Todd, Charles Henry (1838-1915) Papers, 1848-1917
Held by The Filson Historical Society
Creator: Todd, Charles Henry, 1838-1915
Title: Papers, 1848-1917
Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Collections Department.
Size of Collection: 2 cubic feet
Location Number: Mss. A T633ch
Scope and Content Note
Papers include correspondence, 1865-1917, discussing routine political matters; book reviews; and articles and speeches by Todd on medical and historical subjects. Also included is genealogical information on the Burwell, Griffith, Harris, Hart, Steptoe, and Todd families.
Biographical Note
1838 Born in Shelby County, Ky.
1861 Graduated from Tulane University with a degree in medicine.
1861 Assigned as assistant surgeon at the Moore Hospital at Manassas Junction.
1862 Transferred to the general hospital at Liberty, Va. and then assigned to the
Sixth Louisiana Infantry as assistant surgeon.
1863 Promoted to surgeon.
1864 Transferred to the Thirteenth Virginia Infantry, captured after the battle of Monocacy and exchanged that Aug.
1865 Surrendered with Lee’s army at Appomattox and returned to practice medicine in Owensboro.
1915 Died.
Folder List
Box 1
1 Correspondence, 1865 June 18-1868 June 17.
2 Correspondence, 1868-1869 July.
3 Correspondence, 1870-1871.
4 Correspondence, 1874 June-July.
5 Correspondence, 1874 Aug.-Nov.
6 Correspondence, 1876-1877.
7 Correspondence, 1878-1879.
8 Correspondence, 1881-1883.
9 Correspondence, 1883.
Box 2
10 Correspondence, 1884-1885.
11 Correspondence, 1886-1888.
12 Correspondence, 1889.
13 Correspondence, 1890-1893.
14 Correspondence, 1894-1895.Contains genealogical information.
15 Correspondence, 1896.
Box 3
16 Correspondence, 1897.
17 Correspondence, 1898.
18 Correspondence, 1899.
19 Correspondence, 1900-1902.
20 Correspondence, 1903-1918.
Box 4
21 Correspondence to Rosa Burwell Todd (1848-1911), 1869-1876.
22 Correspondence to Rosa Burwell Todd (1848-1911), 1877.
23 Correspondence to Rosa Burwell Todd (1848-1911), 1878-1879.
24 Correspondence to Rosa Burwell Todd (1848-1911), 1884-1889.
25 Correspondence to Rosa Burwell Todd (1848-1911), 1890-1899.
26 Correspondence to Rosa Burwell Todd (1848-1911), 1900-1909.
27 Speech: “King’s Mountain,” delivered by Rosa Burwell Todd (1848-1911) to the Gen. Evan Shelby Chapter of the DAR, 1902 Jan. 6.
28 Letitia McCreery Burwell correspondence, 1868-1900.
28a L. M. B. letter, 1848, May.
29 Letter from William McCreery Burwell to Mary Fanny Burwell, 1862 Jan. 9.
30Toddchildren correspondence, 1875-1957.
Box 5
31 Genealogy: Burwell, Griffith, Harris, Hart, Shelby, and Steptoe families.
32 Genealogy: Todd family.
33 Drafts of articles and speeches. Book reviews.
34 Drafts of articles and speeches: Confederate veterans and material about the Confederate side.
35 Drafts of articles and speeches: “Bacon’s Rebellion;” a speech.
Box 6
36 Drafts of articles and speeches: Medical: cardiac stimulation; croupous pneumonia; diet; life insurance; malpractice; placenta previa; saline solution; and smallpox.
37 Drafts of historical articles and speeches.
38 Printed materials: Recipe; funeral invitation for Harry Innes Todd; miscellaneous Confederate and medical clippings.