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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7 Armed Forces -- Officers. 4 Baton Rouge (La.) -- History -- Siege, 1862. 4 Military camps -- Virginia. 4 Military pay. 4 Morale. 4 United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 7th (1862-1866). 3 Butler(Benjamin Franklin) Mr 1818-1893. 3 Camp Douglas (Ill.). 3 Food. 3 United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 9th (1862-1865). 3 Yorktown (Va.). 2 Photographs. 2 Picketing. 2 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 2 United States Army -- Military life. 2 United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 10th (1862-1865). 2 United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 3rd (1861-1865). 2 VeazeyWheelock G. (Wheelock Graves) 1835-1898. 2 Vermont -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 1 African Americans. 1 Battle casualties. 1 Bragg, Braxton 1817-1876. 1 Children and war. 1 Cowardice. 1 Diseases. 1 Draft -- United States. 1 Families of military personnel. 1 Homesickness. 1 Marching. 1 Medicine, Military. 1 Military camps -- Illinois. 1 Military camps -- Louisiana. 1 Military camps -- Maryland. 1 Military deserters. 1 Patent medicines. 1 Prisoners of war. 1 Promotions, Military. 1 Recruiting and enlistment. 1 Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke) 1819-1898. 1 Soldiers -- Alcohol use. 1 Steamboats. 1 Stones River, Battle of, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1862-1863. 1 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns. 1 United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865). 1 United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 7th (1862-1866). Company C.

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Miniature of ? to Lorenzo Thomas
? to Lorenzo Thomas
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    • Date Created: 1862-08-30
    • Description: Topics include the request to inquire after statements made by the Major General, and a request for an investigation of the Battle of Baton Rouge by a court of inquiry.
    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, William C. Holbrook Correspondence
    Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
    Miniature of Charles C. Canning to William Wirt Henry
    Charles C. Canning to William Wirt Henry
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      • Creator: Canning, Charles C., b. 1828.
      • Date Created: 1862-07-18
      • Description: Topics include the movement of the regiment to Harrison's Landing, the extensive loss in the 5th Vermont Regiment (Battle of Savage's Station, June 29, 1862), the arrest of Captain Eaton, and a request for a few goods from home.
      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, William Wirt Henry Correspondence
      Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
      Miniature of Henry A. Smith to Mother
      Henry A. Smith to Mother
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        • Creator: Smith, Henry A., d. 1864.
        • Date Created: 1862-09-14
        • Description: A very brief letter from near Alexandria, Va. Topics include Henry Smith getting paid, the resignation of Colonel Tompki, General Blake returning home, a fellow soldier awaits court-martial.
        • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Henry A. Smith Correspondence
        Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
        Miniature of Joseph Rutherford to [Hannah Rutherford]
        Joseph Rutherford to [Hannah Rutherford]
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          • Creator: Rutherford, Joseph Chase, 1818-1902.
          • Date Created: 1863-03-18
          • Description: Two letters dated Mar 18 & 19 topics include return journey to White's Ford, Maryland from New York, the arrest, court martial, conviction of a neighbor for harboring a rebel officer (sent to Poolesville in irons), the recovery of Union army property, a visit from the Captain of the Vermont Cavalry with reference to the near death but escape by a fellow soldier from a rebel captain.
          • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Joseph Chase Rutherford 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
            Miniature of Roswell Farnham to Laura
            Roswell Farnham to Laura
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              • Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
              • Date Created: 1863-06-08
              • Description: Discomforts of camp life including bug bites and the discomfort they cause, food, the Court of Inquiry regarding the conduct of Lieutenant Hartshorn while commanding the guard on the train that was destroyed (May 30th), the good chance of having to spend forty-eight hours on picket line by the end of the week.
              • 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: 1863-06-07
                • Description: Topics include the expectation to start for home in about twenty days, Hooker crossing to Fredericksburg, many men needed for the line from Blackburn's Ford to Woodyard's ; Col. Randall at Occoquan, Virginia ; troops remaining on the railroad in anticipation of Lee, and the Court of Inquiry taking place regarding the conduct of Lieut Hartshorn.
                • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence
                Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
                Miniature of Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney
                Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney
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                  • Creator: Barney, Valentine G., 1834-1889.
                  • Date Created: 1863-01-08
                  • Description: Topics include sitting on a court martial board for a Capt of the 65th Illinois for cowardice, reference to Union officer Maj. Gen William S. Rosecran's battle at Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Stones River Campaign, December 1862 against Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg) and the battle at Vicksburg (Dec 1862), having photographs taken, visiting acquaintances in Chicago, and a description of Camp Douglas, including a map.
                  • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Valentine G. Barney Correspondence
                  Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
                  Miniature of Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney
                  Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney
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                    • Creator: Barney, Valentine G., 1834-1889.
                    • Date Created: 1863-02-18
                    • Description: Topics include being on guard duty, of the many court martial cases to be tried, his passion for collecting photographs of all the officers in the Regiment for his album, the resignation of officers, sending Meigs to pursue a deserter with no luck in arresting him, of hearing about a military draft in Vermont & the need for men to serve
                    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Valentine G. Barney Correspondence
                    Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
                    Miniature of Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney
                    Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney
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                      • Creator: Barney, Valentine G., 1834-1889.
                      • Date Created: 1862-12-29
                      • Description: Topics include an affidavit to try and help find the missing money, Barney having to be in court for a court martial trial, checking on the sick in the hospital, anticipation of getting a box from home and the plan to be mustered tomorrow for pay to get in 2 or 3 weeks.
                      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Valentine G. Barney Correspondence
                      Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War