John C. Watkins Letters, 1862-1870

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John C. Watkins Letters, 1862-1870

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This collection consists of seventeen letters. Sixteen of these were written by John C. Watkins and one is by his wife, Harriet (Hattie) Watkins. Three are fragments. Most were written to friends and family back home in Lowell, Massachusetts when Watkins served as a private with the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment in Suffolk, Virginia, during 1862 and 1863. Several others were written from Washington D.C. and include his time as a medical student at Georgetown University. The last few were written while Watkins was serving as Acting Assistant Surgeon at Camp Winfield Scott, Nevada in 1868 and 1869. The letter written by Hattie Watkins is from Winnemucca, Nevada and is dated 17 January 1870, shortly after the couple were married.

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Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Watkins, John C. (John Clifford)

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John C. Watkins was born in Petersburg, Virginia, on March 1, 1947. He is the son of B. Chewning and Margaret Bowman Watkins. He attended Chesterfield County Schools and graduated from Midlothian High School in 1965. In 1969, he received a B.S. in Agriculture/Horticulture from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Watkins served in the United States Army from 1969 through 1971. He has been affiliated with Watkins Nurseries, Inc. since 1971, and has served as president...

Watkins, Harriet (Hattie), 1842-1925

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Born in New Hampshire in 1842 to Ruggles and Helena Watkins, John Calef Watkins spent much of his early life growing up in Lowell, Massachusetts. On 14 August 1862, he enlisted in the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment for nine months service and was attached to Company G as a private. With stops in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, and Fort Monroe, the Sixth arrived in Suffolk, Virginia by mid-September, where it remained based for the duration of the nine-months campaign to defend th...