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 W. C. Holbrook to John Wolcott Phelps
W. C. Holbrook to John Wolcott Phelps
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    • Creator: Holbrook, W. C.
    • Date Created: 1861-11-25
    • Description: Topics include Lt. W. C. Holbrook of the 4th Vermont Regiment planning to meet Brig. Gen. John Wolcott Phelps at Old Point but must wait for orders from Gen. McClellan first.
    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, John Wolcott Phelps Correspondence
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    Miniature of W. C. Holbrook to John Wolcott Phelps
    W. C. Holbrook to John Wolcott Phelps
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      • Creator: Holbrook, W. C.
      • Date Created: 1861-11-29
      • Description: Topics include the Command General denying Lt. Adjt. W. C. Holbrook's request and W. C. Holbrook asking Brig. Gen. John Wolcott Phelps to order W. C. Holbrook to report to him.
      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, John Wolcott Phelps Correspondence
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      Miniature of W. C. Holbrook to John Wolcott Phelps
      W. C. Holbrook to John Wolcott Phelps
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        • Creator: Holbrook, W. C.
        • Date Created: 1863-04-18
        • Description: Topics include investigation of the 7th Vermont Regiment's role in the Battle of Baton Rouge, and the suggestion to bring charges against General Butler. The writer, Col. Holbrook, apologizes for not representing the regiment as well as he could have, were he more experienced in the Courts of Inquiry. Holbrook mentions "a good deal of marching and counter marching" in the Baton Rouge area.
        • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, John Wolcott Phelps Correspondence
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        Miniature of W. C. Holbrook to John Wolcott Phelps
        W. C. Holbrook to John Wolcott Phelps
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          • Creator: Holbrook, W. C.
          • Date Created: 1861-11-25
          • Description: Topics include Lt. Adjt. W. C. Holbrook of the 4th Vermont Regiment requesting from Captain Mundee an order to report to Brig. Gen. John Wolcott Phelps at Old Point, Virginia as Aid de Camp.
          • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, John Wolcott Phelps Correspondence
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