons—Michigan--Correspondence; United States—History--Civil War, 1861-1865—Medical care; United States--Army--Corps, 20th—Medical...
Correspondence from surgeon John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his daughters, April 1864 - June 1864. During this time, Bennitt’s regiment is ordered south toward Chattanooga to join other Union regiments for what will become General...
Bennitt, John, 1830-1892; United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)--Surgeons; Surgeons—Michigan--Correspondence; United States—History--Civil War, 1861-1865—Medical care; United States--Army--Corps, 20th—Medical...
Correspondence from surgeon John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, April 1864 - June 1864. During this time, Bennitt’s regiment is ordered south toward Chattanooga to join other Union regiments for what will become General...
Bennitt, John, 1830-1892; United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)--Surgeons; Surgeons—Michigan--Correspondence; United States—History--Civil War, 1861-1865—Medical care; United States--Army--Corps, 20th—Medical...
Correspondence from surgeon John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, April 1864 - June 1864. During this time, Bennitt’s regiment is ordered south toward Chattanooga to join other Union regiments for what will become General...
Bennitt, John, 1830-1892; United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)--Surgeons; Surgeons—Michigan--Correspondence; United States—History--Civil War, 1861-1865—Medical care; United States--Army--Corps, 20th—Medical...
Correspondence from surgeon John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, April 1864 - June 1864. During this time, Bennitt’s regiment is ordered south toward Chattanooga to join other Union regiments for what will become General...
Bennitt, John, 1830-1892; United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)--Surgeons; Surgeons—Michigan--Correspondence; United States—History--Civil War, 1861-1865—Medical care; United States--Army--Corps, 20th—Medical...
Correspondence from surgeon John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, April 1864 - June 1864. During this time, Bennitt’s regiment is ordered south toward Chattanooga to join other Union regiments for what will become General...
Bennitt, John, 1830-1892; United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)--Surgeons; Surgeons—Michigan--Correspondence; United States—History--Civil War, 1861-1865—Medical care; United States--Army--Corps, 20th—Medical...
Correspondence from surgeon John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, April 1864 - June 1864. During this time, Bennitt’s regiment is ordered south toward Chattanooga to join other Union regiments for what will become General...
Bennitt, John, 1830-1892; United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)--Surgeons; Surgeons—Michigan--Correspondence; United States—History--Civil War, 1861-1865—Medical care; United States--Army--Corps, 20th—Medical...
Correspondence from surgeon John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, April 1864 - June 1864. During this time, Bennitt’s regiment is ordered south toward Chattanooga to join other Union regiments for what will become General...
Bennitt, John, 1830-1892; United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)--Surgeons; Surgeons—Michigan--Correspondence; United States—History--Civil War, 1861-1865—Medical care; United States--Army--Corps, 20th—Medical...
Correspondence from surgeon John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, April 1864 - June 1864. During this time, Bennitt’s regiment is ordered south toward Chattanooga to join other Union regiments for what will become General...