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Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, June 14 - August 2, 1863
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    • Creator: Marsh, Caroline Crane, 1816-1901.
    • Date Created: 1863
    • Description: Tensions between the major European powers, a French victory in Puebla, draft riots in New York City, and the American Civil War battles of the summer of 1863 serve as the backdrop for this diary. The Marshes receive visits at Piobesi from several friends, including writer and journalist Anna Blackwell, diplomat John A. Kasson, and journalist William James Stillman. They also take a lengthy trip into the Alps, hiking several mountains during their travels. George Perkins Marsh finishes the manuscript for Man and Nature, and he and his wife agree to lease the Casa d’Angennes again for the winter. Topics in this diary include Italian agriculture, tourism and hospitality in Italy and the Alps, gossip and etiquette in Italian high society, renting and occupying real estate in Italy, King Victor Emmanuel, the experiences of the Italian peasantry, nineteenth-century attitudes towards insanity, nineteenth-century (American) Independence Day celebrations, expatriate attitudes towards the American Civil War, and the treatment of American soldiers during the Civil War. This diary covers several topics relating to religion, as well, including Irish Catholicism, the Pope, the overlap between Church and State in Italy, Catholic attitudes towards Protestantism, conversion, and religious celebrations.
    • Parent Collections: Caroline Crane Marsh Diaries, Vermont Diaries


    Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, August 3 - October 21, 1863
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      • Creator: Marsh, Caroline Crane, 1816-1901.
      • Date Created: 1863
      • Description: George Perkins Marsh becomes dean of the Italian diplomatic corps in this diary, following the recall of English ambassador Sir James Hudson. Diplomatic relations between Rome and Turin deteriorate during this period, while France’s interference in Mexico bears fruit with the crowning of Emperor Maximilian I. The Marshes travel extensively in this diary, taking trips into the Alps and the South of France. Topics in this diary include tourism and hospitality in Italy and Southern France, education in Italy, communication methods in rural Italy, agriculture and land ownership in Italy and France, foreign enlistment in the American Civil War, crime and punishment in Italy and France, the experiences of the Italian peasantry, erosion and land management in Southern France, French art and architecture, the effects of American Civil War on other countries, divorce in the 19th century, language and accents, diplomatic etiquette, and Christianity, especially Catholicism.
      • Parent Collections: Caroline Crane Marsh Diaries, Vermont Diaries


      Vermont Alumnus vol. 21 no. 10
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        • Creator: University of Vermont
        • Date Created: 1942
        • Parent Collections: University of Vermont Alumni Publications, Vermont Alumnus


        Vermont Alumni Weekly vol. 13 no. 12
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          • Creator: University of Vermont
          • Date Created: 1934
          • Parent Collections: University of Vermont Alumni Publications, Vermont Alumni Weekly


          Vermont Alumni Weekly vol. 13 no. 13
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            • Creator: University of Vermont
            • Date Created: 1934
            • Parent Collections: University of Vermont Alumni Publications, Vermont Alumni Weekly


            Vermont Alumni Weekly vol. 13 no. 18
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              • Creator: University of Vermont
              • Date Created: 1934
              • Parent Collections: University of Vermont Alumni Publications, Vermont Alumni Weekly


              Vermont Alumni Weekly vol. 13 no. 19
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                • Creator: University of Vermont
                • Date Created: 1934
                • Parent Collections: University of Vermont Alumni Publications, Vermont Alumni Weekly


                General order no. 1 ... Samuel W. Thayer, of Burlington, is hereby appointed Surgeon General of the State of Vermont, with the rank of Brigadier General
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                  • Creator: Vermont. Adjutant and Inspector General's Office., Thayer, Samuel White, 1817-1882., Washburn, Peter T. (Peter Thacher), 1814-1870., Dillingham, Paul, 1799-1891.
                  • Date Issued: 1865
                  • Description: Order appointing Samuel W. Thayer Surgeon General of Vermont with the rank of Brigadier General along with promotions of several other officers.
                  • Parent Collections: Civil War Broadsides and Ephemera


                  Funeral obsequies of the late President Lincoln : in the Congregational Church Rutland, Vt. ... April 19th, 1865
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                    • Date Issued: 1865
                    • Description: Newspaper's extra announcing the assassination of the President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, April 15, 1865.
                    • Parent Collections: Civil War Broadsides and Ephemera