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

1864-05-17

Description

Topics include the 10th Regiment's continual advancing along the front lines, reference to Battle of Spotsylvania with thousands killed and wounded (May 12th), discussion about future battles, Rebel sharpshooters & Rutherford’s desire to shoot one, mentions his horse, Lady Lightfoot, suffers a superficial wound.

Subject

Marching.

Sharpshooters.

United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 10th (1862-1865).

Battle casualties.

Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of, Va., 1864.

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]

cwuvmrutherford112

Language

English

Language [Code]

eng

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi