John Lester Barstow to Laura

Parent Collections

Vermonters in the Civil War

John Lester Barstow Correspondence

Title

John Lester Barstow to Laura

Creator

Barstow, John Lester, 1832-1913.

Date Created

1862-05-03

Description

Topics include an overview of the daily schedule in camp, firing on Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philips by General Butler, General Phelps, and about 10,000 men that lasted for three days, and orders for the rest of the regiment to head for New Orleans.

Subject

Military camps -- Louisiana.

Ship Island (Miss.).

Butler (Benjamin Franklin) Mr 1818-1893.

United States Army -- Military life.

United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865).

Fort Jackson (La.).

Fort Saint Philip (La.).

New Orleans (La.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

Extent

4 pages

Note [Digital Version]

2011-05-17, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Genre

correspondence

Type of Resource

text

Publisher

Silver Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries

Date Captured

5/17/2011 2:51:35 PM

Access Conditions

For further information please contact Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries at uvmsc@uvm.edu.

Access Conditions [Local]

No Copyright - United States

Identifier [Local]

cwuvmbarstow01

Language

English

Language [Code]

eng

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi