Browning, Silas W.,  1820-1888. <br/><br/>
Silas W. Browning papers, 1779-1890  (bulk 1862-1863). 

 - 59  items. 1  1  container plus  oversize. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Chiefly letters (1862-1863) from Browning during his service in the 53rd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry to his wife and daughters from Mississippi and Louisiana relating to his activities as a hospital steward, the diet and the health of the regiment, conduct of the troops, and conditions in the South during the Civil War. 
<br/><br/><br/>Abolitionist and soldier. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 78014167  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Browning family.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Army --Military life.<br/>United States. Army.  Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 53rd (1862-1863) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Abolitionists.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Louisiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.<br/>Mississippi--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.<br/>United States--History--Medical care.--Civil War, 1861-1865<br/>United States--History--Personal narratives.--Civil War, 1861-1865
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Abolitionists.<br/>Soldiers.