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 Henry A. Smith to Clarissa A. Smith
Henry A. Smith to Clarissa A. Smith
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    • Creator: Smith, Henry A., d. 1864.
    • Date Created: 1863-02-06
    • Description: A short letter thanking his mother for the box she sent. Although generally satisfied with the food, he wishes the requested socks had arrived as well. He adds a brief correction: "We do not belong to Burnsides Army but belong to the defences of Washington." Weather in February has been bad, and March will probably be just as bad.
    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Henry A. Smith Correspondence
    Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
    Miniature of Lyman S. Williams to Lois L. Williams
    Lyman S. Williams to Lois L. Williams
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      • Creator: Williams, Lyman S., 1839-1905.
      • Date Created: 1862-02-18
      • Description: Topics include the warm, muddy weather, the success of the Burnsides Expedition, the capture of Forts Henry and Donelson, and the possibility of either marching to Manassas and on to Richmond or back to Vermont.
      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Lyman S. Williams Correspondence
      Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
      Miniature of William Wirt Henry to Mary Jane Henry
      William Wirt Henry to Mary Jane Henry
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        • Creator: Henry, William Wirt, 1831-1915.
        • Date Created: 1862-02-14
        • Description: Topics include William Henry missing his wife, having gained weight and health is good, of being glad he did not become the Captain of Company D, reference to a bill to disband the Bands, mentions his side business of selling to the men being pretty slim as he has "got them most all cured up", reference to the fall of Roanoke Island, North Carolina (February 7& 8, 1862) under the leadership of Ambrose Burnside, has sent money home,
        • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, William Wirt Henry Correspondence
        Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War