Note: Put the word between quotation marks (“example”) to perform an exact search.

List

Gallery

Showing 21 - 30 of 38 Records

Relevance Title (A-Z) Title (Z-A) Date – oldest Date – newest
10 25 50 100
Active filters
Subject Topic Merge: Homesickness.   Remove all  

16 Military camps -- Virginia. 12 Families of military personnel. 10 Morale. 10 VeazeyWheelock G. (Wheelock Graves) 1835-1898. 9 United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 3rd (1861-1865). 9 Vermont -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 8 United States Army -- Military life. 7 Diseases. 5 Armed Forces -- Officers. 5 Military camps -- Maryland. 4 Love-letters. 3 Food. 3 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care. 3 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 2 Chicago (Ill.). 2 Culpeper County (Va.). 2 Drill and minor tactics. 2 Horses. 2 Medicine, Military. 2 Military pay. 2 Photographs. 2 Picketing. 2 Prisoners of war. 2 United States Army -- Surgeons. 2 United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 10th (1862-1865). 2 War casualties. 1 Armies -- Medical and sanitary affairs. 1 Battle casualties. 1 Bounties, Military. 1 Butler(Benjamin Franklin) Mr 1818-1893. 1 Camp Douglas (Ill.). 1 Confederate States of America Army. 1 Copperhead movement. 1 Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- United States. 1 Draft -- United States. 1 FarnhamRoswell 1827-1903. 1 Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862. 1 HancockWinfield Scott 1824-1886. 1 JacksonStonewall 1824-1863. 1 Marching. 1 McClellanGeorge Brinton 1826-1885. 1 Military chaplains. 1 Military hospitals. 1 Newport (N.C.). 1 Newspapers. 1 Patriotism. 1 Pillage. 1 Postal service. 1 Promotions, Military. 1 Recruiting and enlistment. 1 Rumor. 1 Soldiers -- Alcohol use. 1 Tents. 1 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns. 1 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. 1 United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 4th (1861-1865). 1 Winchester (Va.). 1 Yorktown (Va.).

38 text
Miniature of Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey
Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey
Image nop
    • Creator: Veazey, Wheelock G., 1835-1898.
    • Date Created: 1862-08-10
    • Description: Topics include Wheelock Veazey loving and missing his wife, of reading the book Gypsy‚Äôs Prophecy, of sending a receipt for money home to Julia.
    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Wheelock Graves Veazey Correspondence
    Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
    Miniature of Joseph Rutherford to [Hannah Rutherford]
    Joseph Rutherford to [Hannah Rutherford]
    Image nop
      • Creator: Rutherford, Joseph Chase, 1818-1902.
      • Date Created: 1863-01-02
      • Description: Writing from camp at White's Ford (over the Potomac River) two letters dated Jan 2 and Jan 6 include topics of a description of the night of the expected fight, of having enough food to eat that he is gaining weight, of the camp's glee club singing, of being homesick and wanting a leave but may be on the eve of "some great event", a description of the camp ground, promotions within the camp including himself as Acting Surgeon and the possibility of a brigade hospital being created with himself most likely being put in charge of it.
      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Joseph Chase Rutherford Correspondence
      Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
      Miniature of Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney
      Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney
      Image nop
        • Creator: Barney, Valentine G., 1834-1889.
        • Date Created: 1862-11-11
        • Description: Topics include the weather in Chicago, the desire to return home, and the improvement in Barney‚Äôs health.
        • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Valentine G. Barney Correspondence
        Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
        Miniature of Henry A. Smith to Family
        Henry A. Smith to Family
        Image nop
          • Creator: Smith, Henry A., d. 1864.
          • Date Created: 1863-10-23
          • Description: Topics include his hope to be released soon and his wish for news about the farm and the fall harvest.
          • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Henry A. Smith Correspondence
          Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
          Miniature of Joseph Spafford to Homer White
          Joseph Spafford to Homer White
          Image nop
            • Creator: Spafford, Joseph, 1837-1866.
            • Date Created: 1862-02-07
            • Description: Spafford writes to his friend Homer on topics including Typhoid Fever in the Regiment, friendship, camp life, Hancock‚Äôs Brigade [Winfield Scott Hancock], and answering his friend‚Äôs questions about joining the Regiment and fear of dying.
            • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Joseph Spafford Correspondence
            Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
            Miniature of Letter to Rufus and Sebra Towle
            Letter to Rufus and Sebra Towle
            Image nop
              • Creator: Towle, Ransom W., d. 1864.
              • Date Created: 1861-12-29
              • Description: December 29, 1861. Topics include the health of the regiment in the cold weather (rheumatism, boils, homesickness), camp inspection, lack of presence of Chaplain except at religious services, and the prospect of battle.
              • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Civil War correspondence of Ransom W. Towle and Thomas N. Flanders
              Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
              Miniature of Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey
              Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey
              Image nop
                • Creator: Veazey, Wheelock G., 1835-1898.
                • Date Created: 1862-06-10
                • Description: Topics include reporting of a few scrimmages, of Captain William Parker Ainsworth‚Äôs funeral and his honorable life, of desire to be home.
                • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Wheelock Graves Veazey Correspondence
                Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
                Miniature of Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey
                Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey
                Image nop
                  • Creator: Veazey, Wheelock G., 1835-1898.
                  • Date Created: 1863-01-28
                  • Description: Topics include the snowy weather, a description of his comfortable and cozy two tent living situation in camp, and a love letter to Julia, missing her and home.
                  • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Wheelock Graves Veazey Correspondence
                  Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
                  Miniature of Lyman S. Williams to Caroline Williams
                  Lyman S. Williams to Caroline Williams
                  Image nop
                    • Creator: Williams, Lyman S., 1839-1905.
                    • Date Created: 1861-11-16
                    • Description: Topics include the comforts of camp life.
                    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Papers of Lyman S. Williams
                    Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
                    Miniature of Joseph Rutherford to [Hannah Rutherford]
                    Joseph Rutherford to [Hannah Rutherford]
                    Image nop
                      • Creator: Rutherford, Joseph Chase, 1818-1902.
                      • Date Created: 1864-04-19
                      • Description: Topics include additional sending more pay home to Hannah, an imminent march, enduring low spirits, sending a photograph of Lt. Tabor, instructions on where to send letters, of the sudden death of a fellow soldier's horse, and other stories of soldiers in the war.
                      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Joseph Chase Rutherford Correspondence
                      Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War