George W. Quimby to Emeline B. Masta

Parent Collections

Vermonters in the Civil War

George W. Quimby Correspondence

Title

George W. Quimby to Emeline B. Masta

Creator

Quimby, George W., 1835-1862.

Date Created

1862-07-12

Description

Topics include an account of a battle starting on the 27th of June (Battle of Gaines' Mill/First Cold Harbor/Chickahominy). Quimby mentions some explosions that surprisingly caused less harm than expected. Difficulties include long marches, usually at night; surprise attacks; and water deprivation.

Subject

Battle casualties.

Marching.

Morale.

Operational rations (Military supplies).

Extent

7 pages

Note [Digital Version]

2011-05-17, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Genre

correspondence

Type of Resource

text

Publisher

Silver Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries

Date Captured

5/17/2011 5:13:28 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]

cwuvmquimby12

Language

English

Language [Code]

eng

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi