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Miniature of Asa P. Blunt to Roswell Farnham
Asa P. Blunt to Roswell Farnham
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    • Creator: Blunt, Asa P.
    • Date Created: 1862-10-13
    • Description: Topics include a pass allowing Roswell Farnham to and from Washington D.C.
    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence
    Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
    Miniature of Joseph Spafford to Marianne Spafford
    Joseph Spafford to Marianne Spafford
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      • Creator: Spafford, Joseph, 1837-1866.
      • Date Created: 1862-03-29
      • Description: Writing to his mother from the Mansion House Hospital topics include being left behind by the Regiment due to his illness, impossibility of getting a furlough, number of men from the 4th Vermont in the hospital, Ellsworth‚Äôs house, and possibility of being sent to another hospital.
      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Joseph Spafford Correspondence
      Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
      Miniature of Joseph Spafford to Homer White
      Joseph Spafford to Homer White
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        • Creator: Spafford, Joseph, 1837-1866.
        • Date Created: 1862-05-07
        • Description: Still writing from Carver Hospital in Washington D.C. topics include hoping to get his papers to go home to surprise his family, plans to meet Homer White in New York City and hopes that his friend Homer will come to Vermont with him.
        • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Joseph Spafford Correspondence
        Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
        Miniature of Lyman Barton to Hiram Barton
        Lyman Barton to Hiram Barton
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          • Creator: Barton, Lyman, 1839-1936.
          • Date Created: 1864-03-08
          • Description: Lyman Barton mentions an attack on his Brigade at Deep Creek, Virginia and the death of two men from the 9th New Jersey Regiment who had just returned from a furlough. He also writes of men returning to the 8th Connecticut Regiment after their reenlistment furlough, who had second thoughts about reenlisting. Also he writes of how many got married while on leave. At the end of the letter he gives news of his brothers Henry, James and Theodore and their addresses.
          • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Barton Family Correspondence
          Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
          Miniature of William Wirt Henry to Mary Jane Henry
          William Wirt Henry to Mary Jane Henry
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            • Creator: Henry, William Wirt, 1831-1915.
            • Date Created: 1863-09-06
            • Description: Letter discusses the increased frequency of mail after been marching, newspaper reports of Copperheads in Vermont, the possibility of moving to a different location, command of the Regiment in addition to rumors about the possibility of getting a new commanding General, pride of the regiment with praise from Gen. Morris, and the difficulty of obtaining a leave of absence while being part of the Army of the Potomac.
            • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, William Wirt Henry Correspondence
            Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
            Miniature of Henry A. Smith to Friends
            Henry A. Smith to Friends
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              • Creator: Smith, Henry A., d. 1864.
              • Date Created: 1861-11-16
              • Description: Topics include the snow in Burlington and the difficulties caused by the weather.
              • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Correspondence of Henry A. Smith
              Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
              Miniature of Joseph Spafford to Mary Jane Spafford
              Joseph Spafford to Mary Jane Spafford
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                • Creator: Spafford, Joseph, 1837-1866.
                • Date Created: 1862-04-16
                • Description: A brief writing from Mansion House Hospital include possibility of getting a furlough and an incident at Yorktown with one soldier from the 4th Vermont being wounded slightly and a rebel soldier being "keeled" over.
                • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Joseph Spafford Correspondence
                Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
                Miniature of Joseph Spafford to Mary Jane Spafford
                Joseph Spafford to Mary Jane Spafford
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                  • Creator: Spafford, Joseph, 1837-1866.
                  • Date Created: 1862-05-14
                  • Description: Topics include waiting for his military discharge papers, his plans for returning to Vermont, and his plan to travel with Sergeant Peabody of the 2nd Vermont.
                  • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Joseph Spafford Correspondence
                  Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
                  Miniature of Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney
                  Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney
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                    • Creator: Barney, Valentine G., 1834-1889.
                    • Date Created: 1862-11-09
                    • Description: Topics include the continued improvement of Barney‚Äôs health from jaundice though his legs tire quickly, the need for money from home, thoughts of a furlough and the sickness and deaths in the regiment.
                    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Valentine G. Barney Correspondence
                    Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
                    Miniature of William Wirt Henry to Mary Jane Henry
                    William Wirt Henry to Mary Jane Henry
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                      • Creator: Henry, William Wirt, 1831-1915.
                      • Date Created: 1862-11-15
                      • Description: Brief letter stating he has been in charge of the Regiment since the Colonel is gone to Washington to get his wife, Henry camped 13 miles from Washington to which he will go to get money and request a furlough to be home for Thanksgiving.
                      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, William Wirt Henry Correspondence
                      Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War