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

1863-06-19

Description

Topics include the location of some of the corps, seeing many men of the 6th Army Corps and listing their names, Vt Calvary has met Rebels, telling of Captain of Rhode Island regiment with heavy losses including the captain & his horse being wounded, the anticipation of some fighting, the possibility of moving to Wolf Run Shoals, two wives in camp (Mrs. Sherman & Mrs. Halley) & they not wanting to leave their soldier husbands, and the very hot weather.

Subject

Battle casualties.

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

Horses.

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]

cwuvmfarnham172

Language

English

Language [Code]

eng

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi