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 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: 1862-06-04
    • Description: Topics include a reference to the Battle of Seven Pines (May 31, June 1, 1862 Fair Oaks), battle casualties, praise for the New England regiments, his opinions of how the Southerners view the Yankees, his desire for the war to be over, his feelings that some abolitionists wish for slavery's end over union of the nation.
    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Wheelock Graves Veazey Correspondence
    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: [1861]-12-[23]
      • Description: Topics include Captain Atherton recruiting for the 4th Vermont Regiment and General Phelps making a ‚Äúfool‚Äù out of himself.
      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Wheelock Graves Veazey 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: 1861-06-23
        • Description: Topics include an account of what was seen during a scouting expedition, of orders to bring back lumber, of the men coming upon deserted homes still completely furnished, of the men ordered not to disturb anything (which some did anyway), of his observation and opinion of the negro slaves encountered.
        • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Valentine G. Barney Correspondence
        Miniature of Justus F. Gale to Sister & Friends
        Justus F. Gale to Sister & Friends
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          • Creator: Gale, Justus F., 1837-1863.
          • Date Created: 1862-09-24
          • Description: From Algiers, La topics include ill health of his mother and sister, the death of his brother Charley, how difficult it is to get a military discharge, Justus Gale‚Äôs negative opinion of the Blacks, his hope slavery is ended, and his hope that his sister and mother will become healthy again.
          • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Justus F. Gale Correspondence
          Miniature of Roswell Farnham to [Mary Farnham]
          Roswell Farnham to [Mary Farnham]
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            • Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
            • Date Created: 1861-07-04
            • Description: Topics include further description of the 4th of July.
            • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence
            Miniature of Roswell Farnham to [Mary Farnham]
            Roswell Farnham to [Mary Farnham]
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              • Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
              • Date Created: 1861-07-19
              • Description: July 19, 1861. Writes from Camp Butler, Newport News, Va. of family matters, fleas and mosquitoes at camp, salt baths, mentions Lt. Peckett, Maj. Worthen, Adj of NY 4th Henricus, of riding out into the country to call on two houses, observations about the owners' slaves.
              • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence
              Miniature of Joseph Rutherford to [Hannah Rutherford]
              Joseph Rutherford to [Hannah Rutherford]
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                • Creator: Rutherford, Joseph Chase, 1818-1902.
                • Date Created: 1863-10-31
                • Description: From mud soaked camp near Warrenton Junction topics include repairing a railroad, dismay at the laying waste such beautiful countryside, his strong views on slavery, on the white men who partake in slavery, on the Southern values of trying to keep property in the family resulting in intermarriage, the results of that and his philosophy of why the war is so hard to put down due to the Southerners' mind set and the basis of what the Union is fighting for.
                • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Joseph Chase Rutherford Correspondence