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 Joseph Spafford to Mary Jane Spafford
Joseph Spafford to Mary Jane Spafford
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    • Creator: Spafford, Joseph, 1837-1866.
    • Date Created: 1863-06-19
    • Description: Topics include that letter writing the only activity going on, it raining at last, the possibility of Lee‚Äôs Army being at Vicksburg, the expectation of not being able to go to Washington again, wishing for a new pair of pants made from nice dark blue cloth, a piece of battle worn Union flag from the 4th Regiment.
    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Joseph Spafford Correspondence
    Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
    Miniature of Orlando S. Turner to Joseph and Louisa A. Turner
    Orlando S. Turner to Joseph and Louisa A. Turner
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      • Creator: Turner, Orlando S., b. 1839.
      • Date Created: 1861-07-26
      • Description: Topics include a brief account of the first Battle of Bull Run, Manassas, Virginia. Writes of the bravery of the soldiers, casualties and men killed, of his opinion that the officers were afraid to go where the soldiers were, damage to the American flag.
      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Civil War letters of Orlando S. Turner
      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: 1862-02-23
        • Description: Topics include a travel route planned to return home via Annapolis, Brattleboro and maybe even Burlington, the capture of 18 Rebel prisoners near Fairfax, and the hope of one of the wounded prisoners, a Virginian, to retake the oath to become a citizen of the United States again, reference to a Flag of Truce to send a letter to the Confederate Army, his side business doing poorly as the men have expected orders to move and the Sutlers not buying for the same reason.
        • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, William Wirt Henry Correspondence
        Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War