Winston, Thomas, 1829-1928

Physician Thomas Winston (1829-1928) was born in Wales, emigrated to the United States with his family at the age of two. He began his formal schooling at the age of twenty, earning his M.D. in 1858 from Chicago's Rush Medical School after a six-week course. Soon after his 1861 marriage to Caroline Mumford and the birth of their first child, Winston went to fight for the Union in the Civil War. An ardent abolitionist and a strong believer in the Union cause, he served as a physician and surgeon to Illinois' 92nd regiment. He spent 1862 and 1863 encamped in the border areas of Kentucky and Tennessee. He witnessed the battle of Chickamauga in September of 1863. His regiment also marched through Georgia in 1865, where Winston viewed the destruction wreaked by General Sherman and his men. He returned home to Illinois in 1866, where he continued to run a country practice. He also served as surgeon to the Illinois Central Railroad and invested in Western land. He spent his last years in Kansas and Nebraska after Caroline died in 1909. Winston died in Lawrence, Kansas, in 1928.

From the description of Thomas Winston papers, 1861-1945 (bulk 1861-1866). (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 14318989

Mt. Morris, Illinois physician who served as surgeon with the 92nd Illinois Infantry during the Civil War. Married to Caroline Mumford in 1861, they had their first child shortly before he went off to war. He was a strong abolitionist. His regiment served in Kentucky and Tennessee and he was present at Chickamauga. They also marched through Georgia. After the war he returned to Ogle County and his medical practice. He also served as surgeon to the Illinois Central Railroad.

From the description of Papers, 1862-1866. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 50498252

Civil War surgeon with Illinois troops.

From the description of Winston papers, 1862-1866. (Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Association Library). WorldCat record id: 70954464

Physician with Illinois troops during the Civil War.

From the description of Papers, [1862?]. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52246418

Thomas Winston (1829-1928), born in Breconshire, Wales, immigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of 2. He attended Rush Medical College and graduated in 1858. An ardent abolitionist, he enlisted in the army in 1862. He served as first assistant surgeon with the 92nd Illinois Volunteers, and subsequently surgeon with the 149th Illinois. He was in General Thomas’ Division at the battle of Chickamauga and had charge of hospitals at Danville, Kentucky and Dalton, Georgia. At the close of the war, received the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel by brevet. After the war he moved to Pleasant Mount, Wayne County, Pennsylvania and practiced medicine there until 1892. Winston and his wife, Caroline Mumford Winston moved to Lawrence, Kansas where he spent the rest of his life.

From the guide to the Winston, Thomas. Papers, 1854-1927, (Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.)

Born 1829. Received medical degree from the Rush Medical School in 1858. During the Civil War he served as a surgeon in the 92nd Illinois Infantry Regiment. Died 1928.

From the description of The Thomas Winston papers, 1862-1866. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 23165639

Physician Thomas Winston (1829-1928) was born in Wales, emigrated to the United States with his family at the age of two, and was orphaned at the age of ten. He worked as an apprentice to a Milwaukee tailor, leaving the job to head west at the age of seventeen. His trip ended, however, in rural Illinois, where he would live for most of his long life. He began his formal schooling at the age of twenty, earning his M.D. in 1858 from Chicago's Rush Medical School after a six-week course.

Soon after his 1861 marriage to Caroline Mumford and the birth of their first child, Winston went to fight for the Union in the Civil War. An ardent abolitionist and a strong believer in the Union cause, he served as a physician and surgeon to Illinois' 92nd regiment. He spent 1862 and 1863 encamped in the border areas of Kentucky and Tennessee, fighting measles and diarrhea in his regiment under threat of Confederate raids. He witnessed the battle of Chickamauga in September of 1863. His regiment also marched through Georgia in 1865, where Winston viewed the destruction wreaked by General Sherman and his men. He returned home to Illinois in 1866, where he continued to run a country practice. He also served as surgeon to the Illinois Central Railroad and invested in Western land. He spent his last years in Kansas and Nebraska after Caroline died in 1909. Winston died in Lawrence, Kansas, in 1928.

From the guide to the Thomas Winston Papers, 1845-1915 (bulk 1861-1866), (History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine)