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16 Battle casualties. 8 Armed Forces -- Officers. 7 Families of military personnel. 7 War casualties. 6 Diseases. 5 Military camps -- Virginia. 4 FarnhamRoswell 1827-1903. 4 Grief. 4 Marching. 4 Morale. 4 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns. 4 United States Army -- Military life. 3 United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861). 3 United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 4th (1861-1865). 2 Confederate States of America Army. 2 Fair Oaks, Battle of, Va., 1862. 2 Guerrilla warfare. 2 McClellan George Brinton 1826-1885. 2 McClellanGeorge Brinton 1826-1885. 2 Military hospitals. 2 Prisoners of war. 2 Skirmishing. 2 War -- Psychological aspects. 1 African Americans -- Social conditions. 1 African Americans. 1 Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862. 1 Big Bethel, Battle of, Va., 1861. 1 Butler(Benjamin Franklin) Mr 1818-1893. 1 Chicago (Ill.). 1 Culpeper County (Va.). 1 Desertion, Military. 1 Fort Monroe (Va.). 1 Freedmen. 1 Friendly fire (Military science). 1 Fugitive slaves. 1 Hardtack. 1 Intrenchments. 1 LeeRobert E. (Robert Edward) 1807-1870. 1 Merrimack (Frigate). 1 Military camps -- Louisiana. 1 Military camps -- Maryland. 1 Military discharge. 1 Military discipline. 1 Military leaves and furloughs. 1 Operational rations (Military supplies). 1 Patriotism. 1 Peninsular Campaign, 1862. 1 Picketing. 1 Pillage. 1 Postal service. 1 Religion. 1 Savage's Station, Battle of, Va., 1862. 1 Seven Days' Battles, Va., 1862. 1 Soldiers -- Alcohol use. 1 Sutlers. 1 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care. 1 United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 10th (1862-1865). 1 United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 7th (1862-1866). 1 United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 7th (1862-1866). Company C. 1 United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 9th (1862-1865).

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Miniature of George W. Quimby to Emeline B. Masta
George W. Quimby to Emeline B. Masta
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    • Creator: Quimby, George W., 1835-1862.
    • Date Created: 1862-05-11
    • Description: Topics include the hardships George W. Quimby is enduring, a brief account of fighting on the 6th of May (Battle of Williamsburg, Va.). Quimby describes "the horrid scenes of war": dead and dying soldiers in the aftermath of battle. Mentions generals Smith, Hancock, Sumner, Hooker, and Magruder.
    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, George W. Quimby Correspondence
    Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
    Miniature of Henry Harrison Wilder to Mother
    Henry Harrison Wilder to Mother
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      • Creator: Wilder, Henry Harrison.
      • Date Created: 1862-06-11
      • Description: Topics include clarifying things that were written home about Merrill, what Wilder will do once he leaves the army alive, and a man named Damon Hunter returning home after having his leg amputated. One Civil War chronology notes on this date "little or no action on the main front in Virginia along the Chickahominy."
      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Henry Harrison Wilder 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: 1862-08-13
        • Description: Topics include the death of two men from the Burlington company, news of the Battle at Culpeper, Capt BeBee of Burlington ill and sent home, and the death of Captain Brooks by the Rebels, confiscating doors from a building inside one of Johnson's abandoned forts to be used as a floor in Barney's tent and a drawing of Barney's encampment.
        • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Valentine G. Barney Correspondence
        Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
        Miniature of [Frankie?] to Mother
        [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
          Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
          Miniature of Roswell Farnham to [Mary Farnham]
          Roswell Farnham to [Mary Farnham]
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            • Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
            • Date Created: 1861-06-13
            • Description: Topics include the battle the previous Monday and the death of George Lougee from Vershire, Vermont. Farnham concerned that some of his letters may be misinterpreted and printed (presumably in the local press). Mentions Col. Phelps's anxiety, imminent court-martial of Mass. general, and some of the hardships of the campaign.
            • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence
            Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
            Miniature of Volney S. Fullam to B. F. Butler
            Volney S. Fullam to B. F. Butler
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              • Creator: Fullam, Volney S.
              • Date Created: 1862-08-18
              • Description: Topics include vacancies in the regiment caused by the death and sickness of some officers, the resignation and guilt of misconduct by Lt. G. W. Sheldon, and the intention to send a list of promotions.
              • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, William C. Holbrook Correspondence
              Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
              Miniature of George W. Quimby to Mother
              George W. Quimby to Mother
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                • Creator: Quimby, George W., 1835-1862.
                • Date Created: 1862-09-21
                • Description: Topics include the improvement of George W. Quimby‚Äôs health and a description of the heaps of dead, unburied Rebels on the battlefields. These were casualties of the Battle of Antietam Creek (Wednesday, Sept. 17, 1862), considered one of the bloodiest days of the war.
                • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, George W. Quimby 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 Henry Harrison Wilder to Mother
                  Henry Harrison Wilder to Mother
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                    • Creator: Wilder, Henry Harrison.
                    • Date Created: 1862-04-28
                    • Description: Topics include two officers from the New York regiment joining the rebel army and a description of a rebel attack. Wilder is writing at the time of the Siege of Yorktown, Va.
                    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Henry Harrison Wilder Correspondence
                    Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
                    Miniature of Martha to Amanda Hayward
                    Martha to Amanda Hayward
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                      • Date Created: 1862-08-16
                      • Description: Topics include condolences for Wilder's death.
                      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Henry Harrison Wilder Correspondence
                      Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War