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Miniature of William C. Holbrook to Frederick Holbrook
William C. Holbrook to Frederick Holbrook
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    • Creator: Holbrook, William Cune, 1842-1904.
    • Date Created: 1862-05-09
    • Description: Topics include working with the naval forces to occupy Fort Pike, La. which fell April 27, 1862. Holbrook describes the fort, the artillery left behind, and the process for allowing vessels to pass by this strategic entrance to Lake Pontchartrain, at New Orleans.
    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, William C. Holbrook Correspondence
    Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
    Miniature of John Lester Barstow to Laura
    John Lester Barstow to Laura
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      • Creator: Barstow, John Lester, 1832-1913.
      • Date Created: 1862-05-11
      • Description: Being aboard the ship ‚ÄúJamis Hovey‚Äù on the Mississippi River on the way to New Orleans, the difficulty of the journey from Ship Island to New Orleans, and the initial observations upon the arrival in New Orleans.
      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, John Lester Barstow Correspondence
      Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
      Miniature of Justus F. Gale to Brother
      Justus F. Gale to Brother
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        • Creator: Gale, Justus F., 1837-1863.
        • Date Created: 1862-03-01
        • Description: Topics include the improvement of Justus Gale‚Äôs health, over $60 of military pay sent home, trading for a watch and the anticipated journey to New York and then on to Ship Island, Mississippi.
        • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Justus F. Gale Correspondence
        Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
        Miniature of John Lester Barstow to ?
        John Lester Barstow to ?
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          • Creator: Barstow, John Lester, 1832-1913.
          • Date Created: 1862-05-18
          • Description: Comfortable lodgings of the regiment in New Orleans, the cost of food items, and the ruined state of New Orleans when the Vermont Regiment arrived, interaction with the Negroes.
          • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, John Lester Barstow Correspondence
          Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
          Miniature of Francis C. Williams to Frederick Holbrook
          Francis C. Williams to Frederick Holbrook
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            • Creator: Williams, Francis C.
            • Date Created: 1862-04-25
            • Description: Topics include the regiment being situated at Camp on Ship Island, the establishment of (religious?) services on Tuesdays, and the intellectual capacity of the men of the Vermont regiments.
            • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, William C. Holbrook Correspondence
            Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
            Miniature of Justus F. Gale to Brother
            Justus F. Gale to Brother
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              • Creator: Gale, Justus F., 1837-1863.
              • Date Created: 1862-04-24
              • Description: Two letters dated April 24th and 25th. Topics include the capture of Fort Jackson(?) ; fort south of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, [battle April 18-28], the food at camp good except greasy pork meat, and the schedule for the day including battalion drills and dress parade.
              • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Justus F. Gale Correspondence
              Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
              Miniature of William C. Holbrook to Frank
              William C. Holbrook to Frank
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                • Creator: Holbrook, William Cune, 1842-1904.
                • Date Created: 1862-05-01
                • Description: Writing from Ship Island to his brother Frank topics include the barbarian style of living, drills going well, good news about the Battle at Shiloh (April 6 & 7) and Yorktown (April 5 to May 4), gunboats and general good sanitary conditions of the Regiment.
                • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, William C. Holbrook Correspondence
                Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
                Miniature of Justus F. Gale to Sister
                Justus F. Gale to Sister
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                  • Creator: Gale, Justus F., 1837-1863.
                  • Date Created: 1862-03-07
                  • Description: Writing to his sister topics include the journey from Camp Holbrook to Ship Island through New York via train car, mentions 45 rebel officers being taken prisoner at Fort Donelson, hopes the war to be over soon, thinks of his family back home and puts his faith in God to rule over all.
                  • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Justus F. Gale Correspondence
                  Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
                  Miniature of Justus F. Gale to Sister
                  Justus F. Gale to Sister
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                    • Creator: Gale, Justus F., 1837-1863.
                    • Date Created: 1862-04-21
                    • Description: Topics include the improvement in Justus Gale's health, the cost of food items in camp, the death of three men in the regiment, the attempted suicide of a man in Company F, mentions "sugar place" back home in Elmore and writes about the lack of information in camp about the rest of the Union Army.
                    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Justus F. Gale Correspondence
                    Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
                    Miniature of Frederick Holbrook to John Wolcott Phelps
                    Frederick Holbrook to John Wolcott Phelps
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                      • Creator: Holbrook, Frederick.
                      • Date Created: 1862-05-02
                      • Description: Topics include the arrival of the 7th and 8th Vermont Regiments at Ship Island, off the coast of Miss., and arrangements with the War Department for wounded troops to be sent home. Holbrook mentions the Battle of Yorktown (April 5-May 4, 1862), esp. the "affair" on April 16 that left ca. 100 Vermont soldiers wounded. Holbrook is in charge of the U.S. Marine Hospital in Burlington, Vt.
                      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, John Wolcott Phelps Correspondence
                      Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War