Box W0091.01

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection includes a series of thirty letters written by Dr. Townsend Heaton, a member of the 70th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Documenting Heaton's Civil War service from his enlistment in October 1861 to his return to civilian life in December 1864, the letters provide first-hand accounts of camp life, desertions, hospital and ambulance operations, and battles. Most of the letters are addressed to his brother, John Heaton, and his father, Joseph Heaton. The collection includes letters...