NUCMC Catalog Record
Creator: Brinton, Daniel Garrison, 1837‐1899.
Title: Daniel Garrison Brinton papers.
Date Created: 1863‐1899 (bulk 1863‐1864)
Extent: 1 box (.5 linear ft.)
Location: Chester County Historical Society, West Chester, Pa.
Biographical Data: Dr. Daniel Garrison Brinton (13 May 1837‐31 July 1899) was born in Thornbury Township, Chester County, Pa., on "Homestead Farm" to Lewis and Ann (Garrison) Brinton. Brinton entered the army as a surgeon and served as Medical Director of the II Army Corps, holding the rank of Brevet Lieutenant‐Colonel. After the war, Brinton became well known for his work in ethnology, anthropology, and linguistics of North and South America.
Summary: Chiefly letters from Brinton to his parents during the Civil War years of 1863 and 1864. Brinton's letters give the reader descriptions about troop movements before, during, and after the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Although Brinton is said to have served with the troops at Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, and Missionary Ridge, the letters in the collection stop in Sept. 1863 and begin again in Aug. 1864 when Brinton writes his family from the U.S. General Hospital in Quincy, Ill., where he was superintendent for the remainder of the war. Correspondence includes references to Lewis A. Armistead, Francis C. Barlow, O.O. Howard, Robert E. Lee, George G. Meade, Carl Schurz, Adolph von Steinwehr, Frederick William Stowe, Horatio Worrall, and to Mosby's Guerillas. He also mentions his cook, John Copeland, Sr., who was the father of John Copeland, Jr. (1834‐1859), of Harper's Ferry fame.
Subjects: Armistead, Lewis A. (Lewis Addison), 1817‐1863. Barlow, Francis C. (Francis Channing), 1834‐1896. Brinton, Ann Garrison, d. 1897 -- Correspondence. Brinton, Daniel Garrison, 1837‐1899 -- Correspondence. Brinton, Lewis, 1804‐1869 -- Correspondence. Copeland, John Anthony, b. 1808. Howard, O. O. (Oliver Otis), 1830‐1909. Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807‐1870. Meade, George Gordon, 1815‐1872. Schurz, Carl, 1829‐1906. Steinwehr, A. von (Adolph), 1822‐1877.
OCLC 648131415
Subjects: Stowe, Frederick William, 1840‐ca. 1870. Worrall, Horatio. Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Cavalry Battalion, 43rd. United States. Army -- Surgeons -- Correspondence. Brinton family -- Correspondence. Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863 ‐‐ Personal narratives. Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 -- Personal narratives. Military hospitals -- Illinois -- Quincy. Surgeons ‐‐ United States -- Correspondence. Chester County (Pa.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861‐1865. Illinois -- History -- Civil War, 1861‐1865. Pennsylvania -- History -- Civil War, 1861‐1865. Quincy (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century. United States ‐‐ History -- Civil War, 1861‐1865 -- Personal narratives. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861‐1865 -- Hospitals. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861‐1865 ‐‐ Medical care. Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861‐1865.
OCLC 648131415