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 John Wolcott Phelps to Frederick Holbrook
John Wolcott Phelps to Frederick Holbrook
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    • Creator: Phelps, John Wolcott.
    • Date Created: 1862-10-03
    • Description: John W. Phelps writes to Gov. Holbrook with topics including the perceived mistake of the President Abraham Lincoln in regards to the bargain the President is making with the slave states and moral issues associated with the decision.
    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, William C. Holbrook Correspondence
    Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
    Miniature of Miscellaneous
    Miscellaneous
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      • Creator: Phelps, John Wolcott.
      • Description: Permission for "the Negro Dawson Speedley" to leave camp. Signed by Col. Phelps.
      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence
      Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
      Miniature of N. A. M. Dudley to William C. Holbrook
      N. A. M. Dudley to William C. Holbrook
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        • Creator: Dudley, N. A. M., Phelps, John Wolcott.
        • Date Created: 1862-08-30
        • Description: Two letters; one signed by N. A. M. Dudley and the other by W. C. Holbrook requesting a Court of Inquiry to investigate allegations against the 7th Regiment participation in the Battle of Baton Rouge by a Commanding General.
        • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, William C. Holbrook Correspondence
        Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War