A Guide to the Papers of James Langstaff Dunn, 1850-1906, n.d. Dunn, James Langstaff, Papers of 8301, -a, -b

A Guide to the Papers of James Langstaff Dunn, 1850-1906, n.d.

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Accession Number 8301, -a, -b


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Repository
Special Collections, University of Virginia Library
Accession number
8301, -a, -b
Title
Papers of James Langstaff Dunn, 1850-1906, n.d.
Physical Characteristics
This collection consists of ca. 150 items in one box.
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Papers of James Langstaff Dunn, 1850-1906, n.d., Accession #8301, -a, -b, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was given to the library by Josephine Shamburg Johnston, of Charlottesville, VA, on February 15, 1988.

Provenance

This collection descended to Josephine Shamburg Johston, the granddaughter of Dr. Dunn.

Biographical/Historical Information

Dunn was born near Meadville, Crawford County, Pa. on September 9, 1826. He married Temperance Osborne at Hayfield, Crawford County, on October 15, 1849. The couple had four children -- Josephine A., James A., Jessie, and Gertrude.

Dunn enlisted in the Union Army from Crawford County, Pa., on April 16, 1861, as a Captain of Company D., Erie Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He did not continue with the Company, however, as he was appointed Surgeon of Pennsylvania Volunteers with the rank of Major. For three years, he was Surgeon of the 109th Regiment. During service, he participated in engagements at Cedar or Slaughter Mountain, Va.; 2nd Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Md.; Chancellorsville, VA.; Gettysburg, Pa.; Wauhatchie, Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge, Tenn. His 12th Corps was consolidated with the 20th Corps, Army of the Potoma, which was engaged at Ringgold, Ga.; and other areas in Goergia including Mill Creek Gap, Peach Tree Creek, Resaca, Dallas or New Hope Church, Kenesaw Mountain, Pine Knob, Culpie Farm, Muddy Creek, and others and the Siege of Atlanta and March to the Sea at Savannah.

Scope and Content Information

This collection consists of letters from James Langstaff Dunn, a Brigade Surgeon to the 2nd Brigade, Banks Corp, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 12th and 20th Army Corps, to his wife (with a few exceptions). It also includes a portfolio of his personal military and civil history.

Dunn's letters are chiefly filled with news of family and friends. He describes camp life, food, marches, weather, illnesses among the troops, battles, treatment of the wounded, and his thoughts on the war. There is a gap in the letters between January and April, 1864, when Dunn was apparently at home on leave for several months.

Arrangement

Correspondence is arranged chronologically.

Contents List

Correspondence
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Folder 13.
Military Record of James Langstaff Dunn. May 1903.

Compiled by the Soldiers and Sailors Historical and Benevolent Society.