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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: 1864-01-27
    • Description: Henry writes with plans to have his wife come down to Brandy Station, and lists all the wives that are currently there and that are coming, as well as all the activities he has planned for her. He has written for permission for her to come and confesses that the impetus for her visit was a grand dance at which there were over 400 officers and only 40 women. As well, he writes that he is lonesome.
    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, William Wirt Henry Correspondence
    Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
    Miniature of Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey
    Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey
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      • Creator: Veazey, Wheelock G., 1835-1898.
      • Date Created: 1862-01-15
      • Description: Veazey writes a brief note about waiting for his wife's letters, the muddy weather, and other officers‚Äô wives joining their husbands at camp.
      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Wheelock Graves Veazey Correspondence
      Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
      Miniature of Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey
      Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey
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        • Creator: Veazey, Wheelock G., 1835-1898.
        • Date Created: 1862-07-13
        • Description: Still at Harrison's Landing and writing to Julia now in Boston topics include improved health of the men, the resignation of Major Seaver and Major Proctor, and Wheelock Veazey saying when he leaves the army he will not yet be fit for business, laments that if he does not get a regiment he will resign from service, is distraught about the politicians, corruption of the army, and gives a brief mention of women with the army.
        • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Wheelock Graves Veazey Correspondence
        Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
        Miniature of Joseph L. Perkins to Brother
        Joseph L. Perkins to Brother
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          • Creator: Perkins, Joseph L.
          • Date Created: 1861-04-23
          • Description: Topics include a discussion of Liberty and the Constitution and one of women's equality with men.
          • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Joseph L. Perkins Letter
          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: 1862-01-21
            • Description: Spafford writes from Camp Griffin, Virginia on topics including the difficulty in getting a furlough, mud and rain, arrival of a New York regiment and their drunkeness because of the mud, a woman living in camp that came with the New York regiment, camp life, and asking for news from home.
            • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Joseph Spafford Correspondence
            Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
            Miniature of Joseph Rutherford to [Hannah Rutherford]
            Joseph Rutherford to [Hannah Rutherford]
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              • Creator: Rutherford, Joseph Chase, 1818-1902.
              • Date Created: 1862-12-06
              • Description: Rutherford writes a description of Thanksgiving dinner in camp prepared with the help of the officers' wives, a reference to John Piper his "orderly", of soldiers plans to steal a gun from a neighboring farmer in order to get some turkeys and chickens for the holiday meal, of their arrest, the unpleasant weather, of Rutherford being jaundice and of his black boy Moses being sick and likely to die.
              • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Joseph Chase Rutherford Correspondence
              Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
              Miniature of Joseph Rutherford to [Hannah Rutherford]
              Joseph Rutherford to [Hannah Rutherford]
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                • Creator: Rutherford, Joseph Chase, 1818-1902.
                • Date Created: 1863-06-21
                • Description: Two letters dated June 21st and 23rd with topics including a description of hearing an exchange of fire where the Union army was engaged in battle with the Confederates and the Union beating the Rebels, a visit to Campbell Hospital in Washington, D.C., meeting and chatting with Mrs. Jane Grey Cannon Swisshelm (American journalist, publisher, abolitionist, women's rights advocate who during the war devoted her time to nursing the wounded and was called Mother by the men), his praise of her, and how to deal with Mr. Coburn at home who has not paid his debt.
                • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Joseph Chase Rutherford Correspondence
                Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
                Miniature of Joseph Rutherford to [Hannah Rutherford]
                Joseph Rutherford to [Hannah Rutherford]
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                  • Creator: Rutherford, Joseph Chase, 1818-1902.
                  • Date Created: 1863-10-01
                  • Description: Topics include reflections, his 45th birthday today, a reference to their first born son & if he was living how he would have liked to have the son with him, looking at photographs of his wife & of opening a letter with a lock of hair in it, Col. Jewett having talked with Gov. Holbrook about Rutherford & him being worthy of a promotion, and his marked opinion of not wanting a woman as a camp follower as a laundress or as a seamstress as Mrs. Fields is wishing to go with the army.
                  • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Joseph Chase Rutherford Correspondence
                  Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
                  Miniature of Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey
                  Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey
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                    • Creator: Veazey, Wheelock G., 1835-1898.
                    • Date Created: 1861-10-20
                    • Description: Topics include the toll the war is taking on the wives, mothers, and sisters of soldiers, the lack of awareness by Northerners, and a discussion of Gen. McClellan.
                    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Wheelock Graves Veazey 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: 1862-11-12
                      • Description: Farnham writes from Camp Vermont headquarters of the 12th Regiment Vermont Volunteers to his wife, Mary, about her preparing for a visit to camp, what needed items she might bring and what discomforts she might expect living in a small hut he is building. He mentions other wives visiting their spouses, Mrs. Blunt and Mrs. Vaughn. Writes of anticipation of homesickness.
                      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence
                      Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War