William C. Holbrook to Frederick Holbrook

Parent Collections

Vermonters in the Civil War

William C. Holbrook Correspondence

Title

William C. Holbrook to Frederick Holbrook

Creator

Holbrook, William Cune, 1842-1904.

Date Created

1861-10-28

Description

Writing to his father in Montpelier, Vt topics include Holbrook's desire to be appointed aide to General Phelps staff rather than Gen. Brooks', mentions names of several officers, his suggestion to appoint only West Point men to the position of Colonel, his opinion about Frank making a good Major, praise for McClellan and celebrating Thanksgiving on the wrong day.

Subject

Armed Forces -- Officers.

Military camps -- Virginia.

McClellan George Brinton 1826-1885.

United States Army -- Military life.

Note [Digital Version]

2011-05-10, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Genre

correspondence

Type of Resource

text

Publisher

Silver Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries

Date Captured

5/10/2011 6:22:37 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]

cwuvmholbrook02

Language

English

Language [Code]

eng

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi