Roswell Farnham to Mary [Farnham]

Parent Collections

Vermonters in the Civil War

Roswell Farnham Correspondence

Title

Roswell Farnham to Mary [Farnham]

Creator

Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.

Date Created

1863-05-05

Description

A brief letter stating again his unit's move to Warrenton Junction, the continued sickness of Nelson, Contrabands coming in and telling of victories by Gen. Joseph Hooker (nicknamed Fighting Joe) and the hearing of cannonade during the Second Battle of Fredericksburg (also known as the Second Battle of Marye's Heights May 3, 1863, part of the Chancellorsville Campaign).

Subject

Armed Forces -- Officers.

HookerJoseph 1814-1879.

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

Extent

2 pages

Note [Digital Version]

2011-04-29, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Genre

correspondence

Type of Resource

text

Publisher

Silver Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries

Date Captured

4/29/2011 4:26:44 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]

cwuvmfarnham147

Language

English

Language [Code]

eng

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi