Edwin Hutchinson papers, 1861-1866.

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Edwin Hutchinson papers, 1861-1866.

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The collection is comprised chiefly of letters from Edwin Hutchinson to his family which describe his duties at military hospitals and on battlefields during the Civil War. Letters (1861-1862) from Fort McQuade, Arlington Heights, Virginia, comment on military life in camp and his internship at the U.S. General Hospital in Annapolis. Letters (1862-1863) describe his duties during the Battle of Antietam, the Battle of Chancellorsville, and the Battle of Gettysburg. Also described are his experiences caring for the wounded after battles, during campaigns in northern Virginia, and near Chattanooga, Tennessee, and in the U.S. Army hospital at Stevenson, Alabama. Letters reflect on General Sherman's evacuation of Atlanta (1864), Sherman's march to the sea (Dec. 1864-March 1865), General Lee's surrender, and President Lincoln's assassination. Letters from New York City pertain to the settlement of Holmes Hutchinson's estate and Edwin's courses at medical school. Papers include official orders and appointments to medical duties during the war, a diploma from Columbia College (1866), and two certificates of merit for services during the war.

221 items.2 microfilm reels.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Hutchinson, Edwin, 1840-1887

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Edwin Hutchinson was a medical cadet at the United States General Hospital, Annapolis, Maryland, and an army surgeon attached to the 3rd Maryland Volunteers and the 137th New York Volunteers during campaigns in Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia in the Civil War. His father, Holmes Hutchinson (d. 1865), was an engineer working on New York State canal projects. Holmes was the president of the Oswego and Syracuse Railroad Company, and a director of the Ontario Steamboat Company. Edwin's brother, Cha...

Hutchinson, Holmes, 1794-1865

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Civil engineer from Utica, N.Y. Hutchinson served as an engineer on the Erie Canal and served as its chief engineer from 1835 to 1841. He also owned a large amount of land in Oneida County, N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1803-1889. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122434132 Holmes Hutchinson of Utica, New York, was a tutor for Franklin A. Hudson, son of Silas F. Hudson. Hutchinson travelled annually, 1844-1851, to the Hudson's sugar plantation at Bayou Goula, Louisiana, ...