Joseph Rutherford to [Hannah Rutherford]

Parent Collections

Vermonters in the Civil War

Joseph Chase Rutherford Correspondence

Title

Joseph Rutherford to [Hannah Rutherford]

Creator

Rutherford, Joseph Chase, 1818-1902.

Date Created

1864-04-14

Description

Expresses concern about Hannah's health, the political scandal over General Butler not searching baggage of Mrs. (Martha) Todd White [Mary Todd Lincoln's half sister], not seeking higher military pay, receiving sugar from home, prediction about Lincoln and the future election, asking his daughter, Helen, to not attend school but help teach her younger siblings to read and write.

Subject

Families of military personnel.

Food.

Homesickness.

Military pay.

Morale.

Butler(Benjamin Franklin) Mr 1818-1893.

Culpeper County (Va.).

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 5:22:54 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]

cwuvmrutherford103

Language

English

Language [Code]

eng

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi