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Lyman S. Williams to Parents
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    • Creator: Williams, Lyman S., 1839-1905.
    • Date Created: 1862-07-06
    • Description: Topics include a retreat to the James River (known later as a "great skedaddle," a word that Williams uses here but in the context of not being paid), a fight at Savage's Station, a review by General McClellan, and the men killed and wounded in the fight.
    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Lyman S. Williams Correspondence


    William C. Holbrook to Frederick Holbrook
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      • Creator: Holbrook, William Cune, 1842-1904.
      • Date Created: 1862-08-17
      • Description: Topics include William's recommendation for and praise of Ad. Brown being promoted to Major, mentions Brown's performance in the inconclusive battle at Savage's Station (June 29, 1862 in Va.), a bitter feeling against Colonel Faillam by the men of the regiment, and the belief a West Pointer should head the regiment.
      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, William C. Holbrook Correspondence