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 Erastus Fairbanks to John Wolcott Phelps
Erastus Fairbanks to John Wolcott Phelps
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    • Creator: Fairbanks, Erastus.
    • Date Created: 1861-07-29
    • Description: Letter from Vt. House Rep. Erastus Fairbanks writing about the storage of military equipment that has not otherwise been disposed of at Fort Monroe, Va., mentions loss of supplies by the 2nd Regiment at Manassas.
    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, John Wolcott Phelps Correspondence
    Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
    Miniature of Erastus Fairbanks to John Wolcott Phelps
    Erastus Fairbanks to John Wolcott Phelps
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      • Creator: Fairbanks, Erastus.
      • Date Created: 1862-09-23
      • Description: Topics include the conduct of the 7th Vermont Regiment and the lack of newspaper coverage of the Regiment's positive attributes. The battles in Maryland would include Antietam Creek, one of the bloodiest battles of the war. Fairbanks also mentions a rumor of Phelps's resignation, which had indeed occurred in August, 1862. Some thoughts about slavery, government, and the Constitution.
      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, John Wolcott Phelps Correspondence
      Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
      Miniature of Erastus Fairbanks to John Wolcott Phelps and [Daniel] Roberts to Erastus Fairbanks
      Erastus Fairbanks to John Wolcott Phelps and [Daniel] Roberts to Erastus Fairbanks
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        • Creator: Fairbanks, Erastus.
        • Date Created: 1861-06-04
        • Description: First letter is from Governor Erastus Fairbanks writing from St Johnsbury, Vt. Topic includes scandalous reports of officers in the 1st Regiment regarding the neglect of sick soldiers by the surgeon and assistant surgeon in military hospital. Second letter to the Gov. from Danl. Roberts writes of the sources of the reports and that the matter requires investigation.
        • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, John Wolcott Phelps Correspondence
        Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War