PREFATORY NOTES WILLIAM THOMPSON LUSK, M.D., LL.D., was the son of Sylvester Graham and Elizabeth Freeman (née Adams) Lusk; grandson of Sylvester and Sarah (née King) Lusk, of Enfield, Conn., and of Richard and Mary Rebecca (née Turville) Adams of Norwich, Conn. Richard Adams and his wife were both natives of Essequibo, British Guiana. His great-great-grandfather, John Lusk, was born in Scotland, whence he emigrated to the North of Ireland, and thence to this country, settling at Wethersfield, Conn. He died at Newington in the township of Wethersfield in 1788 at the age of eighty-three years. His origin is obscure. William T. Lusk's great-great-grandfather on his mother's side was Richard Adams, who was born in England between 1690 and 1720 and settled in South America. His father (b. 1805, d. 1840) was a New York merchant of the house of Lusk, Lathrop & Co. His mother was born in 1814 and died in 1875. The familiar references to people in these letters have the following interpretations: Cousin Lou is Mrs. Henry G. Thompson; Uncle John is John Adams, the brother of William T. Lusk's mother; Uncle Phelps is Isaac N. Phelps, and Aunt Maria (née Lusk) is his wife; Walter is William Walter Phelps; Hall is the Rev. William K. Hall, later of Newburg, New York; Horace is Horace Barnard, brother of Mrs. Henry G. Thompson. The historical notes of this volume were collected by Anna H. Lusk. Mr. Edward L. Burlingame gave valued advice in the editing. Mr. O. G. Mason, for forty-two years the photographer at Bellevue Hospital, skilfully revived much of the former intensity of those photographs used for reproduction, that were faded and worn by time. The books from which the references and maps were taken are the following: "The Rebellion Record," edited by Frank Moore, published by G. P. Putnam, New York. "The 79th Highlanders New York Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion," by William Todd. Press of Brandow, Barton & Co., Albany, New York, 1886. "The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens," by his son Hazard Stevens, published by Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston and New York. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1900. "Antietam and Fredericksburg," by Francis Winthrop Palfrey, published by Chas. Scribner's Sons, New York, 1882. "Letters of a Family during the War for the Union," printed for private distribution. Copyright 1899, by Georgeanna Woolsey Bacon and Eliza Woolsey Howland. "The Memorial History of the City of New York," edited by Jas. Grant Wilson, published by The New York History Co., 1893. "The War of the Rebellion," prepared under the direction of the Secretary of War by Bvt. Lieut.-Col. Robert N. Scott, Third U. S. Artillery. Published at Government Printing Office, Washington, 1882. "The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion," prepared, in accordance with acts of Congress, under the direction of Surgeon-General Joseph E. Barnes, U. S. Army. Part First. Medical. Published at Government Printing Office, Washington, Second Issue, 1879. CONTENTS MEMORIALS OF WILLIAM THOMPSON LUSK, M.D., LL.D. Address in Memory of William Thompson Lusk, M.D., LL.D. Memoir of William Thompson Lusk, M.D. By Austin Flint, 21 1863 47 Col. W. T. Sherman made brigade commander, and Brigadier- 51 First Battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861. Death of Col. Cameron 55, 60 Transfer of the 79th Highlanders from Colonel W. T. Sher- man's brigade to that of General Mansfield Appointment of Gov. Isaac I. Stevens Colonel of the 79th High- The Mutiny in the 79th Regiment, Aug. 14, 1861 Reconnoissance at Lewinsville, Sept. 11, 1861. Restoration of Colors to the Highlanders. Colonel Stevens appointed Brig- The Port Royal Expedition under the command of General Naval Engagement at Port Royal under the command of Com- modore Saml. F. Dupont, Nov. 7, 1861 The Occupation of Beaufort, Dec. 9, 1861 Action at Port Royal Ferry, Jan. 1, 1862 . Appointment of Col. Addison Farnsworth Colonel of the High- General Thos. W. Sherman superseded by Major-General 132, 143 Battle of Chantilly, Sept. 1, 1862. Death of Genl. Stevens. 180, 185 The Reinstatement of McClellan Battle of South Mountain, Sept. 4, 1862 Letters relating to efforts made to secure for Capt. Lusk the Battle of Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862 The "Mud Campaign." Burnside succeeded by Hooker Letters relating to the appointment of Capt. Lusk as Lieutenant- The Return of Lieutenant-Colonel Lusk to the scene of con- flict (Harper's Ferry), serving as Assistant Adjutant-General Letter written after the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1, 2, and 3, 1863, and the Surrender of Vicksburg, July 4, 1863 The Draft Riots in New York City, July 11, 12, and 13, ELIZABETH FREEMAN (ADAMS) LUSK, MOTHER OF W. T. LUSK WILLIAM THOMPSON LUSK AT THE AGE OF SEVEN YEARS 35 47 71 89 122 GENERAL ISAAC I. STEVENS AND HIS STAFF 137 666 166 HOUSE AT NORWICH, CONN., IN WHICH WILLIAM T. LUSK WAS 175 MARY HARTWELL CHITTENDEN WHOM W. T. LUSK MARRIED 262 MAPS MAP OF MILITARY OPERATIONS IN N.E. VIRGINIA, MARYLAND, PORT ROYAL AND SEA ISLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA |