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 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: 1864-05-20
    • Description: Henry writes that the line has advanced its position two miles south of Spotsylvania and the regiment has dug in, waiting for a Confederate attack or for the rebels to run out of food. He feels that the Army will try and flank the Confederate position, and mentions that General Jubal Early tried to raid Union wagons near Fredericksburg but was repulsed. Henry describes laying in the rifle pit, writing this letter while shots are going over his head, and mentions that he was shot at the night before, ‚Äúbut the fellow must have been a very poor shot...‚Äù
    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, William Wirt Henry 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: 1864-07-09
      • Description: Henry writes that the Third Division of the Sixh Corps has unexpectedly been ordered to Harper‚Äôs Ferry to help defend Washington D.C. against Lieutenant General Jubal Early‚Äôs advance (though Henry writes that the general in command is General Ewell), and that the men are pleased to be moved away from Petersburg.
      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, William Wirt Henry Correspondence
      Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War