Dr. Theophilus Brooks Winn, Major

1836 - 1890  (54 years)

• Name	Theophilus Brooks Winn
  Prefix	Dr.
  Suffix	Major
  Born	1836	, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130448955
  Military	US civil war - assistant surgeon
  Residence	1851	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Christian
  Residence	1881	Nassagaweya, Toronto Twp., Peel Region, Ontario
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-292913
  Died	8 Oct 1890	Nassagaweya Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Buried	Campbellville Burying Ground, Campbellville, Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I292913	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Joshua Winn,   b. CALC 17 Mar 1787, Danby, Rutland, Vermont, United States ,   d. 17 Dec 1869, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Mother	Mary "Polly" Wakefield,   b. CALC 12 May 1796, Montpelier, Washington, Vermont, United States ,   d. 12 Mar 1884, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 87 years)
  Family ID	F236903	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  American Civil War Soldiers about Theophilus Winn Name: Theophilus Winn Enlistment Date: 29 Jul 1864 Enlistment Place: Deep Bottom, Virginia Side Served: Union State Served: New York Service Record: 1) Enlisted as an Assistant Surgeon on 29 July 1864 at the age of 27. Commission in Company S, 57th Infantry Regiment New York on 29 Jul 1864. 2) Transferred into 61st Infantry Regiment New York on 6 Dec 1864. 3) Transferred out of Company S, 57th Infantry Regiment New York on 6 Dec 1864. (2019). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 3 March 2019, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130448955/theophilus-brooks-winn ____________________ WINN, THEOPHILUS BROOKS was welcomed to Waterloo by the Berlin Telegraph on June 17, 1864. He had just graduated from the University of Toronto, and the Telegraph predicted great things for him. His card said that his office was in the Snyder's Block in Waterloo. The Canadian Champion, Milton, on October 12, 1865, in a reference to him shortly after he had settled in Milton, said: After he graduated, in order to perfect himself in the art of surgery, he offered his services to the American Government and on their being accepted, he was sent with Grant through his fearful campaign from the Rapidan to Lee's surrender. Dr. Winn rapidly rose until he became Hospital Surgeon to the fifth corps, and was mustered out at the end of his service with the rank of Major of Cavalry. Note - Since Grant crossed the Rapidan on May 4, 1864, and accepted Lee's surrender on April 9, 1865, Winn's stay in Waterloo must have been exceedingly brief, certainly only a matter of weeks. Dr. Alexander D. Campbell, Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925, 1986

  
  

• Sources

  [S242] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1851, Div. 2 Page 13. [S3231] Find A Grave, (2019). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 3 March 2019, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130448955/theophilus-brooks-winn. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name: Theophilus B. Winn Sex: Male Age: 54 years (54 years) Birth Year (Estimated): 1836 Birthplace: County York, Ontario Event Type: Death Event Date: 1890 8 Oct Event Place: Nassagaweya, Halton, Ontario

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1836 - , York Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Christian - 1851 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Oct 1890 - Nassagaweya Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth