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 Benjamin F. Parmenter to Brother
Benjamin F. Parmenter to Brother
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    • Creator: Parmenter, Benjamin F., 1832-1896.
    • Date Created: 1861-08-08
    • Description: 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.
    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Correspondence of Benjamin F. Parmenter
    Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
    Miniature of Benjamin F. Parmenter to Brother
    Benjamin F. Parmenter to Brother
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      • Creator: Parmenter, Benjamin F., 1832-1896.
      • Date Created: 1861-07-28
      • Description: Topics include Benjamin F. Parmenter's negative opinion of an attack ( the first battle of Bull Run--see letter 3).
      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Correspondence of Benjamin F. Parmenter
      Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
      Miniature of Orlando S. Turner to Joseph and Louisa A. Turner
      Orlando S. Turner to Joseph and Louisa A. Turner
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        • Creator: Turner, Orlando S., b. 1839.
        • Date Created: 1861-07-26
        • Description: Topics include a brief account of the first Battle of Bull Run, Manassas, Virginia. Writes of the bravery of the soldiers, casualties and men killed, of his opinion that the officers were afraid to go where the soldiers were, damage to the American flag.
        • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Civil War letters of Orlando S. Turner
        Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
        Miniature of Roswell Farnham to Laura
        Roswell Farnham to Laura
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          • Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
          • Date Created: 1863-06-19
          • Description: Reflections on the dead in war soon forgotten, of graves (many unmarked) to be found where camped, of so many families never knowing what happened to their loved ones, of seeing the exposed bodies of dead soldiers in the Bull Run battlefield on a recent visit there, of 2nd Vt soldiers who died there all buried in a single trench, of hardships soldiers endure on the march & in camp & how folks at home know little or nothing about it.
          • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence
          Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
          Miniature of Roswell Farnham to [Mary Farnham]
          Roswell Farnham to [Mary Farnham]
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            • Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
            • Date Created: 1861-07-23
            • Description: July 23, 1861. Topics include disastrous news from Manassas Junction that will delay the departure for home, death of a soldier named Whitney from Woodstock who left the troops with Lt. Becker but without being given leave by the Colonel, and terrible rain storms.
            • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence
            Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
            Miniature of Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey
            Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey
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              • Creator: Veazey, Wheelock G., 1835-1898.
              • Date Created: 1861-08-17
              • Description: Topics include the sacrifice made by all the soldiers, the Vermont 2nd Regiment at Bull Run, and the fight but up by the Zouaves and the New York 69th Regiment.
              • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Wheelock Graves Veazey Correspondence
              Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War