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 Ira A. Marshall to William Wirt Henry
Ira A. Marshall to William Wirt Henry
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    • Creator: Marshall, Ira A., d. 1893.
    • Date Created: 1862-05-13
    • Description: Topics include recent battles in Yorktown and Williamsburg, which had significant casualties; the destruction of the C.S.S. Merrimack off the coast of Norfolk, Va., now under Union occupation. McClellan will likely send Vt. troops home once Richmond is taken. Ill soldier Tilton Sleeper mentioned again.
    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, William Wirt Henry Correspondence
    Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
    Miniature of Lyman Barton to Melissa Barton
    Lyman Barton to Melissa Barton
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      • Creator: Barton, Lyman, 1839-1936.
      • Date Created: 1863-03-15
      • Description: Lyman Barton writes of his travels from Fredericksburg to Newport News via a steamer, and then on to Suffolk. While at Newport News he saw a monitor and the U.S.S. Galena, as well as the wrecks of the U.S.S. Merrimack (C.S.S. Virginia) and the U.S.S. Cumberland and U.S.S. Congress. He also comments on the lack of alcohol available to the troops and that while he is not a drinker, he is ‚Äúas bad can be‚Äù and that it is ‚Äúhard spoiling a rotten egg.‚Äù
      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Barton Family Correspondence
      Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
      Miniature of Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey
      Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey
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        • Creator: Veazey, Wheelock G., 1835-1898.
        • Date Created: 1862-04-22
        • Description: Topics include a brief love letter, continuous firing from the rebels, men being pressed into service for the Confederate army (reference to the Irish), reference to the Merrimack, Rebel rifle pits, and the number of men who were killed or injured in the skirmishes.
        • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Wheelock Graves Veazey Correspondence
        Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War