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

1863-06-13

Description

Topics include a group of officers and men going on a ride to the battle field of Bull Run, thoughts of wanting to stay in the military but home and family pull at him more, the expectation of leaving on July 4th for Brattleboro, a visit to and description of Mr. Buckley’s family (Confederate sympathizers), talk of drinking alcohol and of wife wishing for photographs.

Subject

Armed Forces -- Officers.

Families of military personnel.

Photographs.

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

Soldiers -- Alcohol use.

Extent

4 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]

cwuvmfarnham169

Language

English

Language [Code]

eng

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi