Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney

Parent Collections

Vermonters in the Civil War

Valentine G. Barney Correspondence

Title

Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney

Creator

Barney, Valentine G., 1834-1889.

Date Created

1863-06-30

Description

Barney writes of gaining strength and blames the southern climate for his slow recovery ; plans to buy a horse soon, writes of the change in command of the Army of the Potomac from General Hooker to General Meade, of the capture of William Henry Fitzhugh Lee (son of Robert E. Lee & Confederate officer), of Harrisburg, Penn. taken by the Rebels.

Subject

Armed Forces -- Officers.

Hooker, Joseph 1814-1879.

Meade, George Gordon 1815-1872.

United States Army of the Potomac.

Horses.

Extent

3 pages

Note [Digital Version]

2013-02-26, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Genre

correspondence

Type of Resource

text

Publisher

Silver Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries

Date Captured

2/26/2013 11:07:04 PM

Access Conditions

Requests to reproduce this item should be sent to Vermont Historical Society Library, library@vermonthistory.org.

Access Conditions [Local]

No Copyright - United States

Identifier [Local]

cwvhsBarneyValentine110

Language

English

Language [Code]

eng

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

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