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

1862-08-08

Description

Topics include a description of the battle at Baton Rouge on August 5th, expresses his thoughts that the Rebels received misinformation about the strength of the Union forces thus suffering great losses, blowing up of a Rebel boat that was part of a CSA plan to attack Union gunboats, mentions "ram On Ransom", the death of Colonel George T. Roberts and General Williams.

Subject

Armed Forces -- Officers.

Battle casualties.

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

Baton Rouge (La.) -- History -- Siege, 1862.

Confederate States of America Army.

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]

cwuvmholbrook13

Language

English

Language [Code]

eng

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi