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 Lester Barstow to Laura
John Lester Barstow to Laura
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    • Creator: Barstow, John Lester, 1832-1913.
    • Date Created: 1862-05-11
    • Description: Being aboard the ship ‚ÄúJamis Hovey‚Äù on the Mississippi River on the way to New Orleans, the difficulty of the journey from Ship Island to New Orleans, and the initial observations upon the arrival in New Orleans.
    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, John Lester Barstow Correspondence
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    Miniature of John Lester Barstow to Laura
    John Lester Barstow to Laura
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      • Creator: Barstow, John Lester, 1832-1913.
      • Date Created: 1862-05-03
      • Description: Topics include an overview of the daily schedule in camp, firing on Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philips by General Butler, General Phelps, and about 10,000 men that lasted for three days, and orders for the rest of the regiment to head for New Orleans.
      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, John Lester Barstow Correspondence
      Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
      Miniature of Justus F. Gale to Sister
      Justus F. Gale to Sister
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        • Creator: Gale, Justus F., 1837-1863.
        • Date Created: 1862-05-15
        • Description: Topics include leaving Ship Island, being towed back up the Mississippi River to camp in New Orleans, the poor conditions of Fort Jackson and Philips, traveling into the city, the positive attitude of the natives of New Orleans toward Gale and companion now that it is occupied by the Union, General Butler redistributing provisions to the poor of the city that were captured from the rebels
        • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Justus F. Gale Correspondence
        Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War