The Frederic A. Washburn papers, 1898-1922.

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The Frederic A. Washburn papers, 1898-1922.

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Contains the following type of materials: personal correspondence. Contains information pertaining to the following wars and time periods: Spanish-American War -- United States (U.S.), -- Caribbean; Philippine Insurrection; World War I (WWI) -- U.S., -- Western Front. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment; 26th United States Volunteer Infantry Regiment; United States Volunteer Medical Corps at Aparri and with 16th United States Infantry Regiment, Military Division of the Philippines; 6th Base Hospital, Base Section 3, American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), London; chief U.S. surgeon in England in World War I; director, Massachusetts General Hospital. General description of the collection: The Frederic A. Washburn papers include medical officer's correspondence with family and friends at Camp Alger and in Puerto Rico, 1898; Luzon (with 26th, 1899-1901, and at Aparri with 16th, 1901-1903); in United States, western France, and London, 1917-1919; father-in-law, General Francis H. Appleton is a correspondent; letter to him reveal attitudes in New Bedford and Boston in those three conflicts.

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Appleton, Francis Henry, 1847-1939

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Francis Henry Appleton, Jr., was a member of a prominent and patriotic New England family. From the description of Francis Henry Appleton, Jr., letter to the Salem Evening News, after 1880. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50217901 ...

Washburn, Frederic Augustus, 1869-

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...