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 Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney
Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney
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    • Creator: Barney, Valentine G., 1834-1889.
    • Date Created: 1863-06-30
    • Description: Barney writes of gaining strength and blames the southern climate for his slow recovery ; plans to buy a horse soon, writes of the change in command of the Army of the Potomac from General Hooker to General Meade, of the capture of William Henry Fitzhugh Lee (son of Robert E. Lee & Confederate officer), of Harrisburg, Penn. taken by the Rebels.
    • 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: 1863-05-09
      • Description: Topics include leveling Rebel fortifications after a retreat by the Confederate Army, rumors about General Hooker‚Äôs movements, praise for Vermont troops in the New York newspapers, worry about the safety of his brother, Colonel Elisha Barney, and the results of foraging by his company. He also writes of hiring a ‚Äúdarkey‚Äù to help carry his luggage while on march, meeting a cousin in the 118th New York Regiment, and sending money home.
      • 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: 1863-03-09
        • Description: Barney writes of how soldiers incarcerated in the guard house organize life while there, mimicking the rules of a regiment, including a ‚ÄúColonel‚Äù (the Bully) who gets his position by fighting other soldiers, of extortion committed, of brutal beatings with one soldier not expected to live. He also describes how a soldier from his company (the 9th) deposed the "Colonel" and himself rose to the rank of ‚ÄúMajor General‚Äù before escaping from camp, of Barney going to church worship, of Gen. Hooker granting furloughs and writes of family members.
        • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Valentine G. Barney Correspondence
        Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War