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

1862-05-27

Description

Topics include the Union gaining control of New Orleans, General Shepley becoming Military Commandant of the city, and the news that the Vermont Brigade has been gaining control on the Potomac. Evaluations of Generals Butler and Shepley. Also mentions the "contrabands" or slaves coming within Union lines. (Butler would later start recruiting African Americans to be Union soldiers.)

Subject

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

Butler(Benjamin Franklin) Mr 1818-1893.

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

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

Armed Forces -- Officers.

Contraband of war.

Morale.

Slaves.

Extent

6 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]

cwuvmholbrook07

Language

English

Language [Code]

eng

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi