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Wentworth Dow fonds [textual record (microform)]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1862-1904.

Reference:

R4292-0-7-E, MG24-F129

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

107021

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Wentworth Dow fonds
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Date(s):

1862-1904.

Place of creation:

United States

Extent:

6 microfiches.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of microfiche copies of the Civil War diaries of Wentworth Dow covering his service from 3 February 1862 through 1 January 1865 as a private in Company E, 16th Regiment of Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers (Adams County Rifles) and on detached service at Headquarters of the 16th and 17th Army Corps. These record details of his movements and daily activities. Amongst the events outlined are his participation in several major battles and campaigns, including those of the Battle of Shiloh, the Central Mississippi Campaign of Grant, the Battle of Atlanta, Sherman's March to the Sea, and the siege of Savannah, as well as his service as the personal cook to General J.W. MacArthur and his staff.

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Dow, Wentworth, 1829-1904

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Dow, Wentworth, 1829-1904 : Wentworth Dow (1829-1904), soldier, was born at Kingsclear, New Brunswick. In August 1856 he emigrated to the United States, and worked as a lumberman in Wisconsin. He served from November 1861 to July 1865 with the Union Army in the U.S. Civil War as a private in Company E, 16th Regiment of Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers (Adams County Rifles) and on detached service at Headquarters of the 16th and 17th Army Corps. Following the war, he returned to Wisconsin where he turned to farming.

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General note:

Acquired in 1995 from G. Wayne Dow of Walnut Creek, California, via Daniel Jenkins of Nepean, Ontario.
Before reading the diary pages, it is suggested that researchers read the Introduction, review the Appendix material, and study the contents of the Index carefully. Please note also that the first diary entries are not the earliest dates in the diary.
The copy of the original diary is interleaved with a transcription and notes by G. Wayne Dow. Following the diaries are an index and identifying notes, maps, and other supporting documents.

Location of originals note:

The originals are in the possession of the Dow family.
Subject heading:

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United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Participation, Foreign

United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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123-020028-2
1995/0070

Former archival reference no.:

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MG24-F129
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Textual records: microform

[Consultation96 Restrictions vary]

Microfiche [R4292] 123--126

[Consultation 90 Open]

Microfiche [R4292] 127--128

[Consultation 95 Open, no copying]

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The fonds is open to consultation for research purposes only. Portions of fiche 5 and 6 (fiche numbers 127 and 128, page frame numbers 12,402 to 12,459) are under copyright restrictions precluding duplication.

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Date modified:: 2024-07-24