John Bennitt to his wife [Letter 058]

Description:

Correspondence from John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, March 18, 1863. During this time, Bennitt works as a hospital surgeon and treats the wounded of the Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He is reassigned to the 19th regiment, and is captured by the Confederates and spends time as a prisoner of war in Richmond. After his release, he goes to Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 3 of I Hope to Do My Country Service.

Institution: Grand Valley State University Libraries

Collection: I Hope to Do My Country Service: the Civil War letters of John Bennitt, M.D., Surgeon, 19th Michigan Infantry, part of collection with diaries published by Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 2005.

Rights: No Copyright - United States

Subject Topics:

Bennitt, John,

United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865),

Surgeons,

Correspondence,

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care,

United States. Army. Corps, 20th,

Michigan,

Kentucky,

Ohio

Language: eng

URL: https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/9523

Type: text