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 Bradford Sparrow to Alner D. Sparrow

Bradford Sparrow to Alner D. Sparrow

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Creator: Sparrow, Bradford.
Date Created: 1864-03-09
Description: Writes to his father of regulations required in reporting money sent through the mail not being received so that in case the situation arises a claim can be submitted ; of wanting to know what auction items were bought, of sugaring season soon in Vermont, of wet, rainy weather in Virginia.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Bradford Sparrow Correspondence

Miniature of Bradford Sparrow to Parents and Brothers

Bradford Sparrow to Parents and Brothers

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Creator: Sparrow, Bradford.
Date Created: 1864-03-27
Description: Snowball fights, reference to the bounty vote, mention of a shoemaker in Company E, of his boots, of wanting a pound of sugar sent and remarks on folks at home.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Bradford Sparrow Correspondence

Miniature of Notice

Notice

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Date Created: ?
Description: Notice to the residents of the town of Elmore from the town clerk to gather for a meeting on the 29th of March 1864 to act on several issues before the voters including rescinding the vote on bounties.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Bradford Sparrow Correspondence

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: 1862-07-06
Description: Topics include the Regiment is full and the expectation that the regiment will be mustererd (process of accounting for members in a military unit), mentions he is officer of the day and has many duties to attend to with recruits being new to army life.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Valentine G. Barney Correspondence

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: [1862]-07-14
Description: Topics include Barney sending photographs of himself home to his wife and family.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Valentine G. Barney Correspondence

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: 1862-08-09
Description: Topics include the progress made on the fort, the cutting down of many trees within a mile of the fort, of orchards and shade trees also cut down nearby buildings to the great dismay of local residents, an outbreak of dysentery, and the hope to be able to send some military pay home soon.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Valentine G. Barney Correspondence

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: 1862-09-20
Description: Topics include Barney and other men being taken prisoner at Harpers Ferry while on picket guard duty, being paroled and walking towards Annapolis, sleeping with no gear or equipment, little to eat but hard bread and raw pork, and the promise to give a detailed account of the events when Barney has more time to write. Maryland Campaign Sept 3-15, 1862.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Valentine G. Barney Correspondence

Miniature of Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney

Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney

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Creator: Whitmore, Orange S., 1836-1908.
Date Created: 1862-10-25
Description: Brief letter from 1st Sgt. Whitmore to Barney's wife on the improvement of Barney‚Äôs health with Bilious fever (a name used that may refer to a number of illnesses that include jaundice) and the excellent care he is receiving from widow, Mrs. Snow in her private home.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Valentine G. Barney Correspondence

Miniature of Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney

Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney

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Creator: Whitmore, Orange S., 1836-1908.
Date Created: 1862-10-29
Description: Whitmore writes to Maria Barney of the improvement of Barney‚Äôs health, of Barney advising Maria to keep the cow and the possibility of returning to Vermont in the near future.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Valentine G. Barney Correspondence

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: 1862-11-07
Description: Topics include the continued improvement of Barney‚Äôs health, having his attendant return to camp, his thinking of applying for a furlough to return home when he feels stronger, his outrage at the government for the continued poor living conditions for the men at camp in the sheds, his asking for more money from home and the lack of military pay the soldiers have received.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Valentine G. Barney Correspondence