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 Daniel S. White to Maria Howe White
Daniel S. White to Maria Howe White
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    • Creator: White, Daniel S., 1837-1912.
    • Date Created: 1864-05-10
    • Description: Letter written to reassure his wife that he was alive, though wounded in the leg, after the Battle of the Wilderness.
    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Daniel S. White Correspondence
    Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
    Miniature of Lyman Barton to Hiram Barton
    Lyman Barton to Hiram Barton
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      • Creator: Barton, Lyman, 1839-1936.
      • Date Created: [1864-05]-17
      • Description: Lyman Barton writes of the events surrounding the Battle of Port Waltham Junction on May 6 and 7. He also lists some of the wounded and killed, including his brother, James Barton, who died of wounds received at the Battle of the Wilderness.
      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Barton Family Correspondence
      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: 1864-05-16
        • Description: Henry writes from the field near Spottsylvania that the Vermont Brigade has been in the midst of the battles, but the 10th Vermont has been lucky enough to avoid the worst fighting. He mentions that the Governor (J. Gergory Smith) is coming for a visit and will send this letter home with him, and that his family should keep up their courage during these ‚Äúexciting times‚Äù and write to him often.
        • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, William Wirt Henry Correspondence
        Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War