Mewhinney Family Letters 1847-1852

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Mewhinney Family Letters 1847-1852

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Vigo County, Indiana, resident Jeremiah Mewhinney (1825-1864) served in the 4th Indiana Infantry during the Mexican War. He again joined a volunteer regiment at the outset of the Civil War, serving as a Captain of Company C, 31st Indiana Volunteer Infantry. The collection contains letters written and received by members of the Mewhinney family. Most were written by Jeremiah Mewhinney during his service as a member of the 4th Indiana Infantry during the Mexican War. The letters describe military experiences in camp on the Rio Grande and in Mexico, including an account of the battle at Huamantla in 1847. Some of the letters were transcribed by Mewhinney's father, apparently for publication.

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Vigo County, Indiana, resident Jeremiah Mewhinney was born in Ohio in 1825. During the Mexican War he joined the 4th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, mustering in on 1847 June 12 at Old Fort Clark in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Mewhinney served as a private in Company H, a unit comprised mostly of soldiers from Vigo County and known as the Fort Harrison Guards; he mustered out on 1848 July 16 at Madison, Indiana. During his service, Jeremiah wrote letters to his father Johnson Mewhinney and...

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