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 Henry A. Smith to Clarissa A. Smith
Henry A. Smith to Clarissa A. Smith
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    • Creator: Smith, Henry A., d. 1864.
    • Date Created: 1863-03-16
    • Description: Topics include resuming encampment after living indoors for a while. An early March skirmish in Aldie, Va. is mentioned, as is the capture of General E.H. Stoughton in bed, in a daring raid by CSA Capt. John S. Mosby at Fairfax County Court House. Mosby managed to capture dozens of union soldiers, learn the "Countersign," or password, and go wherever he wanted. (The embarrassment ended Stoughton's military career.) Smith mentions his wish for a photograph of his siblings, and his wish for news from home.
    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Henry A. Smith Correspondence
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    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: 1863-03-12
      • Description: Topics include worrying about his wife, the rainy weather, an update on General (Edwin Henry) Stoughton (who was kidnapped by Confederate Ranger J. S. Mosby and his men March 8th) having sent his mother a letter and Stoughton not being "confirmed" (for a position?).
      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Wheelock Graves Veazey Correspondence
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      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: 1863-03-09
        • Description: Writes General (Edwin Henry Stoughton) was kidnapped (March 8th) at night out of his own bed (by Confederate Ranger J. S. Mosby & his men), Veazey writes of no troops near him, pickets "imperfect", Colonel Blunt put in command, and inquiries about folks at home, teases Julia about her and her "twin" meaning the baby and mentions Election Day in New Hampshire.
        • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Wheelock Graves Veazey Correspondence
        Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War