Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains the papers of William S. Newton, documenting the Civil War experiences of an Ohio surgeon in West Virginia and Virginia from 1862 to 1865. Arranged in four series, the collection includes Civil War correspondence, transcripts of the correspondence, official documents, and other family materials related to William S. Newton.The bulk of the collection, which is the first series, consists of nearly 170 letters from Newton to his wife and children. His...