Heman H. Gillett papers, 1861-1870, bulk 1862-1865.

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Heman H. Gillett papers, 1861-1870, bulk 1862-1865.

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This collection consists of 186 letters and documents concerning Heman H. Gillett's participation in the Civil War as a surgeon for the 8th Vermont Volunteers.

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William L. Clements Library

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Gillett, S. H.

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United States. Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865)

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Gillett, Heman H., 1823-1907.

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Heman H. Gillett was born on May 22, 1823 in Thetford, Vermont, the oldest son of Henry and Hannah (Wallace) Gillett. He was educated at the Thetford Academy, graduated from Dartmouth Medical School in 1847, and established a medical practice in Corinth, Vermont until the outbreak of the Civil War. He was commissioned assistant surgeon of the 8th Regiment of Vermont Volunteers on December 10, 1861 and as surgeon on June 25, 1862. He mustered out on June 28, 1865. After the war he returned to the...