Vermonters in the Civil War
Collection Overview
Vermont soldiers in the Civil War wrote an enormous quantity of letters and diaries, of which many thousands have survived in libraries, historical societies, and in private hands. This collection represents a selection of letters and diaries from the University of Vermont and the Vermont Historical Society.
The collection includes materials dating from 1861 at the start of the Civil War, and will grow with additional materials throughout the years of the sesquicentennial commemoration, from 2011 through 2015. Materials were selected for digitization to provide a variety of perspectives on events and issues. The voices represented in the collection include private soldiers and officers, as well as a few civilians. All of the extant Civil War-era letters or diaries of each of the selected individuals (at least, all that are to be found in the participating institutions’ collections) will eventually be included; each adds a certain experience and point of view to the whole.
1861
In 1861, Vermont produced a three-month volunteer infantry regiment (the First Vermont Infantry) that served in Virginia from May through July. Five additional volunteer infantry regiments, mustered for three-year terms and numbered consecutively, were put in the field in the summer and fall, camping first in Washington and at Camp Griffin through the fall and winter. The First Vermont Cavalry regiment was also mustered and sent south in the fall of 1861.
Subject content for the 1861 letters and diaries covers a great deal of ground. The many logistical issues involved in launching the war effort come to light in the letters of General John W. Phelps, while officers such as Lieutenant Roswell Farnham often made thoughtful observations on the events and personalities in the camps and in the field. The enlisted men occasionally described important events in detail, but more often wrote about everyday life and concerns. Eyewitness accounts of engagements at Big Bethel (June 9-10), Bull Run (July 21), and Lewinsville (September 11) reveal the motivations and expectations of the men in arms, while descriptions of living conditions, drilling, sickness, and political intrigue provide insight on the soldiers’ experiences.
Officers in the photo above are (from left to right): Lieutenant Colonel Charles B. Stoughton, Colonel Edwin H. Stoughton, Major Harry N. Worthen. All are from the Fourth Vermont Infantry Regiment.
Time Period Covered: 1861
Sub-collections
Charles F. Bancroft Correspondence
Horace Barlow Diary
Valentine G. Barney Correspondence
John Lester Barstow Correspondence
Barton Family Correspondence
John W. Campbell Correspondence
Roswell Farnham Correspondence
Justus F. Gale Correspondence
Solomon G. Heaton Correspondence
William Wirt Henry Correspondence
William C. Holbrook Correspondence
Albert A. May Correspondence
Benjamin F. Parmenter Correspondence
Joseph L. Perkins Correspondence
John Wolcott Phelps Correspondence
George W. Quimby Correspondence
Joseph Chase Rutherford Correspondence
Henry A. Smith Correspondence
Joseph Spafford Correspondence
Edward and John Stone Correspondence
Ransom W. Towle Correspondence
Orlando S. Turner Correspondence
Wheelock Graves Veazey Correspondence
Daniel S. White Correspondence
Henry Harrison Wilder Correspondence
Lyman Williams Correspondence
Published: April 11, 2011, University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Center for Digital Initiatives
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Creator(s)
- Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903 [144]
- Veazey, Wheelock G., 1835-1898 [122]
- Barney, Valentine G., 1834-1889 [119]
- Spafford, Joseph, 1837-1866 [98]
- Henry, William Wirt, 1831-1915 [92]
- Rutherford, Joseph Chase, 1818-1902 [88]
- Gale, Justus F., 1837-1863 [48]
- Smith, Henry A., d. 1864 [34]
- Towle, Ransom W., d. 1864 [33]
- Wilder, Henry Harrison [29]
- Holbrook, William Cune, 1842-1904 [21]
- Stone, Edward P., 1830-1920 [16]
- Quimby, George W., 1835-1862 [12]
- Holbrook, Frederick [11]
- Williams, Lyman S., 1839-1905 [11]
- Bancroft, Charles F., 1835-1862 [10]
- Barstow, John Lester, 1832-1913 [10]
- Heaton, Solomon G. [8]
- Blunt, Asa P. [6]
- Dillingham, Charles, b. 1837 [5]
- Parmenter, Benjamin F., 1832-1896 [5]
- Quimby, George W. [5]
- Farnham, Mary E. [4]
- Holbrook, W. C. [4]
- White, Daniel S., 1837-1912 [4]
- Fairbanks, Erastus [3]
- Phelps, John Wolcott [3]
- Stone, John M., 1835-1915 [3]
- Whitmore, Orange S., 1836-1908 [3]
- Barton, Hiram H., 1836-1903 [2]
- Canning, Charles C., b. 1828 [2]
- Davis, George F., 1815-1901 [2]
- Fullam, Volney S. [2]
- Hitchcock, E. V. N. [2]
- Leffnis, N. S. [2]
- Marshall, Ira A., d. 1893 [2]
- Mason, E. P. [2]
- May, Albert A. [2]
- Morrill, Justin S. [2]
- Spafford, John, b. 1810; Spafford [2]
- Turner, Orlando S., b. 1839 [2]
- [1]
- , [1]
- Andross, Dudley K. [1]
- Bancroft, Charles F., d. 1862 [1]
- Barlow, Horace, 1842-1935 [1]
- Barton, Lyman [1]
- Barton, Theodore [1]
- Baxter, Horace Henry [1]
- Beard, Albin [1]
- Bliss, Warren E., 1840-1930 [1]
- Boynton, William H. [1]
- Browne, A. G. [1]
- Bruce, Horatio P., [1]
- Bruidnell, William, b. 1842 [1]
- Bruidnell, William, b. 1842; Finnegan [1]
- Bruidnell, William, b. 1842; Morey [1]
- Bush, Joseph [1]
- Butler, Benjamin F. [1]
- Campbell, John W., 1823-1898 [1]
- Cannon, Le Grand B. [1]
- Carter, Frances E. [1]
- Carter, Justin, d. 1871 [1]
- Clark, Lawrence D. [1]
- Dudley, N. A. M. [1]
- Dutton, Salmon [1]
- Gregg, Charles C., 1832-1910 [1]
- Halsey, Thomas H. [1]
- Hayward, Eben S. [1]
- Heintzleman, S. P. [1]
- Hunt, Leavitt [1]
- Jackman, A. [1]
- Jewett, Albert B., 1829-1887 [1]
- Johnson, E. T. [1]
- Jones, John L. T., d. 1883. [1]
- Joyce, Charles H., 1830-1916 [1]
- Legar, Joseph [1]
- Merriam, John W., d. 1863 [1]
- Morse, E. A. [1]
- Murphy, Edward [1]
- Murray, B. [1]
- Peck, David B. [1]
- Pelton, William W. [1]
- Perkins, Hiram E. [1]
- Perkins, Joseph L. [1]
- Prichard, George; Baldwin, C. C. P.; and Johnson [1]
- Randall, F. V. [1]
- Ripley, Wm. Y. W. [1]
- Samson, Merrill F. [1]
- Sawyer, Moses W., 1831-1916 [1]
- Seaton, C. W. [1]
- Stannard, George J., 1820-1886 [1]
- Stoughton, Edwin H. [1]
- Terry, Henry L., 1820-1885 [1]
- Thurston, Quincy F., d. 1862 [1]
- Tuttle, Oscar S. [1]
- Tyler, Jonathan Curtis [1]
- Williams, Francis C. [1]
- Williams, Nathan A., 1837-1903 [1]
- Worthen, Harry N. [1]
- [Farnham], Mary [1]
- [Lamuay] [1]
Recipient(s)
- Barney,Maria, 1833-1884 [104]
- Farnham, Mary [102]
- Henry,Mary Jane, d. 1871 [65]
- Veazey, Julia A. [58]
- , [51]
- Spafford, Mary Jane [39]
- Phelps, John Wolcott [36]
- Veazey, Julia A., [36]
- Rutherford, Hannah [29]
- Spafford,Mary Jane, b. 1839 [29]
- Veazey,Julia A., 1836-1928 [26]
- Holbrook, Frederick [20]
- Barney, Maria [18]
- Henry, Mary Jane, [18]
- Spafford, Mary Jane, [18]
- Smith,Clarissa, d. 1891 [12]
- Henry, William Wirt, [11]
- Gale,Charles T., 1845-1862 [9]
- Gale,Jonas, 1800-1874 [9]
- Towle, Sebra [9]
- Masta, Emeline B. [8]
- Harding, C. H. [7]
- Williams,Lois L. [7]
- Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903 [5]
- Gale,Almeda A., 1835-1876 [5]
- Gale,Samantha A., 1832-1892 [5]
- Henry, Mary Jane [5]
- Henry, William Wirt [5]
- Bancroft,Smiley, 1808-1874 [4]
- Henry,William Wirt, 1831-1915 [4]
- White, Homer [4]
- Bancroft,Clarissa E., 1843-1864 [3]
- Blunt, Asa P. [3]
- Towle, Rufus [3]
- [Gale,Samantha A., 1832-1892] [3]
- Barton,Melissa [2]
- Beard, Albin [2]
- Gale,Abigail Albee [2]
- Gale,Abigail Albee, 1801-1869 [2]
- Henry, John [2]
- Howe, Maria E. [2]
- Howe,Maria E., [2]
- Spafford, John, b. 1810; Spafford [2]
- Spafford, Joseph, 1837-1866 [2]
- Stone,John F., 1803-1884 [2]
- Turner, Louisa A. [2]
- White,Homer, 1837-1919 [2]
- Williams, Lois L. [2]
- [Gale,Almeda A., 1835-1876] [2]
- 1862-01-25, [1]
- Bancroft, Smiley [1]
- Bancroft,Mary, 1809-1878 [1]
- Bancroft,Smiley, 1808-1874; Bancroft [1]
- Barton, Melissa [1]
- Butler, B. F. [1]
- Campbell, John W. [1]
- Dudley, N. A. M. [1]
- Gale,Almeda A., 1835-1876; Gale [1]
- Hayward, A. [1]
- Hayward, Amanda [1]
- Henry, John, [1]
- Henry, William Wirt, [1]
- Henry,James Edwin, 1844-1865 [1]
- Hill, W. H. [1]
- Holbrook, F. F. [1]
- Holbrook, William Cune, 1842-1904 [1]
- Mason, E. [1]
- Rutherford, Jacob [1]
- Smith,Frances E. [1]
- Spafford, Marianne, [1]
- Spafford, Marianne [1]
- Stone, John F. [1]
- Stoughton, Edwin H. [1]
- Thomas, Lorenzo [1]
- Towle Rufus, 1804-1892; Towle, [1]
- Towle, Sebra, [1]
- Turner, Joseph [1]
- Veazey, Wheelock G., 1835-1898 [1]
- White, Homer, [1]
- White, Homer, [1]
- Williams, Caroline [1]
- Williams, Warren [1]
- Williams,Warren [1]
- Williams,Warren, Williams Caroline [1]
- [Barton,Melissa] [1]
Place(s)
- Military camps -- Virginia [275]
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 [116]
- Vermont -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 [114]
- Military camps -- Maryland [38]
- Military campsVirginia [36]
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns [34]
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care [32]
- Camp Douglas (Ill.) [29]
- Fort Monroe (Va.) [26]
- Military camps -- Vermont [25]
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Casualties [25]
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women [24]
- Military camps -- Louisiana [20]
- Military campsMaryland [19]
- Military camps -- Washington (D.C.) [17]
- Culpeper County (Va.) [15]
- Chicago (Ill.) [14]
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military reconnaissance [14]
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects [14]
- New Orleans (La.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 [13]
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons [11]
- United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Social aspects [11]
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Destruction and pillage [10]
- Yorktown (Va.) [10]
- Suffolk (Va.) [9]
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Songs and music [7]
- Baton Rouge (La.) -- History -- Siege, 1862 [6]
- United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Destruction and pillage [6]
- United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Women [6]
- VermontHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865 [6]
- Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) [5]
- United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865 [5]
- Vicksburg (Miss.) [5]
- Abolitionists -- United States -- History -- 19th century [4]
- Fort Jackson (La.) [4]
- Military camps -- Illinois [4]
- Secession -- Southern States [4]
- Ship Island (Miss.) [4]
- United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Casualties [4]
- Fort Saint Philip (La.) [3]
- Military camps -- Mississippi [3]
- Richmond (Va.) [3]
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African Americans [3]
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Flags [3]
- Winchester (Va.) [3]
- Fort Pike (La.) [2]
- Military campsLouisiana [2]
- New Orleans (La.)HistoryCivil War, 1861-1865 [2]
- Suffolk (Va.)HistorySiege, 1863 [2]
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Juvenile [2]
- United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Campaigns [2]
- United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Military reconnaissance [2]
- Baton Rouge (La.)HistorySiege, 1862 [1]
- Hopewell (Va.)City Point [1]
- Port Hudson (La.) -- History -- Siege, 1863 [1]
- Portville (N.Y.) [1]
- Roanoke Island (N.C.) -- History -- Capture, 1862 [1]
- Slavery -- United States -- History [1]
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Atrocities [1]
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Poetry [1]
- United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865African Americans [1]
- United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Medical care [1]
- United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Prisoners and prisons [1]
Format(s)
- text [1035]
Genre(s)
- correspondence [1034]
- diary [1]
Topic(s)
- United StatesArmy Military life [260]
- Families of military personnel [226]
- Armed Forces Officers [218]
- Diseases [120]
- Morale [108]
- Food [70]
- Picketing [62]
- Prisoners of war [60]
- Military pay [56]
- United StatesArmy.Vermont Infantry Regiment, 9th (1862-1865) [56]
- Confederate States of AmericaArmy [52]
- United StatesArmy.Vermont Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865) [49]
- Drill and minor tactics [45]
- Love-letters [45]
- Promotions, Military [45]
- United StatesArmy.Vermont Infantry Regiment, 3rd (1861-1865) [45]
- Horses [39]
- Photographs [38]
- Military hospitals [36]
- Postal service [34]
- United StatesArmy Surgeons [34]
- United StatesArmy.Vermont Infantry Regiment, 4th (1861-1865) [32]
- War casualties [32]
- Homesickness [31]
- Operational rations (Military supplies) [30]
- United StatesArmy.Vermont Infantry Regiment, 16th (1862-1863) [30]
- Military discipline [28]
- Military leaves and furloughs [28]
- Skirmishing [27]
- African Americans [24]
- McClellan, George Brinton1826-1885 [24]
- United StatesArmy.Vermont Infantry Regiment, 12th (1862-1863) [24]
- Newspapers [21]
- Recruiting and enlistment [21]
- United StatesArmy.Vermont Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861) [21]
- Courts-martial and courts of inquiry United States [20]
- Religion [19]
- Soldiers Alcohol use [19]
- Sutlers [18]
- United StatesArmy.Vermont Infantry Regiment, 7th (1862-1866) [18]
- Pillage [17]
- Military chaplains [16]
- Military discharge [16]
- Armies Medical and sanitary affairs [14]
- United StatesArmy.Vermont Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865) [14]
- Women in war [14]
- Butler, (Benjamin Franklin)Mr1818-1893 [13]
- Slaves [13]
- Guerrilla warfare [12]
- Hooker, Joseph1814-1879 [12]
- Medicine, Military [12]
- Patriotism [12]
- Intrenchments [11]
- United StatesArmy.Vermont Infantry Regiment, 6th (1861-1864) [11]
- War Psychological aspects [11]
- Peninsular Campaign, 1862 [10]
- Ship Island (Miss.) [10]
- United StatesArmy.Vermont Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865) [10]
- War Economic aspects [10]
- Contraband of war [9]
- Desertion, Military [9]
- Draft United States [9]
- Gettysburg Campaign, 1863 [9]
- Grief [9]
- Mosby, John Singleton1833-1916 [9]
- Prisoner-of-war camps [9]
- United StatesArmy.Vermont Brigade, 1st (1861-1865) [9]
- Bull Run, 2nd Battle of, Va., 1862 [8]
- Fugitive slaves [8]
- United StatesArmy.Vermont Infantry Regiment, 7th (1862-1866).Company C [8]
- Friendly fire (Military science) [7]
- Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 [7]
- Slavery [7]
- Steamboats [7]
- United StatesArmy.Vermont Infantry Regiment, 9th (1862-1865).Company B [7]
- African American soldiers [6]
- Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861 [6]
- Children and war [6]
- Military deserters [6]
- Military maneuvers [6]
- Railroad trains [6]
- Stannard, George Jerrison1820-1886 [6]
- United StatesArmy.Vermont Infantry Regiment, 15th (1862-1863) [6]
- Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss1816-1894 [5]
- Big Bethel, Battle of, Va., 1861 [5]
- Carver General Hospital (Washington, D.C.) [5]
- Copperhead movement [5]
- Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862 [5]
- Burnside, Ambrose Everett1824-1881 [4]
- Executions and executioners [4]
- Fair Oaks, Battle of, Va., 1862 [4]
- Hardtack [4]
- Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward)1807-1870 [4]
- Photographers [4]
- Pope, John1822-1892 [4]
- Reporters and reporting [4]
- Capitulations, Military [3]
- Fort Henry, Battle of, Tenn., 1862 [3]
- Freedmen [3]
- Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward)1807-1870 Assassination [3]
- Meade, George Gordon1815-1872 [3]
- Military funerals [3]
- Sharpshooters [3]
- Soldiers Suicidal behavior [3]
- Stoughton, Edwin H. (Edwin Henry)1838-1868 [3]
- Stuart, Jeb1833-1864 [3]
- United StatesArmy.Vermont Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865)Company F [3]
- Amputation [2]
- Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862 [2]
- Fraternization [2]
- Hancock, Winfield Scott1824-1886 [2]
- Holbrook, Frederickt1813-1909 [2]
- Merrimack (Frigate) [2]
- Racism [2]
- Richmond (Va.) [2]
- Savage's Station, Battle of, Va., 1862 [2]
- Seven Days' Battles, Va., 1862 [2]
- Sheep [2]
- Stones River, Battle of, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1862-1863 [2]
- United StatesArmy Flags [2]
- United StatesArmy of the Potomac [2]
- United StatesArmy.Vermont Brigade, 2nd (1862-1863) [2]
- United StatesArmy.Vermont Infantry Regiment, 10th (1862-1865).Company B [2]
- United StatesArmy.Vermont Infantry Regiment, 11th (1862-1865) [2]
- United StatesArmy.Vermont Infantry Regiment, 14th (1862-1863) [2]
- VermontGovernor (1861-1863 : Holbrook) [2]
- Vicksburg (Miss.) [2]
- War victims [2]
- Wistar, Isaac J. (Isaac Jones)1827-1905 [2]
- African Americans Social conditions [1]
- Antislavery movements [1]
- Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant)1818-1893 [1]
- Bounties, Military [1]
- Boyd, Belle1844-1900 [1]
- Bragg, Braxton1817-1876 [1]
- Brandy Station, Battle of, Brandy Station, Va., 1863 [1]
- Bristoe Station, Battle of, Va., 1863 [1]
- Corcoran, Michael1827-1863 [1]
- Cowardice [1]
- Crampton's Gap, Battle of, Md., 1862 [1]
- Fort Donelson, Battle of, Tenn., 1862 [1]
- Jackson, Stonewall1824-1863 [1]
- Mine Run Campaign, Va., 1863 [1]
- Mitchell, Maggie1837-1918 [1]
- Monitor (Ironclad) [1]
- Musicians [1]
- Naglee, Henry M. (Henry Morris)1815-1886 [1]
- Patent medicines [1]
- Pleasanton, A. J. (Alfred J.)1824-1897 [1]
- Prisoner-of-war escapes [1]
- Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke)1819-1898 [1]
- Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862 [1]
- Shooters of firearms [1]
- Surgery, Military [1]
- Swisshelm, Jane Grey Cannon1815-1884 [1]
- Traitors [1]
- Trench warfare [1]
- United StatesArmy.Vermont Infantry Regiment, 4th (1861-1865)Company B [1]
- VermontAdjutant and Inspector General's Office [1]
- White, Elijah V. (Elijah Viers)1832-1907 [1]
- Winchester, 1st Battle of, Winchester, Va., 1862 (May 25) [1]
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Title: ? to Father
Date: 1863-02-26
Resource type: correspondence
Unsigned letter to his father with topics including Col Farnham's horses being sick but getting better ; the variable weather, how people can make do with few conveniences, Mr. Peach the cook, the food that is available in camp ; the dark looks the southerners give the soldiers, his negative opinion of the white southerners, mentioning writing to Henry, Laura and hoping to see Zeke.
Title: ? to Lorenzo Thomas
Date: 1862-08-30
Resource type: correspondence
Topics include the request to inquire after statements made by the Major General, and a request for an investigation of the Battle of Baton Rouge by a court of inquiry.
Title: A. Jackman to John Wolcott Phelps
Creator: Jackman, A.
Date: 1861-05-01
Resource type: correspondence
Topics include ensuring that Colonel Phelps' command have books such as "Scott's Tactics".
![Thumbnail: A. [G.] Browne to John Wolcott Phelps](http://cdi.uvm.edu/archives/civilwar/cwuvmphelps18_1-thumb.jpg)
Title: A. [G.] Browne to John Wolcott Phelps
Creator: Browne, A. G.
Date: 1861-10-29
Resource type: correspondence
Topics include Lt. Col. A. G. Browne requesting Brig. Gen. John Wolcott Phelps' assistance in forwarding letters to Lieutenant Charles L. Pierson, Adjutant of the Massachusetts 20th Regiment who was taken prisoner along with Colonel Lee and Major Revere. Mentions Col. Lee and Major Revere, the battle of the 21st near Leesburg and flags of truce.
Title: Albert A. May to Friend
Creator: May, Albert A.
Date: 1861-10-08
Resource type: correspondence
Writes from Marcy Camp Advanced in Northeastern Virginia of injuries and death sustained in a "Skermisher" due to confusion among the men and friendly fire, mentions 4th and 5th regiments also camped in the area.
Title: Albert A. May to Friends
Creator: May, Albert A.
Date: 1863-03-09
Resource type: correspondence
Writing from White Oak Church, Bell Plains, Va. topics include being in good health, the warm spring weather, a year since the Army of the Potomac started their summer campaign, the army in good spirits, hoping that the 2nd Vt. will be lucky and be sent home, and the prediction that May only has fifteen months left in the service.
Title: Albert B. Jewett to William Wirt Henry
Creator: Jewett, Albert B., 1829-1887
Date: 1863-02-02
Resource type: correspondence
Letter discussing Jewett’s possible promotion to Brigadier General (as Jewett's name is on a list for promotions) and Jewett willing to help get a staff position for Gov. Dillingham's son if Jewett is promoted.
Title: Asa P. Blunt
Creator: Blunt, Asa P.
Date: 1863-02-12
Resource type: correspondence
A pass for Lt. Col. Roswell Farnham, G. G. Benedict, and Mary Farnham to go to Washington signed by Asa P. Blunt, Col. Commanding at Wolf Run Shoals, Va.
Title: Asa P. Blunt
Creator: Blunt, Asa P.
Date: 1863-04-06
Resource type: correspondence
A pass for Roswell Farnham to go to Washington to return in 48 hours approved by Asa P. Blunt, Colonel Commanding 2nd Brigade Casey's Division.
Title: Asa P. Blunt
Creator: Blunt, Asa P.
Date: 1863-04-11
Resource type: correspondence
A pass for Mary Farnham, Mrs. Nichols, Mrs. Vaughan, and Mrs. Peach to go to Washington.
Title: Asa P. Blunt
Creator: Blunt, Asa P.
Date: 1863-04-15
Resource type: correspondence
Pass for Roswell Farnham to go to Washington for 48 hours approved by Asa P. Blunt, Colonel Commander of Brigade ; extended 48 hours by Maj. Genl. Heintzelman.
Title: Asa P. Blunt to E. Mason
Creator: Blunt, Asa P.
Resource type: correspondence
Topics include the questioning of G. Mason’s loyalty to the United States government by Col. Blunt, denial of protection Mason has requested, the suggestion that Mason take the oath of allegiance to the U.S. or suffer the consequences of possible destruction of property.
Title: Asa P. Blunt to Roswell Farnham
Creator: Blunt, Asa P.
Date: 1862-10-13
Resource type: correspondence
Topics include a pass allowing Roswell Farnham to and from Washington D.C.
Title: Battle of Big Bethal, Va June 10th, 1861
Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903
Resource type: correspondence
Topics include a map that shows various maneuvers of Farnham's company; inaccuracies in the newspaper account of the Battle of Big Bethel; and various ailments, aches & pains endured during the march.
Title: Benjamin F. Butler to John Wolcott Phelps
Creator: Butler, Benjamin F.
Date: 1861-07-16
Resource type: correspondence
Topics include the summoning of Roys Nicholas Colbert and Charles Stepheny to Command General Benjamin F. Butler.
Title: Benjamin F. Parmenter to Brother
Creator: Parmenter, Benjamin F., 1832-1896
Date: 1861-07-10
Resource type: correspondence
Topics include the regiment moving to Virginia.
Title: Benjamin F. Parmenter to Brother
Creator: Parmenter, Benjamin F., 1832-1896
Date: 1861-07-28
Resource type: correspondence
Topics include Benjamin F. Parmenter's negative opinion of an attack ( the first battle of Bull Run--see letter 3).
Title: Benjamin F. Parmenter to Brother
Creator: Parmenter, Benjamin F., 1832-1896
Date: 1861-08-08
Resource type: correspondence
Topics include the regiment being located at Bush Hill Camp, rumors that they may join up with another brigade, more discussion of the 1st Battle of Bull Run, Parmenter's low opinions of the regiments officers,and his disappointment in the treatment of the soldiers.
Title: Benjamin F. Parmenter to Brother
Creator: Parmenter, Benjamin F., 1832-1896
Date: 1861-10-12
Resource type: correspondence
Topics include Benjamin F. Parmenter's hospital stay and him enlisting his brother to take care of things at home.
Title: Benjamin F. Parmenter to Brother
Creator: Parmenter, Benjamin F., 1832-1896
Date: 1861-10-29
Resource type: correspondence
Topics include the policy of the war department to not allow anyone to go home regardless of their circumstances,enquiries about home, Parmenter's growing disillusion with the Army, and a discussion about "the Southern confederacy is a fixed fact."
Title: Charles C. Canning to William Wirt Henry
Creator: Canning, Charles C., b. 1828
Date: 1862-05-26
Resource type: correspondence
Topics include the defeat of General Banks (Battle of Winchester, May 25) , the promotion of Lt. Col. Stannard, and the request to William Henry to raise a company so that Charles Canning may become a captain. Canning mentions orders from McClellan to prepare for "a bloody battle," but major fighting doesn't ensue until May 31st (Battle of Seven Pines, May 31), when Confederates take advantage of Union positions on the south side of the Chickahominy River.
Title: Charles C. Canning to William Wirt Henry
Creator: Canning, Charles C., b. 1828
Date: 1862-07-18
Resource type: correspondence
Topics include the movement of the regiment to Harrison's Landing, the extensive loss in the 5th Vermont Regiment (Battle of Savage's Station, June 29, 1862), the arrest of Captain Eaton, and a request for a few goods from home.
Title: Charles C. Gregg to William Wirt Henry
Creator: Gregg, Charles C., 1832-1910
Date: 1862-05-28
Resource type: correspondence
Topics include the expectation of a "big old fight" near Richmond (Battle of Seven Pines or Fair Oaks, ended June 1st, 1862), and the report of a fight led by "Porter and Stonman" (Fitz John Porter and George Stoneman, both Union officers) against 17,000 rebels (actual number: 4,500). This was the Battle of Hanover Court House, 18 miles north of Richmond, on May 27th, 1862. Mentions the appointment of Col. George J. Stannard to lead the Vt. 9th Regiment.
Title: Charles Dillingham to William Wirt Henry
Creator: Dillingham, Charles, b. 1837
Date: 1861-08-07
Resource type: correspondence
August 7, 1861 from Clermont, Virginia. Writes Vermont 3rd located at the Chain Bridge Georgetown Heights, picket duty, illness among the men, sudden death of soldiers from sore throat.
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