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Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey

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Creator: Veazey, Wheelock G., 1835-1898.
Date Created: 1862-03-20
Description: Topics include movement of the Army to Clouds Mills in a rainstorm, impossibility of getting to the enemy via land, presence of fortifications at Manassas, observations about McClellan, and reminiscences of good times spent with his wife.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Wheelock Graves Veazey Correspondence

Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey

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Creator: Veazey, Wheelock G., 1835-1898.
Date Created: 1862-04-06
Description: Writing in the field topics include moving from Yorktown to James River, the rebels withdrawing from Youngs Mills, and a description of General Smith.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Wheelock Graves Veazey Correspondence

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

Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey

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Creator: Veazey, Wheelock G., 1835-1898.
Date Created: 1862-11-19
Description: Topics include orders for Veazey and Proctor to be ready to move to Harpers Ferry (W. Va.), the desire to go to Texas with General Banks, and the excitement of Veazey‚Äôs wife‚Äôs pregnancy.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Wheelock Graves Veazey Correspondence

Solomon G. Heaton to Mother

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Creator: Heaton, Solomon G.
Date Created: 1861-12-25
Description: Writes of pleasant, comfortable winter quarters with 16 men to a tent and government supplied stoves ; tells of what food is available and what he had to eat while on picket duty ; very basic food for Thanksgiving ; no usual drill schedule due to it being Christmas Day ; mentions Charley and Lucy ; again reflects on if he lives to return home.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Solomon G. Heaton Correspondence

Ransom W. Towle to Family

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Creator: Towle, Ransom W., d. 1864.
Date Created: 1862-01-09
Description: Towle writes in some detail of the hardships of and the way foraging expeditions are conducted, of the cold weather, of rumors of a recall of Vermont troops and of news from home.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Ransom W. Towle Correspondence

Ransom W. Towle to [Family and Friends]

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Creator: Towle, Ransom W., d. 1864.
Date Created: 1862-06-03
Description: Writing from in the field near Richmond, Va. topics include a detailed description of Company E at Lees Mills and speaks well of officers (Pingree, Terry). He criticizes a fellow soldier for shirking duty and writes of fighting of the the union and rebel batteries.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Ransom W. Towle Correspondence

Henry Harrison Wilder to Mother

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Creator: Wilder, Henry Harrison.
Date Created: 1862-02-11
Description: Topics include the regiment remaining at Camp Griffin and Wilder asking his mother's opinion on him and Merrion entering the regular scouts for five years.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Henry Harrison Wilder Correspondence

Henry Harrison Wilder to Mother

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Creator: Wilder, Henry Harrison.
Date Created: 1862-02-13
Description: Topics include Wilder getting his army picture taken, his plan to send it to his mother, and a victory at Roanoke Island, No. Carolina (Feb. 8), in which over 2,000 prisoners were taken.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Henry Harrison Wilder Correspondence

[Frankie?] to Mother

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Date Created: ?-?-?
Description: A poem, "Death of H. H. Wilder," written by Frankie, presumably Wilder's nephew.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Henry Harrison Wilder Correspondence

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