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Miniature of Daniel S. White to Maria E. Howe
Daniel S. White to Maria E. Howe
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    • Creator: White, Daniel S., 1837-1912.
    • Date Created: 1861-08-12
    • Description: Topics include taking a Negro woman and her children as prisoners to keep them safe from their master, anticipation of a battle, false rumor that officers appropriated a box meant for the soldiers for it was delivered to the men.
    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Daniel S. White Civil War letters
    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: 1862-10-28
      • Description: Topics include the improvement of George W. Quimby‚Äôs health, the cold nights, and a request for his father to send him an overcoat.
      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, George W. Quimby 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 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 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 Ransom W. Towle to Family and Friends
                Ransom W. Towle to Family and Friends
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                  • Creator: Towle, Ransom W., d. 1864.
                  • Date Created: 1862-02-02
                  • Description: Towle writes of missing his newspaper and his wish to remain informed on both foreign and army news and of some of the men's morale writing home about the hardships of war and a desire to see it end. He writes of Col. Stoughton resignation, of officers' wives attending the camp's religious service and how the service differs from the traditional church worship.
                  • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Ransom W. Towle 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
                    Miniature of Roswell Farnham to [Mary Farnham]
                    Roswell Farnham to [Mary Farnham]
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                      • Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
                      • Date Created: 1861-07-13
                      • Description: Topics include Roswell inviting his wife to visit him, the predicted length of the war, and a elaborate dinner.
                      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence
                      Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War