Winn-Cook Family Papers 1861-1875 Papers.

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Winn-Cook Family Papers 1861-1875 Papers.

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The letters collected by Martha Winn-Cook cover many aspects of the Civil War and Reconstruction history. Martha's family and friends are immigrants from England. Her brother Robert Winn and future husband Matthew Cook served in the 3rd Kentucky Cavalry. There are also letters from William Brunt, William Usher and John Taylor who were neighbors of the Winn Family in Hancock County before Martha moved to Du Quoin, Illinois. Brunt was an abolitionist who served in an Illinois regiment before becoming involved in the training of "contraband units". Usher served in the Kentucky Infantry and writes from the Atlanta Campaign. Robert's wife, Amelia, writes of rebel activity in Hancock County including an encounter with rebel guerrillas by her son. John Taylor left Hancock County for Nebraska to avoid the draft and tells of his experiences as a farmer in that territory. There are also letters from family back in England and Matthew's nephews in Utah. Robert Winn is very well educated and his letters discuss many subjects of interest. He was a surgeon's assistant so discusses medical care and diseases in his letters. He discusses politics and is very vocal of hos opinions of politicains. Religion is another favorite subject and letters often have pages of argument about baptism and biblical prophecy. Matthew Cook is illiterate and depends upon others to write his letters. Even so his letters describe scouts and raids made by his unit during the war.

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