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E. V. N. Hitchcock to John Wolcott Phelps

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Creator: Hitchcock, E. V. N.
Date Created: 1863-03-14
Description: Hitchcock learns that Phelps is nominated to be a Major General. Concludes letter with another carefully worded appeal to Phelps for a better position, preferably under Phelps's command. (Hitchcock underlines the word "inactivity.") Details in between include mail that has arrived, including a Brattleboro newspaper (title unknown); a new "conscript act" (Conscription Act: passed by the Union in late February and signed by Lincoln in March, 1863); preparations for summer and the anticipation of a large shipment of ice; officers busy with a Court Martial; and the continued good health of the regiment.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, John Wolcott Phelps Correspondence

Roswell Farnham to Mary [Farnham]

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Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
Date Created: 1861-05-10
Description: Farnham relates the impression the 1st Regiment made on citizens of Troy, NY and finally New Yorkers, both in public and in the press. Apparently, it was "the biggest and toughest looking regiment" seen in New York. Concludes letter with a few domestic concerns. Mentions daughter Laura's letter "in the Times" (probably Burlington Times).
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence

Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney

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Creator: Barney, Valentine G., 1834-1889.
Date Created: 1863-02-15
Description: Topics include his desire to return home to play with his children, his worry about hearing that the family home was nearly lost in a fire, and how visiting with acquaintances helps him keep from being homesick.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Valentine G. Barney Correspondence

Justus F. Gale to Sister

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Creator: Gale, Justus F., 1837-1863.
Date Created: 1863-03-15
Description: Topics working at the hospital, the lack of letters from family and friends, and his wish for Jeff Davis‚Äô scalp as a Thanksgiving present. He also writes that he is ‚Äúperplexed‚Äù by how the war is being managed.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Justus F. Gale Correspondence

William Wirt Henry to Mary Jane Henry

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Creator: Henry, William Wirt, 1831-1915.
Date Created: 1863-07-21
Description: Letter discusses the movement of his Regiment and the First Vermont Cavalry Regiment. As well he comments on the draft in Vermont and his hope that his wife‚Äôs brother, Charles L. Beebe will not pass his physical examination, and how odd it was that none of the ‚Äúboys from the shop‚Äù were drafted. Henry refers to the $300 fee one could pay to either not be drafted or to get a substitute, a loophole in the draft law that favored the wealthy.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, William Wirt Henry Correspondence

Henry A. Smith to Clarissa A. Smith

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Creator: Smith, Henry A., d. 1864.
Date Created: 1863-05-17
Description: Topics include the leafing out of fruit trees, another skirmish with Mosby‚Äôs raiders, and his skepticism about news of the war.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Henry A. Smith Correspondence

Benjamin F. Parmenter to Brother

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Creator: Parmenter, Benjamin F., 1832-1896.
Date Created: 1861-07-28
Description: Topics include Benjamin F. Parmenter's negative opinion of an attack ( the first battle of Bull Run--see letter 3).
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Correspondence of Benjamin F. Parmenter

Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey

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Creator: Veazey, Wheelock G., 1835-1898.
Date Created: 1861-07-21
Description: Topics include a description of a riot Wheelock G. Veazey was in charge of dissipating because of the absence of Colonel Hyde.
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: 1861-08-14
Description: Topics include the cold weather in camp and one of the corporals cutting off his thumb.
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: 1861-08-18
Description: Topics include plans to capture a company in Virginia, the danger the Capitol is in according to General Smith, and the preventative steps being taken to protect it.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Wheelock Graves Veazey Correspondence

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