Papers, 1859-1901.

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Papers, 1859-1901.

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Papers of James McWhinnie of Waterbury, Conn. include a typescript of his 1891 memoir, "My Army Experience in the War of the Rebellion," detailing his Civil War service as a sergeant with the 20th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry (1862-63), in particular the Battle of Chancellorsville where he was wounded in May of 1863 and his subsequent hospitalization and recovery from leg amputation. Correspondence (1863-64) to and from McWhinnie during his stay in hospitals discuss his medical care and his return to Conn. The collection also includes four diaries kept by McWhinnie: 19 Mar. 1859-3 Apr. 1860 and 10 Apr.-11 Dec. 1860 discussing his schooling in Suffield, Conn., church and lecture attendance, and religious reflections; 2 Sep. 1862-23 Apr. 1863 during his Civil War service in Washington, Md. and Va.; and 1865, as a student after his return at Brown University (Class of 1867). There are also two scrapbooks containing clippings on the war (including a few articles by McWhinnie), the army, and national and international events (1880-1901), in particular the assassinations of James Garfield and William McKinley.

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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McWhinnie, James, 1840-1892

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Brown University.

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In 1917 the university established the Brown War Records Bureau, whose intention was to "collect and preserve a record of all Brown men who are serving in the present war". Brown faculty, students and alumni who were in the military were asked to fill out a small card called "Are you in the war?" and to send original letters, clippings or photographs which "have any bearing on the service of Brown men in the war." This collection is partly a result of that effort. From the guide to t...

United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 20th Volunteers (1861-1865)

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