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100	1		_aWhitten, Benjamin F. _q(Benjamin Franklin), _dapproximately 1836-
245	0	0	_aBenjamin F. Whitten papers, _f1848-1945 _g(bulk 1861-1883).
300			_a750 _fitems.
300			_a3 _fcontainers plus _a1 _foversize.
300			_a1.0 _flinear feet.
506	0		_aOpen to research.
520	8		_aCorrespondence, 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.
545	0		_aUnion Army officer.
546			_aCollection material in English.
555	8		_aFinding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at _uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010278
600	1	0	_aWhitten, Abigail _vCorrespondence.
600	3	0	_aWhitten family.
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bArmy. _bMaine Infantry Regiment, 9th (1861-1865)
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bArmy. _bMassachusetts Infantry Regiment, 54th (1863-1865)
650		0	_aAfrican Americans _xEducation.
650		0	_aCold Harbor, Battle of, Va., 1864.
650		0	_aFreedmen _zSouthern States _xSocial life and customs.
650		0	_aFrontier and pioneer life _zNebraska.
650		0	_aMorris Island, Battle of, S.C., 1863 (July 10-September 7)
650		0	_aWorld War, 1914-1918.
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945.
651		0	_aBermuda Hundred Region (Va.) _xHistory _yCivil War, 1861-1865.
651		0	_aFort Wagner (S.C.)
651		0	_aSouth Atlantic States _xHistory _yCivil War, 1861-1865 _xCampaigns.
651		0	_aSouth Carolina _xHistory _yCivil War, 1861-1865 _xCampaigns.
651		0	_aUnited States _xHistory _yCivil War, 1861-1865.
651		0	_aUnited States _xHistory _yCivil War, 1861-1865 _xAfrican Americans.
651		0	_aUnited States _xHistory _yCivil War, 1861-1865 _xParticipation, African American.
651		0	_aUnited States _xHistory _yCivil War, 1861-1865 _xPrisoners and prisons.
651		0	_aUnited States _xHistory _yCivil War, 1861-1865 _vSongs and music.
651		0	_aVirginia _xHistory _yCivil War, 1861-1865 _xCampaigns.
656		7	_aArmy officers. _2itoamc
856	4		_3Finding aid _uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010278
856	4		_3Finding aid (PDF) _uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010278.3
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