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Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney
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    • Creator: Barney, Valentine G., 1834-1889.
    • Date Created: 1863-05-03
    • Description: Barney writes of moving to a new location facing the dismal swamp, and of being called to arms in the middle of the night. As well, he describes how he disciplined a soldier who had been ‚Äúsaucy.‚Äù He also writes of hearing cannonading in the distance, near where they were camped the night before, and of rumors that a pontoon bridge had been built across the river there by Union soldiers.
    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Valentine G. Barney Correspondence


    Henry A. Smith to Clarissa A. Smith
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      • Creator: Smith, Henry A., d. 1864.
      • Date Created: 1863-06-02
      • Description: Topics include his praise of the work being done at home on the farm by his brothers, a description of Mosby‚Äôs attack on the train at Catlett‚Äôs Station (May 31st), and his wish that his mother use his money to purchase more pasture land in Royalton.
      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Henry A. Smith Correspondence