Papers, 1861-1908.

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Papers, 1861-1908.

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A small collection of papers of George W. Dutton, a Union officer during the Civil War, and commander of the guard which took the conspirators in the Abraham Lincoln assassination to Fort Jefferson on the Dry Tortugas for their prison sentences. The papers contain commissions, letters, and a scrapbook containing clippings, currency, and photographs related to the Lincoln assassination and the transfer of the prisoners. The papers also include a letter from Henry Wirz, prisonkeeper at Andersonville Prison during the Civil War, to a "Miss Carrie," defending his actions against charges that he conspired to murder the Union prisoners. Dutton served as superintendent of the prison where Wirz was held prior to his execution for the crime. Other correspondents include Benn Putnam and Joseph Holt.

1 narrow box and 1 oversize box.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7141760

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Holt, Joseph, 1807-1894

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Joseph Holt, 1807-94, American public official, judge advocate general of the U.S. army (1862-75). A native of Kentucky, he became a well-known lawyer and prominent Democratic politician. In 1857, President Buchanan appointed him commissioner of patents in 1857, and in 1859 he became Postmaster General. In the beginning of 1861, before the outbreak of the Civil War, he was Secretary of War. A staunch opponent of the secession movement, Holt was instrumental in preventing Kentucky from seceding. ...

Andersonville Prison

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Dutton, George Wendell.

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Wirz, Henry, 1823?-1865

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Wirz was most noted as the commander of Andersonville Prison. From the description of Captain Wirz Special Orders No. 3, 1865 January 27. (Hartford Public Library). WorldCat record id: 212782030 Confederate army officer. From the description of Henry Wirz papers, 1864-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981619 ...

Pitman, Benn, 1822-1910

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Benn Pitman (1882-1910) was a stenographer and founded the Phonographic Institute to promote Pitman shorthand. In addition to working as a shorthand reporter, he wrote many books including a biography of his brother, Sir Isaac Pitman. From the guide to the Benn Pitman papers, ca. 1880, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Benn Pitman (1882-1910) was a stenographer and founded the Phonographic Institute to promote Pitman shorthand. ...