Josiah Dexter Cotton papers, 1846-1868.

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Josiah Dexter Cotton papers, 1846-1868.

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Chiefly Civil War letters between Cotton and his wife, Ann Steece Cotton, during his service as surgeon of the 92nd Ohio Infantry Regiment and of Turchin's Brigade, reflecting his care for the sick and wounded, and containing comments on Sherman's campaign in Georgia.

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Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

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Sherman was born in 1820 in Lancaster, Ohio, near the banks of the Hocking River. His father, Charles Robert Sherman, a successful lawyer who sat on the Ohio Supreme Court, died unexpectedly in 1829. He left his widow, Mary Hoyt Sherman, with eleven children and no inheritance. After his father's death, the nine-year-old Sherman was raised by a Lancaster neighbor and family friend, attorney Thomas Ewing, Sr., a prominent member of the Whig Party who served as senator from Ohio and as the first S...

United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 92nd (1862-1865)

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Cotton, Ann Steece

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Cotton, Josiah Dexter, 1822-

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Physician. From the description of Josiah Dexter Cotton papers, 1846-1868. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145381225 Josiah Dexter Cotton was born in Marietta, Ohio, May 19, 1822. The son of Dr. John Cotton and Susan (Buckminster) Cotton, he graduated from Marietta College in 1842 and obtained his medical degree from the University of Louisville in 1847. Dr. J. D. Cotton practiced medicine in Marietta for many years, and he served as a surgeon in the 92nd Ohio In...