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

1862-05-09

Description

Topics include working with the naval forces to occupy Fort Pike, La. which fell April 27, 1862. Holbrook describes the fort, the artillery left behind, and the process for allowing vessels to pass by this strategic entrance to Lake Pontchartrain, at New Orleans.

Subject

Capitulations, Military.

Intrenchments.

Military camps -- Louisiana.

HolbrookFrederick 1813-1909.

United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 7th (1862-1866).

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

Ship Island (Miss.).

Fort Pike (La.).

Extent

8 pages

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 6:54:15 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]

cwuvmholbrook06

Language

English

Language [Code]

eng

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi