Voucher to Capt. Judson S. Farrar, 5th Michigan Infantry
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865)
description: Voucher to Capt. Judson S. Farrar of Company B, 5th Michigan Infantry, paid Sept. 4, 1861.
creator: United States. Army
creator: Farrar, Judson S.
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1861-09-04
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

John Bennitt to his wife [Letter 013]
subject: Bennitt, John
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)
subject: Surgeons
subject: Correspondence
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
subject: United States. Army. Corps, 20th
subject: University of Michigan
subject: Ann Arbor (Mich.)
subject: Centreville (Mich.)
subject: Michigan
description: Correspondence from John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, December 15, 1861. During this time, Bennitt is enrolled in classes in the Department of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 1 of I Hope to Do My Country Service.
creator: Bennitt, John
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1861-12-15
rights: No Copyright - United States
relation: 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.
language: eng

John Bennitt to his wife [Letter 014]
subject: Bennitt, John
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)
subject: Surgeons
subject: Correspondence
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
subject: United States. Army. Corps, 20th
subject: University of Michigan
subject: Ann Arbor (Mich.)
subject: Centreville (Mich.)
subject: Michigan
description: Correspondence from John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, December 19, 1861. During this time, Bennitt is enrolled in classes in the Department of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 1 of I Hope to Do My Country Service.
creator: Bennitt, John
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1861-12-19
rights: No Copyright - United States
relation: 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.
language: eng

Certificate of discharge and voucher for payment of Pvt. John B. Maloney, 5th Michigan Infantry
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865)
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description: Certificate of discharge of Pvt. John B. Maloney of Capt. Sherlock's Company A of the 5th Regiment of Infantry Volunteers of the State of Michigan. Maloney, a laborer, joined the Regiment in Ft. Wayne Michigan, and was discharged with surgeon's certificate of disability. Voucher for payment of services, paid Feb. 25, 1863.
creator: United States. Army. Pay Department
creator: Maloney, John B.
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1863-02-25
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

John Bennitt to his wife [Letter 015]
subject: Bennitt, John
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)
subject: Surgeons
subject: Correspondence
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
subject: United States. Army. Corps, 20th
subject: University of Michigan
subject: Ann Arbor (Mich.)
subject: Centreville (Mich.)
subject: Michigan
description: Correspondence from John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, December 22, 1861. During this time, Bennitt is enrolled in classes in the Department of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 1 of I Hope to Do My Country Service.
creator: Bennitt, John
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1861-12-22
rights: No Copyright - United States
relation: 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.
language: eng

John Bennitt to his wife [Letter 016]
subject: Bennitt, John
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)
subject: Surgeons
subject: Correspondence
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
subject: United States. Army. Corps, 20th
subject: University of Michigan
subject: Ann Arbor (Mich.)
subject: Centreville (Mich.)
subject: Michigan
description: Correspondence from John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, December 27, 1861. During this time, Bennitt is enrolled in classes in the Department of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 1 of I Hope to Do My Country Service.
creator: Bennitt, John
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1861-12-25
rights: No Copyright - United States
relation: 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.
language: eng

Voucher to 1st Lieut. Charles T. Bissell, 5th Michigan Infantry
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865)
description: Voucher to 1st Lieut. Charles T. Bissell of the 5th Michigan Infantry, paid July 17, 1863.
creator: United States. Army
creator: Bissell, Charles T.
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1863-07-17
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

John Bennitt to his wife [Letter 017]
subject: Bennitt, John
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)
subject: Surgeons
subject: Correspondence
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
subject: United States. Army. Corps, 20th
subject: University of Michigan
subject: Ann Arbor (Mich.)
subject: Centreville (Mich.)
subject: Michigan
description: Correspondence from John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, December 29, 1861. During this time, Bennitt is enrolled in classes in the Department of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 1 of I Hope to Do My Country Service.
creator: Bennitt, John
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1861-12-29
rights: No Copyright - United States
relation: 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.
language: eng

Betsy Kinsley from Charlie Kinsley, Jun. 9, 1861
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Cavalry Regiment, 4th (1862-1865)
subject: Romeo (Mich.)
subject: New London (Ohio)
subject: Michigan
description: Letter written by a guitar player performing with a traveling circus in Michigan. The band plays for the 4th Michigan Regiment.
creator: Kinsley, Charlie
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Harriet Lundy from Thomas Lundy, Oct. 9, 1862
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: Cincinnati (Ohio)
subject: Lawrenceburg (Ind.)
description: Letter from Thomas Lundy, a soldier in the Michigan 19th Infantry, describing his time in a Cincinnati hospital.
creator: Lundy, Thomas
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1862
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

John Bennitt to his wife [Letter 018]
subject: Bennitt, John
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)
subject: Surgeons
subject: Correspondence
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
subject: United States. Army. Corps, 20th
subject: University of Michigan
subject: Ann Arbor (Mich.)
subject: Centreville (Mich.)
subject: Michigan
description: Correspondence from John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, January 1, 1862. During this time, Bennitt is enrolled in classes in the Department of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 1 of I Hope to Do My Country Service.
creator: Bennitt, John
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1862-01-01
rights: No Copyright - United States
relation: 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.
language: eng

Milton A. Welch to his mother, Sep. 24, 1860
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 50th (1861-1865)
subject: City Point (Hopewell, Va.)
subject: Parishville (N.Y.)
description: A letter from Milton A. Welch to his mother describing the camp at City Point, Va. with the New York 50th Infantry Regiment and updating her on recent events.
creator: Welch, Milton A.
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1860
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

John Bennitt to his wife [Letter 019]
subject: Bennitt, John
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)
subject: Surgeons
subject: Correspondence
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
subject: United States. Army. Corps, 20th
subject: University of Michigan
subject: Ann Arbor (Mich.)
subject: Centreville (Mich.)
subject: Michigan
description: Correspondence from John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, January 5, 1862. During this time, Bennitt is enrolled in classes in the Department of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 1 of I Hope to Do My Country Service.
creator: Bennitt, John
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1862
rights: No Copyright - United States
relation: 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.
language: eng

John Bennitt to his wife [Letter 020]
subject: Bennitt, John
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)
subject: Surgeons
subject: Correspondence
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
subject: United States. Army. Corps, 20th
subject: University of Michigan
subject: Ann Arbor (Mich.)
subject: Centreville (Mich.)
subject: Michigan
description: Correspondence from John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, January 8, 1962. During this time, Bennitt is enrolled in classes in the Department of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 1 of I Hope to Do My Country Service.
creator: Bennitt, John
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1862-01-08
rights: No Copyright - United States
relation: 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.
language: eng

John Bennitt to his wife [Letter 021]
subject: Bennitt, John
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)
subject: Surgeons
subject: Correspondence
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
subject: United States. Army. Corps, 20th
subject: University of Michigan
subject: Ann Arbor (Mich.)
subject: Centreville (Mich.)
subject: Michigan
description: Correspondence from John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, January 10, 1862. During this time, Bennitt is enrolled in classes in the Department of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 1 of I Hope to Do My Country Service.
creator: Bennitt, John
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1862-01-10
rights: No Copyright - United States
relation: 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.
language: eng

John Bennitt to his wife [Letter 022]
subject: Bennitt, John
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)
subject: Surgeons
subject: Correspondence
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
subject: United States. Army. Corps, 20th
subject: Ann Arbor (Mich.)
subject: Centreville (Mich.)
subject: Michigan
subject: Port Huron (Mich.)
description: Correspondence from John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, July 7, 1862, from Port Huron after leaving Ann Arbor, Michigan where he was enrolled in classes in the Department of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Michigan. Bennitt considered setting up a medical practice prior to enlisting. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 1 of I Hope to Do My Country Service.
creator: Bennitt, John
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1862-07-07
rights: No Copyright - United States
relation: 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.
language: eng

John Bennitt to his wife [Letter 023]
subject: Bennitt, John
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)
subject: Surgeons
subject: Correspondence
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
subject: United States. Army. Corps, 20th
subject: Michigan
subject: Kentucky
description: Correspondence from John Bennitt to his wife Charlotte, August 21, 1862. During this time, Bennitt enlists as an assistant surgeon in the 19th Michigan Infantry. Bennitt_s regiment moves from Dowagiac, Michigan to Cincinnati, where it joins General Granger_s Army of Kentucky at Covington. Bennitt describes their march to Lexington and Nicholasville. During this time in Kentucky, Bennitt is placed in charge of the divisional hospital. Their Centreville home is lost through forclosure and his family moves to Three Rivers, Michigan to stay with friends. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 2 of I Hope to Do My Country Service.
creator: Bennitt, John
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1862-08-21
rights: No Copyright - United States
relation: 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.
language: eng

John Bennitt to his wife [Letter 024]
subject: Bennitt, John
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)
subject: Surgeons
subject: Correspondence
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
subject: United States. Army. Corps, 20th
subject: Michigan
subject: Kentucky
description: Correspondence from John Bennitt to his wife Charlotte, September 10, 1862. During this time, Bennitt enlists as an assistant surgeon in the 19th Michigan Infantry. Bennitt_s regiment moves from Dowagiac, Michigan to Cincinnati, where it joins General Granger_s Army of Kentucky at Covington. Bennitt describes their march to Lexington and Nicholasville. During this time in Kentucky, Bennitt is placed in charge of the divisional hospital. Their Centreville home is lost through forclosure and his family moves to Three Rivers, Michigan to stay with friends. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 2 of I Hope to Do My Country Service.
creator: Bennitt, John
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1862-09-10
rights: No Copyright - United States
relation: 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.
language: eng

John Bennitt to his wife [Letter 025]
subject: Bennitt, John
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)
subject: Surgeons
subject: Correspondence
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
subject: United States. Army. Corps, 20th
subject: Michigan
subject: Kentucky
subject: Ohio
description: Correspondence from John Bennitt to his wife Charlotte, September 16, 1862. During this time, Bennitt enlists as an assistant surgeon in the 19th Michigan Infantry. Bennitt_s regiment moves from Dowagiac, Michigan to Cincinnati, where it joins General Granger_s Army of Kentucky at Covington. Bennitt describes their march to Lexington and Nicholasville. During this time in Kentucky, Bennitt is placed in charge of the divisional hospital. Their Centreville home is lost through forclosure and his family moves to Three Rivers, Michigan to stay with friends. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 2 of I Hope to Do My Country Service.
creator: Bennitt, John
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1862-09-16
rights: No Copyright - United States
relation: 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.
language: eng

John Bennitt to his wife [Letter 026]
subject: Bennitt, John
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)
subject: Surgeons
subject: Correspondence
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
subject: United States. Army. Corps, 20th
subject: Michigan
subject: Kentucky
subject: Ohio
description: Correspondence from John Bennitt to his wife Charlotte, September 21, 1862. During this time, Bennitt enlists as an assistant surgeon in the 19th Michigan Infantry. Bennitt_s regiment moves from Dowagiac, Michigan to Cincinnati, where it joins General Granger_s Army of Kentucky at Covington. Bennitt describes their march to Lexington and Nicholasville. During this time in Kentucky, Bennitt is placed in charge of the divisional hospital. Their Centreville home is lost through forclosure and his family moves to Three Rivers, Michigan to stay with friends. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 2 of I Hope to Do My Country Service.
creator: Bennitt, John
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1862-09-21
rights: No Copyright - United States
relation: 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.
language: eng

John Bennitt to his wife [Letter 027]
subject: Bennitt, John
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)
subject: Surgeons
subject: Correspondence
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
subject: United States. Army. Corps, 20th
subject: Michigan
subject: Kentucky
subject: Indiana
description: Correspondence from John Bennitt to his wife Charlotte, September 26, 1862. During this time, Bennitt enlists as an assistant surgeon in the 19th Michigan Infantry. Bennitt_s regiment moves from Dowagiac, Michigan to Cincinnati, where it joins General Granger_s Army of Kentucky at Covington. Bennitt describes their march to Lexington and Nicholasville. During this time in Kentucky, Bennitt is placed in charge of the divisional hospital. Their Centreville home is lost through forclosure and his family moves to Three Rivers, Michigan to stay with friends. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 2 of I Hope to Do My Country Service.
creator: Bennitt, John
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1862-09-26
rights: No Copyright - United States
relation: 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.
language: eng

John Bennitt to his wife [Letter 028]
subject: Bennitt, John
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)
subject: Surgeons
subject: Correspondence
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
subject: United States. Army. Corps, 20th
subject: Michigan
subject: Kentucky
subject: Indiana
description: Correspondence from John Bennitt to his wife Charlotte, September 26, 1862. During this time, Bennitt enlists as an assistant surgeon in the 19th Michigan Infantry. Bennitt_s regiment moves from Dowagiac, Michigan to Cincinnati, where it joins General Granger_s Army of Kentucky at Covington. Bennitt describes their march to Lexington and Nicholasville. During this time in Kentucky, Bennitt is placed in charge of the divisional hospital. Their Centreville home is lost through forclosure and his family moves to Three Rivers, Michigan to stay with friends. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 2 of I Hope to Do My Country Service.
creator: Bennitt, John
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1862-09-26
rights: No Copyright - United States
relation: 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.
language: eng

John Bennitt to his wife [Letter 029]
subject: Bennitt, John
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)
subject: Surgeons
subject: Correspondence
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
subject: United States. Army. Corps, 20th
subject: Michigan
subject: Kentucky
subject: Ohio
description: Correspondence from John Bennitt to his wife Charlotte, October 5, 1862. During this time, Bennitt enlists as an assistant surgeon in the 19th Michigan Infantry. Bennitt_s regiment moves from Dowagiac, Michigan to Cincinnati, where it joins General Granger_s Army of Kentucky at Covington. Bennitt describes their march to Lexington and Nicholasville. During this time in Kentucky, Bennitt is placed in charge of the divisional hospital. Their Centreville home is lost through forclosure and his family moves to Three Rivers, Michigan to stay with friends. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 2 of I Hope to Do My Country Service.
creator: Bennitt, John
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1862-10-05
rights: No Copyright - United States
relation: 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.
language: eng

John Bennitt to his wife [Letter 030]
subject: Bennitt, John
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)
subject: Surgeons
subject: Correspondence
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
subject: United States. Army. Corps, 20th
subject: Michigan
subject: Kentucky
subject: Ohio
description: Correspondence from John Bennitt to his wife Charlotte, October 12, 1862. During this time, Bennitt enlists as an assistant surgeon in the 19th Michigan Infantry. Bennitt_s regiment moves from Dowagiac, Michigan to Cincinnati, where it joins General Granger_s Army of Kentucky at Covington. Bennitt describes their march to Lexington and Nicholasville. During this time in Kentucky, Bennitt is placed in charge of the divisional hospital. Their Centreville home is lost through forclosure and his family moves to Three Rivers, Michigan to stay with friends. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 2 of I Hope to Do My Country Service.
creator: Bennitt, John
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1862-10-12
rights: No Copyright - United States
relation: 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.
language: eng