Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney
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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 - 1863-07-31
Description - Two letters enclosed. Gives detailed account of his duties as officer of the day, details on camp life including cleaning the sinks (latrines), of some of the sight-seeing he has done and hopes to do in the area of Yorktown, of sickness in the camp, of rain and lightening that killed one horse & injured several others. As well, he complains of Vermont towns that pay $300 rather than send anyone who has been drafted, compares them to the rebels. Requests photographs of the children Fred and Carrie.
Subject - Armed Forces -- Officers.
- Draft -- United States.
- Military camps -- Virginia.
- United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 9th (1862-1865).
- Diseases.
- Horses.
- Yorktown (Va.).
Extent - 7 pages
Note [Digital Version] - 2013-03-04, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries
Genre - correspondence
Type of Resource - text
Publisher - Silver Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries
Date Captured - 3/4/2013 8:44:20 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] - cwvhsBarneyValentine117
Language - English
Language [Code] - eng
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