Vermonters in the Civil War

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 1861-1865. 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) are included; each adds a certain experience and point of view to the whole. 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.

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Miniature of Theodore Barton to Melissa Barton
Theodore Barton to Melissa Barton
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    • Creator: Barton, Theodore, 1842-1926.
    • Date Created: 1863-01-25
    • Description: Theodore Lyman writes of seeing his brother Lyman, Company K, 8th Connecticut Infantry Regiment, who is camped only two miles away. He also writes of the attempt by General Burnside to cross the Rappahannock and how the Confederate soldiers jeered and set up a sign saying ‚ÄúBurnside stuck in the mud.‚Äù
    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Barton Family Correspondence
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    Miniature of Theodore Barton to Melissa Barton
    Theodore Barton to Melissa Barton
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      • Creator: Barton, Theodore, 1842-1926.
      • Date Created: 1863-02-25
      • Description: Theodore Barton writes that there is a foot of snow but it is melting fast. He also writes of his pleasure at the news of the draft, as he would be happy to see some of those who stayed behind and to give them the same encouragement they gave to him about how easy it would be to ‚Äúwhip‚Äù the South. He also mentions that there is not much drinking of alcohol going on.
      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Barton Family Correspondence
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