Scope and Contents 4 papers, the first paper is from the Adjutant General of Connecticut, [H]. J. Morse asking for a report of the history of all Connecticut regiments since March 1 1864. He wants included in this a list of marches, engagements, and casualties. Along with this Morse requests a list of awards the company may have received. Included with this is a history written by Winthrop which follows Morse’s guidelines. The third paper is a notice written to the soldiers of the 2[sup]nd[/sup] Connecticut...

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3 notices of pay, the first notice is notifying Winthrop that he is being paid $19.66 for vouchers. The second notice states that Winthrop needs to be compensated for paying for public transport he did not use. The third notice discusses and lists the soldiers in the regiment that are due pay.

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These notes contain mostly background information on things and people mentioned and dates of occurrence in the diary of Winthrop H. Phelps. Some of the page numbers for these entries are listed.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Phelps Family Papers consist primarily of correspondence. Most of the letters date from 1854-1865 and were written to or from Rev. Winthrop Henry Phelps, who served as chaplain to the 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery during the Civil War and from his wife Lucy F. Robinson Phelps. Among the most noteworthy of the papers are a series of diaries maintained by Rev. Phelps. Several of these were edited by his granddaughter Ethel Lowerre Phelps in 1945 and published as limited editions titled...

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1 pamphlet created by the Presbyterian Board of Publication, Philadelphia. This pamphlet talks about the need to become a Christian rather than just intending to be one, before it is too late to be saved.

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1 pamphlet, this pamphlet describes a door found in the House of Representatives including what is on the door, explaining the history that the door tells and includes a diagram on the final page. The topic of the door is the discovery of America including scenes with the famous European explorers. On the diagram Winthrop H. Phelps has written “A very good door, but cost too much by half.”