Whitten, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) approximately 1836- creator mixed material monographic eng 750 3 1 1.0 Correspondence, family papers, military records, financial and legal records, and other papers relating primarily to Whitten's Civil War service with the 9th Maine Infantry Regiment. Documents his participation in the Battle of Morris Island, S.C., 1863; other actions and encampments along the southeast Atlantic coast in 1862 and 1863; the Battle of Cold Harbor, Va., 1864; and engagements in Bermuda Hundred, Va., where he was taken captive as a prisoner of war. Subjects include music, education, and the recruitment and performance of African American soldiers, especially those serving in the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment; and community life among former slaves in the South. Includes correspondence between Whitten and his wife, Abigail, concerning homesteading in Nebraska and other personal matters. Also includes correspondence of other Whitten family members and of American servicemen during World War I and World War II. Open to research. Union Army officer. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010278 Whitten, Abigail Correspondence Whitten family United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 9th (1861-1865) United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 54th (1863-1865) African Americans Education Cold Harbor, Battle of, Va., 1864 Freedmen Southern States Social life and customs Frontier and pioneer life Nebraska Morris Island, Battle of, S.C., 1863 (July 10-September 7) World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1939-1945 Bermuda Hundred Region (Va.) History Civil War, 1861-1865 Fort Wagner (S.C.) South Atlantic States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns South Carolina History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 African Americans United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Participation, African American United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Prisoners and prisons United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Songs and music Virginia History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns Army officers mm2009085476 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms010278 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms010278.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010278 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010278.3 Open to research. DLC 090817 20260227111731.0 mm2009085476 eng