Josiah L. Brown papers
Scope and Content
The Josiah L. Brown papers consists correspondence, medical orders and a bond spanning from 1862 through 1865. The first group of letters contains 10 letters, 20 pages in total, written by Brown to his wife, four letters from Libby prison and several from West Virginia during the American Civil War. A second group of 5 letters are from other soldiers, including one from Valentine McIntyre, brother of Mary Brown with an additional two pages to her from Dr. Brown. A third group consists of 12 documents by Army surgeons including of requisitions for medicines and General Orders for Doctors. Finally, there is a Confederate Bond.
Dates
- Creation: 1862-1865
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Biography of Josiah L. Brown
Dr. Josiah L. Brown was born in New York and was thirty-three in the 1860 Census. He lived in Green Springs, Seneca County, Ohio, with his wife, Mary Brown (native of Massachusetts), and their two daughters, Alice and Lucina. Brown entered the military service on April 14, 1863 as Assistant Surgeon of the 116th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He was captured at the Second Battle of Winchester, Virginia, on June 15, 1863. He was imprisoned in Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia, and released in early August 1863, but was ill and put into a hospital. He was returned to the Regiment on December 18, 1863 and he resigned on October 28, 1864.
Extent
1.3 cubic feet
Abstract
The Josiah L. Brown papers consists correspondence, medical orders and a bond spanning from 1862 through 1865.
Statement of Arrangement
This collection remains in its original arrangement.
Description Note
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Subject
- Brown, Josiah L. (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Josiah L. Brown papers
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Stephanie Smith, 2009
- Date
- 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- The finding aid was converted into EAD with funding support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Revision Statements
- 5 January 2024: Subjects and other notes added from ALICE MARC records and Mahn Center Microsoft Office finding aids by Ohio University Libraries Metadata Services Department Python scripts.
Repository Details
Part of the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections Repository
